Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-05-12
STOMACH WASHING.
A SIMPLE LITTLE INVENTION VERY
POPULAR WITH DOCTORS.

POPULAR WITH DOCTORS
what rrsminsnt onseint u N~~ york.s
Health Department Thinks Of .E~andsr-
IND ~ stomseh''-~A .Ruhbsr rsEss and
wssn water Any one nay Gst.
sLAnhdering the ssespschr is one Of che
newest things in medfxsl practice. If the
wiseerres are 20 be n1]ie<ed. IL means .
soy0lution In the treatment q dyspepsia.
Or Cyrus Edson, DIR. Delnf1eld ana q few
ether well known doctors have tried II
With such undeBiabIy snccessful resuits -
toconvince them that It Last remedy has
been discovered for this most exasperafiag
Affection The good nature Of manhink
win be correspondingly Improved IL con-
sequence
Laundering the stomach" b 4 medica,
slAng phrase not to be- too literally tnken
b. dyspeptics It does not involve the
washing or ironing Of the organs Of diRes-
ton IN the sense that the terms ars need In
most households on Monday.
The Idea OF washing the stomach. OF, 70
be more exact. the idea Of rinaine Il ous
with warm water, originated in Paris, like
many other Of the good things In 1Ifs. In
Paris Il was used with most gratifying ~
suits IN the treatment OF celebrities who
were chronic sufferers from dyspepsia. Re
Gently DR.. Edison and other New York prac-
titicners got hold Of u, and after 10 weeks
experimentation they declare without he'd
tAtton that within years. tiino the phyni-
clan who does not take Ia laundry WORK
will be far behind the timea
The operation consists of nothing more
x.r bar
down your esophagus into your stomach
and pouring Ia through the tube . quart
ofwarm water. which Is afterward siphoned
out In much the same way a. the farmer
empties the contents Of one cider barrel
into another
The average human stomach holds q
quart, although bibulous persona often do
mot recognize this limit. Therefore quart
Of warm water constitutes dose, y and
four doses are given TO the patient &C each
treatment. The water IL allowed to re-
main In the stomach for a brief space, dur
ing which gentle rinsing movement goes
on, nature lending the doctor = helping
hand, as she invariably does when abs
agrees with him.
The apparatus required for the treat
ment consists Of n soft rubber tube SIX feet
In length, n rubber funnel, a receiving b.
sin. a pitcher. q gallon Of water and q sen-
sible doctor. II Is no small trick 70 put .
rubber tube down a human esopbagns,
nor. for that matter, IL 1t trick 70 b. IT.
tempted by = novice who, In all likelihood,
would get the tube into the windpipe In
stead OF the esophagus The patient
throws back his head 10 that his ssophaeus
Is In as nearly an upright line - poasfbla.
The doctor thrusts the tube In slowly, and
1t slides down the mucus lined canal -
easily As II it were a spoonful Of Christmas
pudding and the subject . 5-year-old boy.
The patient experienced = feeling u full
ness, which Is not strange In view Of the
fact that his stomach contains q quart Of
filtered Croton. When the water has been
pumped out. heis hungry. After the treat
ment IL finished he Is tribe weak, and in
the words Of one who has tried II, Your
stomach feels the way your foot does when
Il Il asleep
DIR Edison. who has had his own stomach
washed out several times. admits that the
idea Is rather uncanny at first thought, bus
consider, he argues, how much more seusi-
BILE IL Is as means OF purging and cleans-
Ing the stomach than the use OF vile medi.
cines.
He has one patient Of whom he Is proud.
new treatment. When she began = 4 use
she was run down. which means that her
stomaeh and her blood were in bad condl.
tion. Two months ago she weighed no
pounds. Now she weighs 100, and her good
appetite promises further increase In her
avoirdupois. while after eating she has the
blissful experience Of not realizing that shs
has stomach at all.
This sounds like o patent medicine id.
veytisement- IL IL not. There Is no patent
on warm water and q rubber tube, The
comparison OF the human body to q steam
engine Ii not new. Well. In the human en-
CINE the stomach Is the frebox. aud when
the firebox Is out Of order there Il bound 70
be troubi@ ia alb thce<h~r paxts Rrohahky
II every one masticated his food properly
and took sufficient exercise &C all times
there would be- no such word as dyspepsla
In the dictionary Of medicina But the Gun.
trary IL true. Here medical science stepe In
and tries to aid the man who has been too
busy to pay proper attention to his health.
Particles Of food which do not digest NJ
main In his stomach. They become putrs-
hed and have an Ill effect upon the blood.
tissue and fesh- The firebox IL out OF or
der, the fiues are stopped mp, and then wa
hear that familiar sentence, Doctor, I'm
all run down." Now, what DOCTORS are 20
ing to do In the future 10 to clean out the
fr~box 80 that nature will have clear path
to 60 on with her functions
III we had known this LA tina. Mr..
Blaine would be alive today" said DR.. I'd
son. Here we were puxzling cur brains
over medicines when lying almost at Cur
feet, as u were. was the sim plest Of rem
edies. and the only remedy which would
have cured him. There are many othsr
prominent men. now dead. who might still
be living had they enjoyed the opportunity
Of having their stomachs washed. %
Ii u not intended that you should only
have your stomach washed when you have
dyspepsia The hope 10 10 prevent siysp<p-
ala rs well ms cure 1t. II we are TO believe
the doctors, one should have his stomach
washed every two months OF 20, just N be
has dentist attend 60 his teeth at inter.
walls 10 remove the tartar and TO see IL there
are any new cavities.
IL won't be long before man meeting 4
friend ON the street will hear him say; ssIn
. hurry. old man. | feel all out OF sorts.
and I'm going to have my stomach laun.
dered. New York World
An English D~eislon.
An English court has decided that a cook.
male or female, Is not bound 10 give an EN-