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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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| 7673586 | Birdcage attachments A birdcage accessory for holding food items is configured with a body and a perch displaceably mounted to the body to adjust its position relative to variously shaped and dimensioned food items. ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 6374772 | Bird perch holder For use in bird enclosures or the like, a perch holder that serves to mount a perch on or within the enclosure. The holder consists of a base unit with attached mounting devices to secure the holder to a bird enclosure. The holder has a longitudinal hole ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 4793289 | Holder for salt block A sturdy holder for a salt block for animals comprising a flat, closed, continuous rear plate; an aligned, spaced front plate in the general shape of a U, said plates being connected by like posts, there being a single post at the closed end of the U form... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4669421 | Cuttlebone holder A one-piece molded plastic cuttlebone holder having two pairs of substantially parallel fingers with spaces therebetween for receiving wires of a cage, and third fingers extending laterally outwardly from one pair of fingers to define a cuttlebone receivi... | 06/02/1987 |
