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held in Spain and Germany. The burden of the Spanish | that they would have died away in the course of time,” ballad which has been sung for centuries on the banks remarked Justine. of the Guadalquiver, is

“ The perpetual reproduction of plants," said Mr. • Come forth, come forth, iny maidens, 'tis the day of good Barlow, " provides for their continuance, and it is not St. John,

so much the ghost of the monk's hood as one of the It is the Baptist's morning that breaks the hills upon ;

descendants of the original stock which we meet with And let us all go forth together, while the blessed day

in these old stations; besides which, nothing is more

wonderful than the vitality of seeds. They may be To dress with flowers the snow-white wether, ere the sun hidden in the ground for years--nay, for ages, unhas dried the dew.""

destroyed, and at length, when brought by accident « But Justine must learn the German rite,” cried for development, spring to life, surprising all around

near the surface, or otherwise into a favourable situation Charles, “ it is a pity we have not it in the original as a new and apparently unaccountable production. grandly-rumbling words, but she must try what the Soil which is raised by boring for water at the depth of translation will do

many yards, will produce vegetation when exposed to " Thou silver glow-worm, 0 lend me thy light,

the influence of the atmosphere; and after ploughing I must gather the mystic St. John's-wort to night, up inoor lands or very old sward, many plants will The wonderful herb, whose leaf will decide

appear which have not grown there before, and even If the coming year shall make me a bride.'

sometimes such as are unknown in the neighbourhood. “ I think,” said aunt Martha, “ we should all be Near my own residence, for instance, in one locality, more pleased with Mrs. Howitt's lines, entitled · Holy every piece of old sward which is broken up yields for Flowers,' which certainly speak my feelings on the the first year an abundant crop of that useless weed, subject we have been discussing, and which are the the yellow rattle, which disappears in a few seasons." more valuable as a testimony in favour of those

“ I think Jesse, in his 'Gleanings on Natural Hisbeautiful old names and sacred associations, because tory,' mentions a curious fact in corroboration of what they come from one of a sect who regard all outward you say of the vitality of seeds," said Mr. Loraine ; tokens of reverence for holy things as superstitious. belonging to the Regent Murray, whenever the peat,

“ which is, that near an old castle at Moffat, formerly She begins by lamenting

which is some inches deep, is removed, there spring up • Woe's me--how kuowledge makes forlorn;

various flowers from the exposed soil, many of which The forest and the field are shorn

are to this day rare in Scotland, and that the spot Of their old growth, the holy flowers

where they appear is supposed to have been the site of Of if they spring, they are not ours.'

the ancient garden." And then, after describing the peasant of old meeting “ I cannot at this moment remember in what book," them in his daily toil, goes on to say

said Sophia ; “I once read account of some

English voyagers on the coast of America discovering .' Then musing in the woodland nook,

where a settlement had formerly been attempted, by Each flower was as a written book, Recalling by memorial quaint,

finding in a sheltered spot roses and other European The holy deed of martyred saint;

flowers still flourishing, though all other trace of civiliThe patient faith, which, unsubdued,

zation had abandoned the place. It reminded me of Grew mightier though fire and blood.

what Campbell says-
One blossom, ’mid its leafy shade
The virgin's purity portrayed ;

• One rose of the wilderness left on its stalk
And one, with cup all crimson dyed,

To mark where a garden had been’
Spoke of a Saviour crucitiert;
And rich the store of holy thought

“ And Mrs. Hemans," interrupted Rosaline, “what a That little forest-flower brought;

beautiful passage she has to the same effect-
Doctrine and miracle, whate'er
We draw from books was treasured there.'

Yet rich knots

Of garden flowers, far wandering and self-sown And after some beautiful description, too long for me to

Through all the sunny hollow, spread around quote, concludes by asking

A flusl of youth and joy, free nature's joy, ? What though in our pride's selfish mood,

Undimmed by human change. How kindly here We hold those times as dark and rude?

With the low thyme and daisies they have blent!

And, under arches of wild eglantine
Yet give we, from our wealth of mind,

Drooping from this tall clm, how strangely seems
Feeling more grateful or refined ?

The frail gum-cistus o'er the turf to snow,
And yield we unto nature aught
Of loftier, or of holier thought,

Its pearly flower-leaves down !""
Than they, who gave sublimest power
To the small spring and simple flower ?!”

