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application of cold water or ice, or by the application of ether 

 spray. 



Cocaine, in the College practice, is the most effective and 

 certain, and has the great advantage of not interfering with any 

 healing process afterwards, like ice or ether spray. The parts 

 must first of all be clipped closely, and a 10 per cent, solution 

 of cocaine applied three or four times at intervals of two or 

 three minutes. 



