Diethyl ether
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Diethyl ether, or simply ether is an organic compound with the chemical formula 2O, belonging to the ether class. It is a colourless, highly volatile, sweet-smelling, and extremely flammable liquid. I
The first use of ether in dental surgery, by Ernest Board.
Panel from Ether Monument in Boston commemorating Morton's demonstration of ether's anesthetic use.
An illustration depicting ether's effects, 1840s–1870s
Lemkos
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Lemkos are an ethnic group inhabiting the Lemko Region of Carpathian Rus', an ethnographic region in the Carpathian Mountains and foothills spanning Ukraine, Slovakia, and Poland.
Diethyl ether
…and early 20th centuries, ether drinking was popular among Polish peasants. It is a traditional and still relatively popular recreational drug among Lemkos. It is usually consumed in a small quantity (kropka, or "dot") poured over milk, sugar water, or orange juice in a shot glass. As a drug, it has been…
Members of the folk group Osławianie from Mokre in original Lemko highlander folk costumes
Ukrainian stamp featuring a Lemko woman, 2009.
Lemko house in Nowica in present-day Poland
Tablet inscription in Polish (left) and Ukrainian: "In memory of those expelled from the Lemko Region, on the 50th anniversary of Operation Vistula, 1947–1997."