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Show tectricity as Anesthetic May Mark New Era in Surgery JjB&W' YOKK, May 16. Before a fherinp of homeopathic physicians in -JftWer hospital, Dr. William H, King, ilRta of the homeopathic college, sub-Kted sub-Kted a dop to an electric current to ijiKnonstraio that electricity can be used i5,ces3ftilly in place of ether or chloro- tm as an anaesthetic. Dr. William ty iffenbach assisted Dr. King. i Drp. King and Diffenbach got a black iE tan terrier in good health, shaved Y e" hair off tho top of his head and j i'ck near the tail above the lumbar Ot Riqn. An electrode was placed on the Ijj fad' and the other on the back and an i1 termittent current of a little more K fan six volts was turned on. Tho cur- jiit was from tho regular street sup-jjfti sup-jjfti ly modified in the specially constructed j1 pmaratus used. .7 gin forty-fivo seconds the doc was un-qinfloious. un-qinfloious. He could be handled without the least danger ot awakening him. 30 operalion was performed. Of course tho somnolence continues onVj- so long as the electrodes are kept in place. When they were removed the dog almost instantly regained consciousness, conscious-ness, was lively as before tho current was turned on, and close examination could not discover in the least ill effects. ef-fects. Dr. Diffenbach Haid: "It is the intermittenc3- of. the current cur-rent that produces the somnolence which which makes it possible to perform operations op-erations without the loast pain to the patient or the least after effect. It is the "after effect which makes many persons per-sons hesitate or refuse to take ether or chloroform. There are no after effects in the use of the intermittent current. "A battery could be usod in place of the street current if the latter were not available. The uao of this current in surgical operations will mean a great advance in surgery. jMru' of the ! disagreeable features now attending it ', will be removed. We also beliovo, aside : from the lack of evil after effects, operations op-erations will be nioru Batisfuctoiy in that the patient would bo in a bolter coudition to be operated on. Wo are now looking for a man who will bu willing to submit to this form of dead- I cning the pain in an operation. We are j sure that it is a success. " |