“ How little did the founders of our beautiful monas

teries ever think that the perishable flowers would be, “ It certainly was a very ingenious method of im- in many cases, their sole memorial,” said Aunt Martha; pressing knowledge upon the minds of the unlettered “and would flourish in beauty when the stately strucpeasantry; but are all these holy flowers natives of tures they were brought from other lands to adorn, had Great Britain, Sophia !” asked Mrs. Barlow.

fallen beneath the hand of time, or of destruction.” “ Certainly not all, nor even all that are commonly “I do believe,” exclaimed Justine, “ that there were esteemed such, many of which are only naturalized, and some raspberry plants exhibited at the Chiswick fête, usually found in those vicinities where trace or tradition which had sprung from seeds discovered in some old of some abbey, cell, or other monastic institution yet tomb, and were supposed to have remained buried there lingers. The monk's hood, for instance, appears like a many hundred years. I am sure somebody bid me cowled ghost in the scenes where it was honoured; and remark them as a great curiosity.” one writer has even declared that the snowdrop loves They were so, indeed,” replied Mr. Loraine ; "and, such sacred haunts, and in support of his theory of its if I remember the circumstance rightly, those seeds foreign origin, says that it is never named by Chaucer, were taken from a body found in an ancient British though he has celebrated the daisy and many other of tumulus near Dorehester, thirty feet beneath the the really indigenous flowers.”

surface, and which, from the coins of the Emperor “ How strange that they should have remained so Adrian which accompanied it, was supposed to have long attached to one spot ! I should have thought reposed there for sixteen hundred years. But sixteen

years old.”

hundred years is a mere trifle, if we consider the fact of reflect upon each. Even our evening conversations an onion germinating, which was found in the hand of upon flowers cannot be carried on without perpetual a mummy, and was probably from two to three thousand digressions, and the examination of a weed may carry

us into the regions of mechanism, chemistry, poetry, "One of the most extraordinary instances of the vitality or history.” of sceds that I remember to have heard of,” said Cyril, “ History ?" “is that of the grains of corn discovered a few years “Yes, history,” said Mrs. Loraine ; " and, as a prooi, ago, when an Egyptian mummy was unrolled, enclosed here is a floral Charade into which Mr. Hamilton bas with the body. Four of these grains were presented contrived to bring points of English history, which will, to the Countess of Haddington; and, on being sown in I think, help you all to guess it.” a favourable spot of the garden belonging to the Earl's “Oh ! mamma," exclaimed Agnes, “ do tell me bor seat in East Lothian, sprang up, flourished, and yielded many charades you have left : I do so long to know box an abundant harvest. With what awe and reverence many, that I may be able to hope, at least, that James may we not regard this strange revival ! and how will be here before my birthday.” strongly does it seem to point that noble passage of “ I had a peep at the stock this morning, Agder," St. Paul's Epistle to the Corinthians, in which he bids said Charles, *and can tell you, for your comfort, it is us look upon the grain which is sown, as the type of our very low; besides, I stole one, if you think lessening own more glorious resurrection ! But the whole history their number will hasten the time of his arrival." of corn is a mystery. Is it not curious, that no species "Stole one! Oh, Charles ! what did you do that of corn, such as serves for food to the greater part of for?” mankind, is ever known to grow spontaneously? yet you “I stole one for the purpose of presenting it to see the seeds of wheat possess the same vitality as other Justine; but I do not intend to give it to her to-night, seeds ? The mysterious origin of corn; the fact that it though Í see she is dying with curiosity to hear it. No, has never been found wild with the same properties no, Justine ; you must be contented with my mother's which render it good for food, but degenerates, and selection, until a proper opportunity occurs of making becomes useless without constant cultivation; and the you the receiver of stolen goods; so listen attentirely

, tradition of all nations, that it has been a gift from if you please, whilst I read this. Hem ! hein! their gods, may teach us to look to the Giver of all good things, who sent forth Adam from paradise to till the

Long years have fled, and carried in their train ground, and made labour, in some way, the lot of all

The conqueror and conquered, since my First mankind, that industry might turn their punishment Gleamed as a standard on the battle-plain, into a blessing."

