Methyl-ethyl Ether

Methylene ether, CjHgO.

Authorities. Effects of inhalation. 1, Dr. Brookhouse, Br. Med. J., 1873, seven cases; 2, Dr. Burroughs, Br. Med. J., 1870, three cases.

The excitement was very slight,*.—All the cases were very troublesome, screaming and restless,®.—Pupils medium sized and fixed,*.—Pupils contracted,*.—Face suffused and purple; capillary congestion was marked,— Face flushed,*.—Face flushed ; the lips purple,*.—Became very blue, but recovered very rapidly,®.—Face pale^.—Subsequently sick,^.—Very slight sickness,*.—Very sick, subsequently,*.—Respiration slow and feeble,*.— Pulse 120, before administration (he was nervous and frightened) ; it fell 16 per minute during insensibility,*.—Pulse 104, before the operation ; it fell to 78 during the inhalation, and was unsatisfactory in quality,*.—Pulse before the operation 96; it fell to 68, and was small and weak,*.-—Pulse before the operation 84; fell to 60 during the anaesthesia, and became intermittent,*.—Pulse fell away quickly, 14 beats per minute; he was allowed to recover, when the pulse rose 20 ; was put under a second time without any alteration of pulse,’.—Anaesthesia in a minute and a half; the time of operation three minutes; recovery in five minutes,*.—Anaesthesia in two minutes; recovery quick,*.—Anaesthesia produced in two minutes; the time of operation was six minutes; she recovered in four minutes,*.—Anaesthesia was produced in three minutes; the time of operation was two minutes; the time of recovery was four minutes,*.—Anaesthesia in three minutes ; under its influence three or four minutes, when he was allowed to recover; he was put under a second time; the time of recovery was four minutes,*.— Anaesthesia in five minutes; under its influence eight minutes,*.—Anaesthesia in eight or ten minutes ; operation in five minutes ; recovery quick,*. —Incomplete anaesthesia,®.—None became perfectly anaesthetized,®.—No complete anaesthesia after two minutes and a half had elapsed,®.—Insensible for a few seconds,®.—During partial unconsciousness, manifested feelings of a sensuous character,*.