Anæsthetics antient and modern

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The text of this e-book has been preserved as in the original, including archaic spellings, but some illustrations have been repositioned closer to the relevant text.
An Operation on the Eye From an MS. of the XIII century
A Surgeon Performing an Operation From a woodcut of the XVII century
Historical Sketch
Anæsthesia
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From a woodcut of the XV century
“And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof.” Genesis, chap. ii, verse 21
“So God empal’d our Grandsire’s (Adam’s) lively look,