And o'er this island as a war-cry burst; “ You have, indeed, Cyril, touched upon one of the When the young hearts that at one knee were nursed, most wonderful facts connected with botanical research," And in one garland had its fair buds twined, continued his father; “ one of those which strikingly Severed by faction's deadly rage accursed, lead us back to revelation, where, in the earliest record

Where the full flower was waving on the wind, of the sacred volume, we are told that labour is to be

Rushed madly each on each, by party hatred blind. the portion of all the descendants of fallen Adam, and

But civil discord ceased—rejoicing came that the ground has been cursed for his sake. When

Peace, to unite in one each rival race, we look round upon the earth clad in the lovely garb And bear it onward, till my Second's name of summer, rich in all that delights the eye and captirates A queen enthroned bore--and who may trace the taste, we may be tempted to forget this awful The working of her mind ?- In that high place truth ; but, when we find that the produce most neces- She ruled with bigot zeal-her heart sincere, sary to us requires constant culture, and that, without But all untempered by love's gentle grace; the sweat of man's brow unceasingly applied to it, it

Doomed to the flames martyrs we still revere : degenerates, and shortly disappears; then, indeed, we

And bade our meek religion sway the world by fear. must acknowledge His Almighty band, who has not

She ruled, but God o'erruled-for light appeared left us without witness in the course of His providence;

And spread its genial influence o'er the isle, and for these indications of His wonderful power we Where many a moss-grown tower and spire upreared, must bless Him as well as for the stupendous mercies Glowed with an added beauty ’neath its smile. of our redemption. Such praises are the tithe of mint Low grassy hillocks lie around each pile, and cummin which must not be omitted, though He Where rest in hope those who have bent the knee, has still stronger claims upon our gratitude and love." And bowed the heart within the solemn aisle: “ Your remarks,” said Mrs. Martha, “ are quite in

Planted with duteous hands, there oft we sce unison with some which I found, this morning, in this

My Whole bloom v'er the grave, type of fond memory." new book, ‘Nichol's Help to Reading the Bible,' and so very applicable to one passage which struck me greatly, that I must quot it.—Here, luckily, I have

N.B.-A Stamped Edition of this Periodical can be forwarded found it without difficulty.--After referring to various

free of postage, on application to the Publisher, for the court parts of Scripture connected with natural history, he nience of parties residing at a distance, price 2s. 6d. per quarter. concludes the chapter by saying, “The figurative use which the Scriptures thus make of the works of nature, should lead us to vicw them in the same association.

CONTENTS. What Paley says of that train of thinking which constantly refers the phenomena of nature to a supreme Beer brewed from Sugar..., 322 | Trutta, (concluded).

The Maiden Aunt, No. III. intelligent Author, applies with more force to that Frank Fairlegh;, or, ola

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Chap. IV. train of thinking, by which, from the works of nature

Scenes, Chap. XI.-- What The Orphans of St. Gratien; we are reminded of some great revealed truth. To

Harry and I found when

or, Fanchette Brulard, have made this the ruling, the habitual sentiment of we lost our way

Chap. III.....

A Christmas Party in the our minds, is to have laid the foundation of everything Stories from the Dramatists:

A very Woman, (with Country, Chap. IX. religious in our mind. The world, thenceforth, becomes

Illustration).. a temple, and life itself one continued act of adoration.” “ It is quite true,” remarked Mr. Barlow,

“ that no one branch of knowledge can be isolated and studied alone. There is a unison and harmony throughout

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FOR GENERAL READING.

Grisildis, the Peasant.Bride. “ Among this pouer folk ther dwelt a man,

His eyen cast on hire, but in sad wise
Which that was holden pourest of them all :

Upon hire chere he wold him oft avise,
But highe God somtime senden can

Commending in his herte hire womanhede;
His grace unto a litel oxes stall:

And eke hire vertue, passing any wight
Janicola men of that thorpe him call.

Of so yong age, as wel in chere as dede.
A doughter had he, faire ynough to sight,

For though the people have no gret insight
And Grisildis this yonge maiden hight.

In vertue, he considered ful right
But for to speke of vertuous beautee,

Hire bountee, and disposed that he wold
Than was she on the fairest under sonne:

Wedde hire only, if ever he wedden shold.
Ful pourely yfostred up was she:

This thoughtful Markis spake unto this maid
No likerous lust was in hire herte yronne:

Ful soberly, and said in this manere:
Wel after of the well than of the tonne

Wher is your fader, Grisildis ? he said.
She dranke, and for she wolde vertue plese,

And she with reverence in humble chere
She knew wel labour, but now idel ese.

