The History of Anæsthesia.--Anæsthesia and Analgesia. Drugs Possessing Narcotic Properties in use since Prehistoric Times. Mandragora; Hemp; Hasheesh. Sulphuric Ether and the Men Concerned in its Introduction as an Anæsthetic--Long, Jackson, Wells, and Morton. Morton's First Public Demonstration of the Value of Ether. Morton Entitled to the Credit of its Introduction. Chloroform and Sir Janies Simpson. Cocaine and Karl Koller.............................................. 300-315 CHAP XIII. The History of Antisepsis.--Sepsis, Asepsis, and Antisepsis. The Germ-theory of Disease. Gay-Lussac's Researches. Schwann. Tyndall. Pasteur. Davaine. Lord Lister and his Epoch-making Revolution in Surgical Methods. Modifications of his Earlier Technique without Change in Underlying Principles, which Still Remain Unshaken. Changes Effected in Consequence. Comparison of Old and Modern Statistics........... 316-329 CHAP XIV. Ax Epitome of the History of Dentistry.--Rude Dentistry of Prehistoric Times. Early Instruments for Extraction Made of Lead. Dentistry on the Same Low Plane as Medicine During the First. Half of the Christian Era. Dentistry Taught at the School of Salernum. Progress of the Art on the Continent. Prosthesis and Substitutes for Human Teeth. Introduction of Porcelain for Artificial Teeth; of Metal and of Vulcanized Rubber for Plates; of Plaster for Impressions. From being a Trade, Dentistry is now a Profession, in which Americans lead the World. Statistics... 330-341 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 1. Æsculapius,..................................007 2. Offering to Æsculapius,......................009 3. Hippocrates,.................................019 4. Aulus Cornelius Celsus,......................035 5. The Conversion of Galen,.....................037 6. Averroës,....................................064 7. Andreas Vesalius,............................105 8. Title-page, Seven Books of the Anatomy,......106 9. IV, Forceps for Extracting Balls.............108 10. Gabriel Fallopius,..........................109 11. Forms of Forceps for Enlarging Wounds,......111 12. Body Showing Various Kinds of Wounds,.......117 13. Mode of Extracting Leaden Bullets,..........121 14. Ambroise Parc,..............................124 15. Pliers, Iron for Actual Cautery,............126 16. Swan's Beak, Used for Dilating..............129 17. Instruments for the Extraction of Balls,....131 18. Spéculums for the Mouth and Womb, etc.,.....133 19. Amputation Instruments,.....................135 20. Different Forms of Trephines and Pliers,....137 21. Philip Theophrastus Paracelsus,.............143 22. William Harvey, M.D.,.......................156 23. Thomas Sydenham,............................173 24. Straight Saws and Divers Scraping Tools,....179 25. Surgical Treatment of Dislocations,.........181