110 The American Geologist. August, 1897 
A large number of pamphlets and irregular publications sprang up in 
connection with the "ether" controversy, involving the claims of Jack- 
son, Morton, and Wells. See Littell's Living Age, No. 201, March 18, 
1848. It has not been thought necessary to collect a full list of these. 
Editorial. Inhalation of ether in surgery. Amer. Jour. Sci., in, 
1847, pp. 444-447, p. 445. 
Sims, J. Morion, M. D. History of the discovery of anaesthesia. 
Virginia Medical Monthly, May, 1877, pp. 14. "Reprint, Richmond. 
1877: New York, 1879. Anaesthesia by use of sulphuric ether, demon- 
strated by Crawford W. Long, M. D., at Jefferson, Jackson Co., Ga., 
March 30th, 1842. 
H. J. Bigelow. Insensibility during surgical operations produced by 
inhalation. Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, xxxv, pp. 309-317. 
See this and subsequent volume for numerovis references to the subject. 
BlOGKAPHIES OF Dr. JaCKSON. 
Warren, G. Washington: Resolution concerning Dr. Charles T. 
Jackson. Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., xvii, 1875, p. 14. 
Editorial. The late Dr . Jackson . The Springfield Daily Republi- 
can, Sept. 9th, 1880. 
Barber, William: Dr. Jackson's discovery of ether. The National 
Magazine, Oct., 1896,- v, 46-58. Gives views of his birthplace, resi- 
dence in Somerset St., Boston, and of medals received. 
Emerson, Edward Waldo: A history of the gift of painless surgery. 
The Atlantic Monthly, lxxviii, Nov., 1896, pp. 679-686. Cites Dr. 
Morrell Wyman . "Jackson was the head and W. T. G. Morton the 
hand." 
Anon: Sketch of Dr. Charles T. Jackson. Pop. Sci. Monthly, xix, 
1881, pp. 404-407. 
Anon: Charles Thomas Jackson. Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts and Sci., 
XVI, 1881, pp. 4.30-432. Ether controversy led to his insanity. He sug- 
gested ether anaesthetics. 
Bouve: T. T.: Historical sketch of the Boston Society of Natural 
History. Ann. Memoirs, Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 1880, pp. 167-168. 
Brief sketch of Dr . C . T . Jackson . 
Bouve, T. T.: Biographical notice of C. T. Jackson. Proc. Boston 
Soc. Nat. Hist., xxi, 1881, pp. 40-47. 
Bartol, C. A. : Charles Thomas Jackson. Boston Daily Advertiser, 
1880. 
The author is indebted to Miss Anna J. Knight of Boston for the use 
of the cut accompanying this paper, and to Mrs. C. T. Jackson of Con- 
cord, Mass., and to numerous friends for information concerning the 
life of Dr. Jackson. 
