02503cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324500360014824600750018426400510025930000470031033600260035733700260038333800360040950000310044550801880047652013000066453400650196465300260202985600600205585600430211599900190215875020UtSlPG20260610134733.0mcr n260607r20251907utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aRD1 aBurroughs Wellcome and Company10aAnæsthetics antient and modern1 aAnaesthetics ancient and modern :  An historical sketch of anaesthesia 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-01-02  aThiers Halliwell, deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Anæsthetics antient and modern: An historical sketch of anæsthesia" by Burroughs Wellcome & Co. is a scientific publication written during the late 19th century. The book provides an extensive historical account of the development and use of anesthetics throughout the ages, from ancient civilizations to modern practices. It likely delves into various methods and substances used for inducing insensibility and pain relief during surgical procedures, illustrating the evolution of anesthesia as a vital aspect of medicine.  This historical sketch traces the use of anesthetics from early practices in ancient Egypt and Greece, where substances like Indian hemp and mandragora were employed, to the significant breakthroughs of the 19th century, including the discovery of nitrous oxide, ether, and chloroform. The text discusses key figures and events that shaped the field of anesthesia, such as Horace Wells’ introduction of nitrous oxide for dental surgery and W.T.G. Morton’s demonstration of ether. The book also covers the transition from ancient methods, often steeped in superstition and rudimentary comprehension, to a more scientific approach driven by experimentation and chemistry, cementing anesthesia's role in modern medicine. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: Burroughs Wellcome & Co, 1907  aAnesthesia -- History4 uhttps://archive.org/details/39002022398946.med.yale.edu40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75020  c115745d115745