ing about an evacuation. The patient should retain it
for ten or fifteen minutes to get the best results. A folded towel placed
against the anus will assist the patient in resisting the desire to expel
the water. A large amount should be given in one-half hour if the first
one does not produce the desired result.

Sometimes a laxative enema is necessary.--Olive oil or glycerin or castor
oil may be used.

For olive oil, six ounces may be given in a hard rubber syringe; this is
seldom successful unless followed by a soap suds enema in one-half hour.

Glycerin enema, one-half ounce with equal quantity of warm water 95
degrees F., and give with a hard rubber syringe. This generally proves
successful, without an additional soap suds enema.

For infants and children the contents of a straight medicine dropper will
be sufficient.

Glycerin irritates the mucous membrane, and it is best that we add an
equal amount of olive oil.

If these enemata fail it will be necessary to use purgative enemata. These
are made by adding drugs, such as turpentine, rochelle or epsom salts or
castor oil in certain proportions to the simple enema. In giving castor
oil and water it is necessary first to mix the oil with the yolk of an egg
and then add the warm soap suds.

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1. Formula.--

Castor Oil 2 ounces
Turpentine 1/2 ounce

Mix thoroughly and inject with hard rubber syringe, followed in one-half
hour by a quart of soap-suds.

2. Formula.--

Turpentine 1/2 ounce
Rochelle Salts 1 ounce

Mix with warm soap-suds, one pint.

The buttocks and anus should be washed off with warm water after
turpentine has been used in the enema.

3. Molasses and Laxative Enema.--Mix from two to ten ounces, according to
age, with one pint of soap suds and inject slowly.

Nutritive Enemata.--Food is given by the bowel when the stomach cannot
retain it. It is then called Nutritive Enemata. They should be given only
from four to six times in twenty-four hours and the quantity given at one
time should not exceed four ounces. It must be introduced high up in the
bowel, about ten inches, and therefore they should be given through a
rectal tube made of heavy rubber one-quarter inch in diameter and at least
eight inches of it should be inserted in the bowel. After it has been
oiled the tube is gently inserted in a backward, upward, direction and a
glass funnel is attached to the outer end. The en