. Inhalation in the treatment of disease; its therapeutics and practice. A treatise on the inhalation of gases, vapors, fumes, compressed and rarefied air, nebulized fluids, and powders. Siegles Steam Nebulizer. Various modifications of Siegles Steam Hydroko-mion have been made by Lewin, Fieber, Burow, Pissin,Beigel, and many others; but they are ail on the sameprinciple, and possess no advantage over his. Messrs. Codman & Shurtleff, surgical instrumentmakers of Boston, manufacture a very efficient and con-venient form of this apparatus (Fig. 26), which has al-most entirely superseded all the
. Inhalation in the treatment of disease; its therapeutics and practice. A treatise on the inhalation of gases, vapors, fumes, compressed and rarefied air, nebulized fluids, and powders. Siegles Steam Nebulizer. Various modifications of Siegles Steam Hydroko-mion have been made by Lewin, Fieber, Burow, Pissin,Beigel, and many others; but they are ail on the sameprinciple, and possess no advantage over his. Messrs. Codman & Shurtleff, surgical instrumentmakers of Boston, manufacture a very efficient and con-venient form of this apparatus (Fig. 26), which has al-most entirely superseded all the other instruments of thekind sold in the United States. It is carefully made,each boiler being thoroughly tested before leaving themanufactory, and it is supplied at a moderate is the apparatus which for several years I havebeen in the habit of recommending to my patients, not- AND APPARATUS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION. 209 withstanding my dislike to recommend patented instru-ments. Fig. Codman & Shurtleffs Steam Nebulizer or Spray Producer. A, boiler; B, steam-pipe; C, packing-box; D, nebulizing tubes; E, safety-valve, closing funnel-sbaped orifice for pouring in water; F, wooden handle,for removing boiler from the stand, etc.; G, socket for medicine cup ; H, supportfor boiler; 11, base ; J, glass face shield; K, elastic band, fastening face-shieldto L, cradle; N, mill-screw, to raise or lower face-shield; M M, support for face-shield; 0, waste-cup. The only suggestions I have to make to complete thisapparatus, and the remark applies to all of the sameclass, is that the boiler should be provided with a water-gauge, and be arranged so as to admit of proper cleans-ing. An instrument of the kind, supplied with a water-gauge, has been made for me by Messrs. Codman &Shurtleff, and I find it of great service in indicating thequantity of water in the boiler. In all these forms in which the horizontal tube is bentso as to dip down into the boiler, every now and then,
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