Answered, lord, he is al redy here.
Upon Grisildis, this poure creature,

And in she goth withouten lenger lette,
Ful often sithe this Markis sette his eye,

And to the Markis she hire fader fette.
As he on hunting rode paraventure:

He by the hond than toke this poure man,
And whan it fell that he might hire espie,

And saide thuś, whan he him had aside :
He not with wanton loking of folie

Janicola, I neither may ne can
VOL. III.

Lenger the plesance of min herte hide,
If that thou vouchesauf, what so betide,
Thy doughter wol I take or that I wend
As for my wif, unto hire lives end.

Thou lovest me, that wot I wel certain,
And art my faithful liegeman ybore,
And all that liketh me, I dare wel sain
It liketh thee, and specially therfore
Tell me that point, that I have said before,
If that thou wolt unto this purpos drawe,
To taken me as for thy son in lawe.

This soden cas this man astoned so,
That red he wer, abaist, and al quaking
He stood, unnethes said he wordes mo,
But only thus; Lord, quod he, my willing
Is as ye wol, ne ageins your liking

I wol no thing, min owen lord so dere,
Right as you list, governeth this matere.

Wondring upon this thing, quaking for drede,
She saide; Lord, indigne and unworthy
Am I, to thilke honour, that ye me bede,
But as ye wol yourself, right 80 wol I:
And here I swere, that never willingly
In werk, ne thought, I n'ill you disobeie
For to be ded, though me were loth to deie.

This is ynough, Grisilde min, quod he.
And forth he goth with a ful sobre chere,
Out at the dore, and after than came she,
And to the people he said in this manere :
This is my wif, quod he, that stondeth here.
Honoureth her, and loveth hire, I pray,
Who so me loveth; ther n' is no more to say."

From Chaucer's “ Clerk's Tale."

ON THE USE OF ETHER IN SURGICAL

illustration of it is recorded by the Edinburgh Witnex OPERATIONS.

The operation was performed by Professor Miller, at

the Royal Infirmary, upon an Irish "navigator" stii Every one is more or less interested in the progress had sustained a compound fracture of the leg nine weet of medical science,-in the means employed to prevent before. The fracture had not united in consequence of or remove disease or to mitigate pain; but it seldom the presence of a piece of dead bone; and it became happens that an invention or discovery in medical necessary to remove this by a painful operation The science is so simple in its nature, and so perfect and ex- man appeared to resist the influence of the vapour. He tensive in its application, as to address itself at once to said he was not asleep, and declared that “it wouldn': the popular mind, and be at the same time welcomed by do.” The operation was at length begun; the paties the whole of the medical world.

remained unconscious, repeating that “it wouldn't Such however has been the case with the recent dis- | do." At the end of ten minutes the operation covery of the effects of the vapour of ether in rendering finished, and the operator remarked to the man, "Wel a patient insensible to pain. "A surgical operation is at I suppose you won't let me operate to day?" "CE all times regarded with horror, and many a poor sufferer tainly not," said the patient ; "it won't do: I must be has preferred to linger on for years under a painful asleep. We can try it another time.” On sitting a disease rather than encounter the knife of the operator; and seeing the wound, he burst into an im moderate : and many a one has been sacrificed to the terror, the of laughter, saying, “No doubt there's blood, or so pain, and the exhaustion of an amputation, when that thing very like it; but I haven't felt a single thin: was the only chance left for the preservation of life. done to my leg. That bates the globe.” And on being

Happily the days of painful operations will hence asked decidedly as to his having "felt anything," forth to a great extent belong only to the past. The repeatedly answered, “Not a ha'porth.” He got in discovery that the inhalation of the vapour of ether ren amazing spirits, and refused to leave the table until b: ders the patient insensible to pain, is one of the many had been told "all about the toldrums of the business boons which science has conferred on humanity, and The action of the vapour of ether seems to be up seems worthy of particular notice in a journal which has the nerves of sensation, producing paralysis and conse hitherto succeeded so well in mingling the utile with quently insensibility to pain, but not necessarily a lone the dulce.

