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the ufual way, I contrived a method of injecting it 

 which was not fo liable to this inconvenience. I 

 took the flexible tube of that inftrument which is 

 ufed for throwing up the fume of tobacco, and tied 

 a fmall bladder to the end of it that is connected 

 with the box made for receiving the tobacco, which 

 I had previoufly taken off from the tube : I then put 

 fome bits of chalk into a fix ounce phial until it was 

 half filled; upon thefe I poured fuch a quantity of 

 oil of vitriol as I thought capable of faturating the 

 chalk, and immediately tied the bladder, which I. 

 had fixed to the tube, roond the neck of the phial : 

 the clyfter pipe, which was fattened to the other end 

 of the tube, was introduced into the anus before the: 

 oil of vitriol was poured upon the chalk. By this 

 method the air paffed gradually into the interlines 

 as it was generated ; the rejection of it was in a great 

 meafure prevented ; and the inconvenience of keep- 

 ing the patient uncovered during the operation was- 

 avoided;. 



24th, He was fo much better, that there teemed ^ 

 to be no neceflity for repeating the clyflers: the 

 other means were continued. The window of his 

 room was now kept mut.~ 



25th,, All the fymp torn s of putrefcency had left ■. 

 Him j his tongue and teeth were clean ; , there re- 

 mained no unnatural blacknefs otfcetor'm his ftools 9 . r 

 which had now regained their proper confidence j 

 his dozing and muttering were gone off; and the 

 difagreeable odour of his breath and perfpiration was 

 no longer perceived. He took.nourimment to-day s 

 with pleafurej and, in the afternoon,, fat up an. hour. 

 In- his chair. 



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