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...that in 1800 ether was first used by partyers as a fun diversion? Sniffing the gas led to hilarious and raucous laughter as people watched each other become more and more intoxicated and silly. Several doctors independently realized the value ether would have to anesthetize surgery patients. Of those who claimed rights to the "discovery," none had a happy ending. One had a seizure and died defending his rights. Another spent his life in an asylum because he had been denied acclaim. A third became addicted to chloroform and, in a New York City jail, he soaked a cloth in the drug, severed an artery and bled to death.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 3931980 | Safety ski binding system A safety ski binding system comprises a heel-hold device and an abutment mounted on the ski as well as the sole of the skiing boot. The heel-holding device normally forces the sole of the boot against the abutment and in response to a vertically and/or ho... | 01/13/1976 |
| 3930661 | Safety ski-binding In a safety ski-binding comprising an elongated sole plate for supporting a ski boot, sole depressors provided on the sole plate for releasably retaining the boot thereon and mounting means for holding the sole plate to the ski except on the occurrence of... | 01/06/1976 |
