Extraction of a Pea from the Ear by the Aid of Chloroform

Bunnoah, a male child, aged 3 years, was brought to the R. A. Hospital by his father, who stated that 3 days ago (September 17th) while playing with his sister and eating peas the boy pushed one into his right enr. On examination the surrounding parts were found to be greatly inflamed ; the slightest touch occasioned intense pain ; a purulent offensive discharge oozed from both ears, and the pea was seen to be imbedded in the soft parts of the passage, which had in a measure closed on it; at every inspiration the pea was seen to recede internally, while at the time of expiration it was pushed towards the orifice of the ear ; thus, when expiration was performed the swollen condition of the parts exterior to the