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Show A NEW ANESTHETIC ' Baltimore surgeons were delighted a few days ago with the results obtained through the use of a new anesthetic by means of a hypodermic needle. According to the report, a patient about to undergo a serious operation was given an injection of evipan introduced into a vein in the bend of his elbow. He. was entirely unconscious in 20 seconds. sec-onds. Six minutes after the operation was completed he regained consciousness. and got off the operating table by himself. After drinking a glass of water he called for "a good big breakfast." The new anesthetic seems highly desirable to use, because of its speedy effects and the fact that it does not cause nausea when the patient revives, as ether usually does. Evipan is a German invention, and will be manufactured by a New York chemical company. Extensive tests will be made, however, before it is placed on the market. If it proves as efficacious ef-ficacious as the Baltimore report indicates it to be, it will be a great boon to millions of sufferers. |