508 Mr. A. V. Harcourt. On the Limitation and [June 17, 



In this country, though not in Scotland, chloroform has been largely 

 superseded by ether and nitrous oxide. But the author hopes the 

 apparatus he has described may be of • use in hospitals in which chloro- 



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form is used, and may perhaps help towards restoring confidence in 

 chloroform as a safe anesthetic. 



Except for hospital use, a more portable apparatus seemed desirable, 

 and the author was also urged by a surgeon of experience to connect 

 the stopcock and valves with the face-piece, so that they and the face 



