Breathing in The Laughing Gas
During the late 19th century and the early 20th century, Humphry Davy, a young poet and aspiring physician, became the supervisor of the newly-established Bristol Pneumatic Medical Institute, a center for medical treatment and research. With his free time, he began exploring around with chemicals and embarked on a course of research into various inhaleable gases. His first subject was himself and he had any bumps along the road such as undergoing fainting fits, nausea, and a near-death experience with carbon monoxide. He realized that the Nitrous Oxide would be a safe chemical to test on himself, and so he did; it was a success. He got so high that he eventually started dancing around his office. He even wrote “This gas raised my pulse, made me dance about the laboratory as a madman, and has kept my spirits in a glow ever since,” With the successful result, he began testing it on others without telling them the side effects. People loved the laughing gas; it made them content all the time.
