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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 |
| 7472718 | Assembly to mount a hydrant to a roof An assembly for mounting a hydrant to a roof. The assembly includes a housing that is adapted to fit about a standpipe that is disposed through a roof top. The assembly additionally has a sealing member that is positioned between the housing and the standpipe and a ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7228868 | Fire hydrant system The present invention relates to a hydrant system that is projected over the ground while being buried in the underground. The hydrant system comprises a sluice valve connected to a water-guide tube within a manhole M, the sluice valve having a first openings/shutti... | 06/12/2007 |
| 5211685 | Fire hydrant base enclosure An improved procedure and apparatus for mounting and replacing fire hydrants including a hollow, box-like structure comprising a plastic cylinder which can enclose the hydrant-mounting flange to protect the flange, yet which can quickly and easily be remo... | 05/18/1993 |
| 3943963 | Frostproof hydrants for use in fluid handling An improved frostproof hydrant having a readily removable valve seat-valve body assembly which may be easily replaced from the nozzle end of the hydrant as a single unit or as a portion thereof without any special alignment.... | 03/16/1976 |
