Instructions In The Preparation Administration And Properties Of Nitrous Oxide

George T. Barker was a prominent 19th century American dentist who pioneered the use of nitrous oxide as an anesthetic. This book is a detailed guide to the preparation, administration, and properties of nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of dentistry or medicine. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from Instructions in the Preparation, Administration, and Properties of Nitrous Oxide, Protoxide of Nitrogen, or Laughing Gas That nitrous oxide or protoxide of nitrogen is worthy to be placed prominently in the list of anaesthetics, is a fact which is daily being demonstrated by many of the most prominent surgical and dental practitioners, as it presents certain valuable characteristics, possessed by no other agent with which we are at present acquainted. But though long used as an exhilarant in the lecture-room, its extended use as an anaesthetic is of recent date, and but little, with the exception of certain fragmentary articles in the surgical and dental journals, has been written on the subject. An excellent monograph, by Geo. J. Ziegler, M. D., on the Medical Properties and Applications of Nitrous Oxide, has been published, and from its pages I have derived many valuable suggestions to which I shall hereafter refer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

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