Julian J. Chisolm invented this inhaler to conserve the anesthetic chloroform, which was in short supply. The patient inhaled the anesthetic through a tube inserted in each nostril.
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Julian J. Chisolm invented this inhaler to conserve the anesthetic chloroform, which was in short supply. The patient inhaled the anesthetic through a tube inserted in each nostril.

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