Chapter 165: [Ether Tooth Extraction]

At first, the number of Apache troops stationed in Clark Town was only twenty people, but now it has become a standard "hundred".

More than a hundred well-disciplined Apache soldiers are like the town's alarm clock, announcing the arrival of a new day every morning with the sound of their training.

This is an army that can give people a strong sense of security.

However, the army does not participate much in the daily affairs of Clark Town. It is only likely to get involved when racial conflicts occur in the town.

Apart from that, their main job is to study and train, and black police officers will follow them like students.

Arriving in the town, Ma Shao first went to the barracks, the town hall, the garment factory...

Then it's on to public schools and hospitals.

Just as originally planned, the cheap public school attracted many poor people and became the main propaganda base of the Spiritual Oracle Church, assimilating the residents of the town starting from the children.

There are now hundreds of pupils in public primary schools, and several teachers are shamans of the Oracle religion.

The shaman teacher will teach students knowledge, play with them, and of course teach them language, beliefs and identity.

The shamans of the Lingyu religion are all students of Ma Shao, or students of students. Ma Shao has been guiding them to become excellent teachers even in later generations.

In his opinion, the greatest achievement of a teacher is to educate his students to become excellent teachers.

Although most shamans could not reach a level that would satisfy Ma Shao, they were much stronger than other educators of their time.

The children received unprecedented respect, understanding, and even family love from the shaman.

A similar effect is seen in public hospitals, where cured patients are undoubtedly more likely to convert than ordinary people.

However, Ma Shao came to the public hospital in Clark Town this time to see something else.

In the two-story hospital.

"Zhi Shu, I heard that you have mastered ether anesthesia. I wonder if I can have a chance to see it today?" Ma Shao said with a smile.

"There is a patient who needs to have his wisdom teeth removed today, and we are preparing." said Zhizhi, who was surrounded by two other doctors, an Indian and a young white man.

As they talked, the three of them fiddled with the tools in front of them. In addition to various pliers and chisels, the most eye-catching one was undoubtedly a glass bottle.

The glass bottle is generally round and has two valves and a spout.

"This is an ether atomizer." Zhizhi pointed to the glass bottle and explained, "We put ether into it, let the patient hold the mouthpiece and inhale the ether gas, then the patient will fall into a coma and will not feel any pain..."

After a while, the operation began.

Strict disinfection measures were taken for everyone, with a large amount of alcohol used, and the key tools needed in the operation were all boiled at high temperatures.

At the same time, the doctors all wore white coats, masks, and hoods, and these designs naturally came from Ma Shao's instructions.

Not only doctors, but also bystanders like Ma Shao need to wear masks, hoods and gowns.

Then, Shuzhi and the other two completed a tooth extraction operation under anesthesia in front of Ma Shao.

Just as Shuzhi described and as Ma Shao expected, the patient who inhaled ether gas gradually fell into a coma and lay motionless on the operating table, allowing the doctor to extract his wisdom tooth.

Of course, compared with later generations, this operation still looks crude.

It took more than twenty minutes just to apply anesthesia.

Needless to say, the tooth extraction that followed looked more like a stonemason's job, with hammers, pliers, and chisels all working together, making clanging sounds.

Moreover, all of this is done entirely by manpower, without any electric tools, and the doctor's face was red and sweaty.

But nevertheless, it is a huge improvement.

If surgery nowadays is like the work of a stonemason, then surgery before ether anesthesia was undoubtedly like the work of a butcher. The commonly used tool was a saw, and the visual effect was that of slaughtering people. There have even been cases with a mortality rate as high as 300%.

After the operation, Ma Shao talked with the doctors. He looked at the young white doctor and asked, "What's your name and where are you from?"

"William Mayo, High Chief," said the doctor.

Mayo said: "I used to work in the UK, and came to New York two years ago and worked as a pharmacist at Bellevue Hospital, and then came here."

"Mayo?"

Hearing this surname, Ma Shao couldn't help but feel moved.

"It's probably not a very common last name," Mayo said.

"Indeed, it seems like this is the second time I heard it." Ma Shao said casually.

If he heard this last name somewhere else, he probably wouldn't think much of it.

But when you hear it in the hospital, it inevitably reminds people of the famous Mayo Clinic in later generations.

Mayo Clinic, or to put it in a more stylish name, "Mayo Medical Center", will be the world's top hospital in the future, and perhaps the only one.

At least in terms of its ability to make money, this hospital is truly unique in the world.

Ma Shao knew little about medicine, but he had heard of the Mayo Clinic.

Especially in the last years of his previous life, while lying on the hospital bed, he paid unprecedented attention to all kinds of medical information.

He had fantasized more than once about major breakthroughs in medicine, and of course he knew about many legendary medical institutions.

So after listening to the doctor's self-introduction, he couldn't help but let his imagination run wild.

Could it be... that this person is the founder of the Mayo Clinic?

Or a relative of the founder?

Of course, he didn't take it seriously.

This could entirely be another coincidence, just like the gunsmith Browning, same last name, same profession, but not the same person.

More importantly, Ma Shao does not have much admiration for historical celebrities.

He took to heart the teachings of a wise man.

A person's destiny depends on his own efforts, but he also needs to consider the course of history...

As a physics teacher, Ma Shao understands this particularly well.

Even a genius like Newton had to stand on the shoulders of predecessors such as Galileo and Kepler, and use existing research results to develop classical mechanics, while also competing with peers such as Leibniz and Hooke.

No one can transcend history. If there is anyone, it can only be a time traveler like him.

If no one were born, the world would be in darkness forever. This statement is purely the opinion of a corrupt scholar.

Even a genius like Newton was like this, let alone Browning and Mayo.

Therefore, it doesn't matter whether the Dr. Mayo in front of you is the real Mayo or not.

Yes or no, in this timeline, he has the potential to become the real Mayo.

Just like Browning, although it is not authentic, there is no doubt that this counterfeit has made the Browning name famous in advance.

"So you are a pharmacist?" Ma Shao asked.

"Technically, I majored in chemistry, or physics - I studied it with Mr. Dalton. But I'm becoming more and more interested in medicine, especially in Clark Town," said Dr. Mayo.

"John Dalton?" Ma Shao was a little surprised.

"Yes." Mayo was also a little surprised.

In his opinion, Ma Shao should perhaps ask the question "Who is Dalton?"