“Even from the Body’s Purity, the Mind
Receives a secret sympathetic aid.”
—Thomson.
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INTESTINAL
IRRIGATIONORWHY, HOW, AND WHEN TO
FLUSH THE COLONTREATED IN CONNECTION WITH OTHER MATTERS
OF PHYSIOLOGICAL INTEREST AND
IMPORTANCE
BY
ALCINOUS B. JAMISON, M.D.
AUTHOR OF “INTESTINAL ILLS,” “HOW TO BECOME
STRONG,” ETC.
STRONG,” ETC.
Published by the Author
Third Edition
NEW YORK CITY
43 West Forty-fifth Street
1914
43 West Forty-fifth Street
1914
Copyright, 1914
BY
ALCINOUS B. JAMISON
BY
ALCINOUS B. JAMISON
PREFACE.
Within the last three decades the diagnosisand treatment of bowel troubles have beengreatly changed through improved instruments,technique, hygienic measures, and various remedialagents.
The domain of surgery of the anus, rectum, etc.,has been surprisingly limited, and that of gastro-intestinalhygiene enlarged, together with knowledgeof man’s assimilative and eliminative organs.Systemic and local hygiene has supplanted drugsand surgery in the treatment of diseases of theanus, rectum, sigmoid flexure, and vermiform appendix.Indeed, the domain of surgery will berestricted to what are still considered incurablediseases if the suggestions of this volume arewidely adopted. From a clinical experience extendingover a period of thirty-three years, however,—asa specialist in diseases of the anus,rectum, and intestinal machinery generally,—theauthor feels warranted in maintaining that, if hygio-therapicmeasures were taken by both physiciansand laymen, surgical clinics and hospitalsfor “operating” on ana
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