History of the Discovery and Mode of Application of the L...
Maynard, John Parker
Excerpt from History of the Discovery and Mode of Application of the Liquid Adhesive Plaster, or Ethereal Solution of Prepared CottonWhile attending the medical lectures in Boston the winter before the last, Mr. Bigelow showed me a liquid which he was using as a varnish, and informed me, that it was made by dissolving gun-cotton in sulphuric ether, and that he obtained the directions for making it from Dr. Charles T. Jackson. Having at this ti...
