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may be drawn out by the hand, introduced through 

 the large mouth-piece. 



If the obstructing body cannot be moved in this 

 way, recourse may be had to the corkscrew tube, 

 Fig. 3, in the cut. 



a. The leather tube as before, but somewhat lar- 

 ger, longer, and stronger, with the upper part, for 

 the purpose of additional strength, sometimes of 

 brass. 



b. The handle of the stilett, that runs through it 

 as through the other tube. 



c. The piece of wood sliding on the stilett. In 

 consequence of the corkscrew termination, this must 

 be in two parts, easily removed. They are here 

 removed, and one of them hangs down, suspended 

 by a string. When removed, they allow the point 

 of the stilett to project two or three inches. 



d. The bulb which is introduced through the 

 mouth-piece. It is larger than those on the other 

 tube, but not so large as the distended gullet. 



e. A corkscrew fixed at the end of the stilett ; and 

 which, coming out at the centre of the knob, cannot 

 possibly wound the gullet. 



When this instrument is used, the screw is re- 

 tracted within the knob, and secured by placing the 

 pieces of wood c on the handle of the stilett. The 

 instrument is then introduced through the mouth- 

 piece, and forced down the throat until it reaches the 

 obstruction. The pieces of wood are then taken off, 

 and the screw, by turning the handle, is worked into 

 the obstructing body as the common corkscrew into 

 a cork. If the potato or turnip is fresh and sound, 

 a great purchase is thus obtained, and in most in- 

 stances the root may be thus drawn out and got rid 

 of; but if only a portion is brought away, some good 

 has been done, and the screw should be returned as 

 long as it will take hold. The substance will now 

 probably yield to the pressure of the first probang, 

 and in a crushed state pass into the stomach. 