of consciousness. Several cases have been reported The inhalation of gases in the treatment of disease is which the patients, although deprived of all poter not new to the medical profession. Sir Humphry Davy feeling and of moving, have been conscious all the time began his career at the Pneumatic Institution at Bris- and have watched every step of the operation performs tol, established by Dr. Beddoes for the purpose of upon them, but without any sensation of pain. 024 investigating the medical powers of various airs or case afforded a ludicrous illustration of this : the patie: gases. We are not aware that any useful results were during the operation "giving sly winks and facetivos produced. It is true that Davy discovered the singular nods to those surrounding him. During the interras property of the protoxide of nitrogen, (a compound pre- of the inhalation his observations were of the most fait viously discovered by Priestley,) of exciting pleasurable tious character-forcing from the bystanders insola: sensations, and causing the persons inhaling it to exert tary laughter, and converting that which was to be powerful muscular action; but, except as a curiosity, poor fellow a most tragic event into a scene little ser the laughing gas has excited little notice except on the of a farce." In other cases, consciousness is less er part of the scientific chemist.

dent. One person during the extraction of a tooth: The honour of the discovery of the valuable property cied he was contending with a wild beast, whiel be of ether above alluded to, is due to Doctors Morton and seemed to have overcome when the tooth was out.. Jackson, of Boston, in the United States; and, if we female during the amputation of her leg thoughts mistake not, it was first used in this country by Mr. had been in a dream, and that the operator had here Liston. Under the influence of this new agent teeth her leg to see if she could bear the operation nest d. have been extracted, limbs amputated, and the most A lady from whose neck a large tumour was removed tedious and dangerous operations performed. Mr. Law- was conscious of the fall of something into a lori rence gives an account of one which he describes as (which in fact was the tumour itself,) but knew noihin being among the most painful of surgical operations- of the operation until it was all over. namely, the extirpation of the eye ball for the cure of The effect of the vapour of ether upon the system is malignant disease. This was performed with so little similar to that of a large quantity of alcohol taken in pain, that the patient, after recovering from the effects the stomach. Indeed, Mr. Lawrence relates a case o of the ether, did not even know that the operation had which he removed the leg of a woman who was igen commenced. This is a very common result in the cases cated, and who knew nothing of the matter untis which have hitherto been reported; and an amusing becama sober. But the insensibility produced by alebo

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taken into the stomach is preceded by nervous and out the objectionable results produced by the frequent vascular excitement, which in many diseases would not use of narcotics. There are other cases in which the only be objectionable, but even fatal to the patient. We use of ether may be of immense benefit, which cannot be are by no means sure, however, that the vapour of alco mentioned in this journal; but in them, as in all other hol, if inhaled, would not be as efficacious as that of cases where it is administered, competent medical advice ether in making a person “dead drunk," and leaving must first be sought, and no attempts made to inhale it him with as little ill effect. The chemical characters of without proper medical superintendence. alcohol and ether are in many respects sufficiently dis- Now, as to the method of administering the vapour, tinct, but they have also many points of resemblance, we will first quote the remarks of Mr. William Hereand are, in fact, members of a highly interesting group path, of Bristol, on a case witnessed by him of the amwhich has for its base a substance called Ethyle, which putation of the leg of a young man. He says :--"No has never yet been obtained in a separate form, but complicated apparatus is necessary, nor any extraorwhich is known to consist of four atoms of carbon, and dinary care in purifying the ether. A common, but five atoms of hydrogen. By the addition of one atom very large, bladder should be fitted with a collar, to of oxygen we get oxide of ethyle, or common ether, which an ivory mouth-piece with a large bore can be also called sulphuricether, because it is obtained by the screwed without the intervention of any stop-cock: pour action of sulphuric acid upon alcohol, but improperly in about an ounce of good common ether, and blow up so, since no sulphur enters into the composition of ether. the bladder with the mouth till it is nearly full; place By combining chemically an atom of water with ether, the thumb on the mouth-piece, and agitate the bladder we get alcohol, which in chemical language is the so as to saturate the air in it with the vapour; as soon hydrate of the oxide of ethyle. The ether compounds as the patient is ready for the operation, close his form a numerous family, but only two or three of them nostrils, introduce the mouth-piece, and close the lips are used in medicine ; one is the common ether already round it with the fingers. He must now breathe into and mentioned ; a second is chloric ether, consisting of an out of the bladder; and in about one or two minutes atom of chlorine united to ethyle, and called chloride of the muscles of his lips will lose their hold. This is the ethyle; a third is nitric ether, formed by the union of moment for the first cut to be made. In two or three nitric acid with the oxide of ethyle.

