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Excerpt from The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 64: Feb. To Aug., 1861 Dr. Cabot. On making the incision through the skin, a large, superficial vein was found crossing the track of the wound this was carefully turned aside, the tissue dissected with scissors, and the trachea opened by the knife. On dilating the wound, the trachea was lined, as far as the eye could penetrate, with a dense, white membrane. The forceps were applied to it, but particles the width of the blades only could be detached the membrane appeared to be perfectly adherent. The child soon passed from the effects of the aether, and not the slightest accident attended the Operation. The lividity of the face soon disappeared. The pulse improved, 130 per minute. Respiration easy, and less rapid. The double canula 'was introduced, with directions to remove the inner tube every hour for cleansing, and to drop in a few drops of water every half hour. A piece of moistened lace was placed over the orifice. Continue the steam at as high a temperature as pos sible; also the chlor. Potass.; diet, gruel or rice-water. Dover's powder, gr. Iii., if necessary, at night. Dr. Storer, Dean of the Medical Faculty, kindly furnished me with the names of students of the medical class who were willing, in turn, to take charge of the patient for several successive nights. By this arrangement, we felt better protected from any accident of oating membrane obstructing the tube. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."