One day St. Peter saw a street gang walking up to the Pearly Gates.
St. Peter ran to God and said, "God, there are some low-life street gang members at the Gates. What do I do?"
God relied, "Just do what you normally do with that type. Redirect them."
St. Peter went back to carry out the order, but he suddenly came running back and yelling, "God, God, they're gone! They're gone!"
"The street gang?"
"No, the Pearly Gates!"
Ether used in childbirthIn 1845, ether anesthetic was first used in childbirth by Dr. Crawford W. Long in Jefferson, Ga, who gave it to his wife, and she successfully gave birth to a baby girl, their second child, Fanny. Previously, on 30 Mar 1842, Dr. Long administered inhaled ether to James M. Venable, for the removal of a tumor from his neck. This event predated William TG Morton's public demonstration of ether by four years, but was not disclosed until 1849 in the Southern Medical Journal, which was after Morton's widely publicized feat. However, Dr. Long's accomplishment in 1842 is now widely considered to represent the discovery of surgical anesthesia. He was the subject on a U.S. stamp issued 8 Apr 1940. |
