author - "George W. Crile"
esthesia.
Two years ago, an historic appreciation of the discovery of etherwas presented here by Professor Welch, and last year an addresson medical research was given by President Eliot. I, therefore,will not attempt a general address, but will invite yourattention to an experimental and clinical study. In presentingthe summaries of the large amount of data in these researches,I acknowledge with gratitude the great assistance rendered bymy associates, Dr. D. H. Dolley, Dr. H. G. Sloan, Dr. J. B. Austin,and Dr. M. L. Menten.
The scope of this paper may be explained by a concrete example.When a barefoot boy steps on a sharp stone there is an immediate dischargeof nervous energy in his effort to escape from the wounding stone.This is not a voluntary act. It is not due to his own personal experience--his ontogeny--but is due to the experience of his progenitorsduring the vast perio
esthesia.
Two years ago, an historic appreciation of the discovery of etherwas presented here by Professor Welch, and last year an addresson medical research was given by President Eliot. I, therefore,will not attempt a general address, but will invite yourattention to an experimental and clinical study. In presentingthe summaries of the large amount of data in these researches,I acknowledge with gratitude the great assistance rendered bymy associates, Dr. D. H. Dolley, Dr. H. G. Sloan, Dr. J. B. Austin,and Dr. M. L. Menten.
The scope of this paper may be explained by a concrete example.When a barefoot boy steps on a sharp stone there is an immediate dischargeof nervous energy in his effort to escape from the wounding stone.This is not a voluntary act. It is not due to his own personal experience--his ontogeny--but is due to the experience of his progenitorsduring the vast perio