The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Nitrous Oxide

Dodd, B.. "Nitrous Oxide." New York Saturday Press. (1865-11-25).
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
editorial
Abstract

A somewhat silly letter to the editor initially claiming to be a surgeon writing to praise laughing gas, “nitrous oxide,” who eventually admits to being under the influence of laughing gas himself and to have lied about being a surgeon.