It is said that a Chinese manuscript 'aas been discovered which proves that anaesthetics were used in China 1700 years ago. A certain concoction was given by the doctors before performing an operation which rendered tho patient unconscious. _ The anaesthetic was a simple preparation of hemp.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3007, 1 November 1911, Page 10
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