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ticularly criticises the exhaustive article of Bevan and Favill as 
showing a lack of appreciation of the subject of anaesthesia. — J. Am. 
M. Ass., 190G, v. 47, pp. 1361-1365. 
Brodie and Widdows, in a report of the special chloroform com- 
mittee, make a preliminary report upon the rate of absorption of 
chloroform during the induction of anaesthesia, with protocols of 
experiments. 
Harcourt, Vernon, reports on the administration of chloroform 
and on the proportions of the chloroform administered which is 
retained by the patient. 
Sherrington and Sowton report on the effect of chloroform in con- 
junction with carbonic dioxide on cardiac and other muscles. — Brit. 
Med. J., 1906, v. 2, pp. 78-87. 
Lawrie, Edward, protests against the conclusion of the commit- 
tee. — Ibid., p. 394. 
Filehne and Biberfeld present a contribution to our knowledge of 
the action of chloroform as an anaesthetic. They discuss the action 
of aqueous solutions of chloroform on the peripheral arteries and 
the advisability of adding volatile analeptics to chloroform to pre- 
vent the reduction of blood pressure. Their experiments with the 
latter were negative. — Ztschr. f. exper. Path. u. Therap., 1906, v. 3, 
pp. 171-181. 
An editorial calls attention to a paper read by Moore and Roaf 
in which they give evidence to show that the anaesthetics form 
unstable compounds or aggregates with tissue proteids, and that 
anaesthesia is due to a paralysis of the chemical activities of the proto- 
plasm as the result. The solubility of chloroform and various other 
anaesthetics is considered, all being found more soluble in serum than 
in water. — Brit. M. J., Loncl., 1906, v. 1, p. 101. 
Tedford and Falconer (Lancet, Loncl., Xov. 17) observed delayed 
chloroform poisoning in several patients and were led to study the 
post anaesthetic conditions in 143 cases. It appears that chloroform, 
ether, and ethyl chloride may induce temporary aciduria, but there 
is no relation between the duration of the aciduria and the length 
of time during which the anaesthetic was administered. — J. Am. M. 
Ass., 1906, v. 47, p. 2040. 
Beesley, Lewis, discusses the post anaesthetic acetonuria and the 
significance of delayed chloroform poisoning with the advantages 
of ether over chloroform in acute infective conditions. He states 
that ether and chloroform invariably induce an acute temporary 
acetonuria which may be very detrimental even to an apparently 
healthy organism. — Brit. M. J., Lond., 1906, v. 1, pp. 1142-1148. 
Xicloux, Maurice, finds in general that there is a larger quantity 
of chloroform in the liver of the foetus than in that of the mother. 
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