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the ufual way, I contrived a method of injedting 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 l'uch 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, round the neck of the phial : 
the clyfter pipe, which was faflened 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 palled gradually into the inteftines 
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 feemed 
to be no necefiity for repeating the ciyflers: the 
other means were continued. The window of his 
room was now kept fhut. 
25th, All the fymptoms of putrefcency had left 
him ; his tongue and teeth were clean ; there re- 
mained no unnatural blacknefs or feetor in his (tools, 
which had now regained their proper confidence ; 
his dozing and muttering were gone off; and the 
difagreeable odour of his breath and perfpiration was 
no longer perceived. He took nourifhment to-day, 
with pleafure; and, in the afternoon, fat up an hour 
in his chair. 
His 
