1 Wm sccvetly, shortly After the ©peratiA, a quantity of butter with
2 sogai-, believing it would strengthen the patient. The boy began
3 to vomit in a violent manner, felt oppressed, unci started from bis
4 deep; and this may possibly hart accelerated Ins death. 11 ' othei
5 boy recovered. A yeRr previously, assisted by Dr. A. Honing, 1
6 operated on a hay labouring under the same disease; tlie opera¬
7 tion Was ejected after lie had inhaled the vapour of ether, and lie
8 remained drowsy for three days. The cure, however, was apt eddy
9 effected, although two large stones had to be extracted from the
10 neck of the bladder, which were with greet diflieylty withdrawn.
11 TVIy colleague began to doubt, whilst I was operating, bother
12 any stone at nil existed. But instead of one, there were,'os I
13 have already mentioned, two large ones.
14 As regards these anaesthetic agents, .1 prefer the inhaling
15 of ether to the application of chloroform, although 1 must
16 confess, that much depends on its being properly prepared
17 and skilfully administered. Dr. Hathway performed, m
18 my presence, many successful op'rations with -ehlorotoim.
19 We procured'ours from Katipovc. I also j. nrfbfcmed, assisted
20 by Dr Hathway, two amputations at tin? gaol hospital, whilst
21 lie patients were under the influence of ether, without either
22 of them uttering a word ; nevertheless, I adhere to the opinion
23 of those who assert that the tenth part of ohlm ./tom; mixed with
24 ether makes a preferable composition.
25 At Lahore 1 made the ncyuoint nice of if native Mahontcdan
26 st.me-opcrntor, who, like, the other native surgeon^ of the
27 wist, ex'iact the .stone through the perineum, according to
28 the old method of Celsirt. Tiro fingers of the left hand are
29 oiled, and introduced us far as possible into the rectum, whilst
30 tho operator presses with his right hand somewhat above the
31 navel downwards. Thus the stone is felt with the finger
32 i,- the rectum, when it. is drawn down and cut. oul of the
33 bladder through the middle flesh. But if they are not able to
34 bring it down, which is often the case with adults, they arc. com¬
35 pelled to leave it, being ignorant of the use of Kuropoan surgical
36 instruments, or tlie lateral operation.'. They cure the wounds