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than 4 or 5 feet into the rectum, so that for obstruction 

 in the colon it is useless. My long tube throws an 

 enema with ease into the single colon, and probably into 

 the double one. If while the enema is being given the 

 ear be applied to the left flank, the water may be heard 

 rushing along the intestine. The tube only requires to 

 be used in a case of obstinate obstruction from gravel, 

 fffices, etc., to prove its great value. Before I was 

 supplied with the instrument I now possess, I used as a 

 substitute the tubing that is found on Read's enema 

 syringe, removing, of course, the wooden nozzle.' 



Thus runs Colonel Smith's report of his case. Two 

 facts in it I wish to point out to the reader : First, the 

 apparent uselessness of large doses of sedatives to 

 thoroughly alfay pain in a serious case of obstruction, 

 and the evident increa'seun__alarming symptoms they give 

 rise to. Secondly, the almost iM^^i^'fei-^'^ect of the 

 cold water irrigation m reducing tHF '^ (5-re. 



I was led myself to adopt this ^raoy ^^■^'^ ^ result of 



the experience of a fatal case of olBegs a^ of the single 

 colon that occurred in my ownJ^pP^^^f In brief, the 

 case was this : 1 



Sunctiv 



June 10, 6 p.m. — I wllW > jc" a six-years-old 



gray cart mare sufrerin{l™i|"^ d to atter fou.nd her showing 

 all the usual symptoiK(iiui*^.P®'-^oli'^- ^ olon, and was con- 

 firmed in my opinion iiliii^S''^!^'tfj';Mtinct impaction in 

 the pelvis. As is mytsuMp*^'- actice, I gave four balls 

 containing ammonium (^^^"y^^te an.d nux vomica, and 

 administered a draught of ol. ^';ni. Oi., ol. tereb. and spt. 

 ammon. ar., of each gii. Be'yond the fact of finding the 

 impacted coil of intestine in :he pelvis, I was unable to 

 detect any alarming symptoms. The pulse was good 

 and the pains not excessively violent. After watchin"- 

 her for some time, I injected hypodermically i grain of 

 eserine sulphate, and left her for a few hours. 



10.30 />.;«.— The symptoms showed no abatement 



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