HIS LIFE FOR SCIENCE
DEATH 0F DR WILSON A FATAL EXPERIMENT. (.British Official News.) Press Association—By Wireless—Copyright. BUG BY, September 14. (Received September 15, at noon.) How a doctor gave his life for science was told at tho inquest' which was held at Manchester to-day into the death of Sidney Rawson Wilson, an eminent amesUictist. Dr Wilson was found dead by his wife. He had a mask round his mouth, and it was evident that ho had been experimenting with aiuesthetics. Witnesses deposed that Dr Wilson was accustomed to administer amesthetics to himself alono in his study, and to make notes as far as possible of his sensations. Ho knew tho serious risk involved, but trusted to his knowledge of the subject. His experiments wero principally directed to invent a mixture of nitrous-oxide gas and oxygon which would, support consciousness, so that persons might ho conscious to everything clso except the sense of pain. A verdict of aceidenl.nl death was returned.
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Evening Star, Issue 19662, 15 September 1927, Page 6
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161HIS LIFE FOR SCIENCE Evening Star, Issue 19662, 15 September 1927, Page 6
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