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Ohliger, Willard, finds that ether sometimes contains water and 
has an evil odor. — Proc. Michigan Pharm. Ass., 1906, p. 47. 
According to Fonteyne, A., (1) respiration is accelerated by small, 
slowed by large, doses of ether. (2) Intravenous injections are more 
toxic than subcutaneous injections: 0.022 c. c. per rabbit-kilo intraven- 
ously produced almost identical phenomena with 2.5 c. c. subcutane- 
ously. (3) Small doses increase the volume of air expired per min- 
ute, followed by a diminution, and fall to about normal with large 
doses. (4) The volume of the respiratory movement varies from 
injection to injection. He gives a number of historical and pharma- 
cologic references besides detailing his own researches. — Arch, inter - 
nat. de pharmacod. et de therap., Par., 1906, v. 16, pp. 369-377. (See 
also “ General Conclusions.” Ibid ., p. 449, ff.) 
Kennedy, J. AT., thinks ether preferable as an anaesthetic, and 
discusses the technic of its administration. — N. York M. J., 1906, v. 
83, pp. 1186-1188. 
Lull, C. (Alabama Med. J., April, 1906), is quoted on statistics of 
deaths by ether and chloroform anaesthesia, as well as the respective 
after effects. — J. Am. M. Ass., 1906, v. 47, p. 51. 
Beesly, L. (Brit. M. J., Lond., May 19), states that ether anaes- 
thesia invariably induces temporary acute acetonuria, which may be 
serious. — Ibid ., 1906, v. 46, p. 1890. 
Armstrong, G. E. (Brit. M. J., Lond., May 19), studied 2,500 cases 
of ether anaesthesia with 55 cases of lung complications, and concludes 
that the ether per se is of minor importance in causing these compli- 
cations.— Ibid., v. 46, p. 1889. 
Shipp, F. U., relates experience with ether by the drop method. — 
Ibid ., v. 46, p. 1317. 
See also Metzenbanum, Myron. Ibid ., v. 47, pp. 1653-1655. 
Vidal, E. (Presse med., Par., v. 14), describes an apparatus for the 
• administration of ether by the rectum. — Ibid., 1907, v. 48, p. 458. 
References to ether narcosis by rectum. — Ibid., 1906, v. 47, p. 300, 
1057. 
Thompson, W. H. (Brit, M. J., Lond., Mar. 24, 1906), considers 
the action of ether and A. C. E. on renal activity. — Ibid., v. 46, p. 
1242. 
An editorial calls attention to the celebration of Hither Day, Octo- 
ber 16, at the Massachusetts General Hospital, being the sixtieth anni- 
versary of the performance of the first operation under ether at that 
hospital. — Ibid., v. 47, p. 1199. (See also Bost. Med. and Surg. J., 
1906, v. 155, p. 450.) 
jETHEE acetxctjs. 
Graham, Willard, examined 4 samples of acetic ether which varied 
from 86.5 to 98.5 per cent pure in strength, and had a boiling point 
