From Me Edinburgh Rcuie,c. SURPRISING CASE.
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Another experiment with the inhalation of ether was made in the Royal Infrmary yesterday, by Prof. Miller, and proved em

 neully successful.

 The patient was a middle aged Irishman, a navvy,' who had sustained compound fracture of the leg nine weeks before. The fracture had not united in consequence of the presence of dead piece of hone, and it became necessary to remove this by pain ful operation. The patient was seated on a table, and the initiation was applied by means of very simple yet beautiful appa- ratus, made by Squire, of London, and which, we understand, has been sent to Prof Miller by MT. Liston-a very suita- ble gift, under present circumstances, from that eminent surgeon to his old pupil. At first little effect was produced, but after some minutes the patient fell backwars, as if in swcon. The operator was then about 10 procced-but the man Immediately objected, saying that Le was not asleep, and that he trusted nothing would be done till he was asleep. For full twenty minutes more the inhalation went on--thc man confused and lalIativc, but wide awake, and occasionally expressing very emphatically his conviction that it would not do." At length, however while in this wakeful state the operation was begun. Inscisions were made on the skin, and flaps were dissecled of so far as to expose the bone beneath. A portion Of this was sawn and clipped through, and then the dead hone was removed. Only during the clipping of the bone with strong s,raining pliers did any sign of feeling es- cape from the patient, who was busy inha. ling all the while. and now and then proteS- ting that it wouldn't do." The operation occupied about ten miUates, and, from the highly sensitive nature of the parts implica- ted, must have been attended with excrucia- sing suffering under ordinary circumstances. After it was over, the professor said 10 the patient, |" I suppose you won't let me operate today" "Certai inly nol," said the patient, lit won't dol must be asleep. The thing hasn't succeeded with me, and am sure if can't succeed with any one else, for did every thing could to get asleep for my own sake, and FI do anything to please you" |" You won't even let me make cnt into the Ieg." No-I must be aSleep-ws can try il