I urge the reader not to stick pins in himself to test the anesthesia.
"A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis"
Melvin Powers
Clad in black robes, her "fanatics," as they were called, would turn round and round to the sound of drums and trumpets, with their long, loose hair streaming, and when vertigo seized them and a state of anesthesia was attained, they would strike their arms and bodies great blows with swords and axes.
"The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism"
Franz Cumont
It first produces a stimulating action, which is followed by drowsiness, a disposition to sleep or complete anesthesia, depending on the quantity of the drug used.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler