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Chapter XIII: The Ashes of the System.1837
they managed to construct a primitive implement resembling a syringe
from the reeds, with a sort of blow-pipe attachment, would inject warm
river water into the bowels of the old men suffering from this complaint. The
results were wonderful—the old men took on a new lease of life, took unto
themselves young wives, and began to again enter into the active work of
the tribe, and to resume their positions as heads of the tribe, much to the
amazement of the younger men who had considered the veterans out of
the contest. The old men of other tribes heard of the occurrence and began
coming in, borne on the shoulders of the young men—they are said to have
walked home unaided. From all the accounts handed down, these primitive
injections must have been of a most heroic character, for they speak of the
use of “gallons of water,” and by the time the treatment was concluded the
colon of the old tribesmen must have been thoroughly cleaned out, and in
a condition which would give the system no more poisons. But we are not
going to advocate such heroic treatment—we are not tribesmen, remember.
Yes, the abnormal condition calls for a temporary aid to nature in getting
rid of this foul accumulation in the colon. And the best way to get rid of
it once and for all is to follow the example of the Ibis and the old Hindu
tribesmen with the aid of perfected twentieth century apparatus. All that is
needed is an ordinary cheap rubber syringe. If you have a fountain syringe,
so much the better, but a cheap bulb syringe will do the work. Take a pint
of pretty warm water—as warm as the hand can bear with comfort. Inject
the water into the bowel with the syringe. Then hold the water in the colon
for a few minutes, and then let it pass from the system. The night time is
the best for this practice. The next night take a quart of warm water and
use it the same way. Then skip a night, and the second night after, try three
pints; then skip two nights, and the third night after try two quarts. You will
gradually get used to retaining this quantity of water in the colon, and the
larger amount will pretty well clean out the old matter, the smaller injections
washing away the looser fragments, and generally dislodging and breaking
up the hardened mass. Do not be afraid of the two quarts. Your colon will