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Many gentlemen told me they tried it upon themselves, and, while it affected them very seriously by giddiness, they still retained consciousness; and, such being the case, no effect could be produced for obtunding pain.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various

In the same way, the obtunding of the nerve cells in the cortex by anaesthetics or of the conducting nerve apparatus on the way to the brain by local anaesthesia, will have a like effect.

From Health Through Will Power by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)