minutes the effect will begin to disappear; the mouthThe physical properties of common ether are as fol. piece should be again introduced, and this repeated as lows :- It is a colourless, transparent, fragrant, thin, often as required. If the pulse should indicate a sinking mobile liquid; it boils at 96° (while water boils at 212'); of the patient, a little wine will restore him. it passes off rapidly in the form of vapour, and, although The administrator of the vapour will of course take great so volatile, its vapour is more than two and a half times care that no fluid ether shall be allowed to be drawn heavier than its own bulk of air, and can, in fact, be into the lungs; otherwise suffocation would result, or at poured from one glass iuto another, like water. Mingled the best a violent cough, which must protract the with oxygen gas, this våpour explodes violently on the operation and considerably distress the patient.” application of flame or the electric spark. Ether is very The apparatus described by Mr. Herepath is such as combustible, and burns with a white flame. It freezes is commonly used for inhaling laughing gas : it has the at low temperatures, and it mixes freely with alcohol, merit of being simple, but there is little else to recombut not with water.

mend it in administering the vapour of ether. It affords Alcohol is also a colourless, transparent, limpid no method for regulating the supply of the vapour, beliquid. It has a fragrant agreeable taste and odour; it cause a volume of air saturated therewith at 40° would boils at 173°; it is not so volatile as ether, but its vapour contain less than half the quantity of vapour in a similar is heavier than the air; it is very inflammable, and volume of air at 700. Many forms of apparatus have burns with a pale bluish flame. Alcohol has never been been already contrived, and, as we believe, patented ; frozen by any degree of cold yet produced. It absorbs but one of the best which we have seen is that recently moisture from the air, and mixes with water in all pro- described by Dr. Snow, at the Westminster Medical portions ; if the mixture be made suddenly, a contraction Society. It consists of a round tin box, two inches and consequent rise in temperature takes place. Both deep, and four or five inches in diameter, with a tube of ether and alcohol have solvent powers, but those of al. flexible white metal, half an inch in diameter, and about cohol are greatest.

a foot and a half long, coiled round and soldered to it: The explosive property of ether, when mingled with this is for the purpose of admitting air into the box. oxygen, either in the pure state, or with nitrogen, as it There is also an opening in the top of the vessel, to exists in the atmosphere, requires the exercise of caution which may be screwed a flexible tube connected with a in administering the vapour. The moment a bottle of mouth-piece. Within the box is a spiral plate of tinned ether is uncorked it discharges torrents of invisible iron soldered to the top, and nearly touching the bottom. vapour, which pour down to the floor, mingling with The inhaler is put into a basin of water, mixed to a parthe atmosphere of the apartment, and are in danger of ticular temperature, so as to supply the proportion of being exploded by the flame of a lamp or candle. Ifan vapour intended to be given. When the patient begins explosion should unhappily reach the air which the pa to inhale, the air, in passing along the tube coiled tient is inhaling, the consequences might be awful; round the box, acquires the proper temperature; it communicating with the air in the interior of his chest, then enters the box, and passing over the surface some of the most essential organs of life would be torn of the ether, proceeds along the spiral channel, to the and destroyed, and a painful death terminate a humane centre opening, whence it passes along the tube to the experiment to prolong life.

mouth of the patient. By this means the air is satuThus it will be seen how very important it is to con- rated with vapour, and maintained at the proper temfine the use of this important remedial agent to the perature. In this apparatus there is no valve or other hands of well qualified professional men; not only on obstruction to the air, until it has reached the mouthaccount of the danger of an explosion, but from the state piece, which is provided with valves to prevent the of the patient intended to be operated on. Where there return of the expired air into the apparatus. At a is a tendency to apoplexy or disease of the heart, the temperature of 70° the ether effects were powerfully use of the ethereal vapour might be highly objectionable, produced upon a patient in thirty seconds. and it is for the medical man alone to decide upon such Several medical men have very properly tried the cases of exclusion. Again, we are strongly impressed effects of the vapour upon themselves before adminiswith the idea, that in numerous cases the vapour of ether tering it to their patients. The most lucid description may be used simply as an anodyne, as a soother of pain, of the effects of the inhalation, which we have seen, is without any reference to an operation, but to take the that by Mr. Gerdy, in a communication made to the place of narcotics, and give rest and refreshment with | Academy of Sciences at Paris. He says; “The irri