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been given in a previous chapter. So you see that we are not advising the
constant use of the Inward Bath by means of Flushing the Colon—in fact we
are urging the contrary. But before Nature can assert and re-establish her
authority, the abused, choked, impacted, obstructed, encrusted Colon must
be flushed clean and pure, and thus placed in a condition whereby Nature
will be able to perform her natural functions.
How to Apply the Method.
The method of taking the “Internal Bath,” or “Flushing the Colon” is
quite simple. To those who occasionally have administered to themselves,
or others, the ordinary injection or “enema” practically no additional
instruction is necessary. To those who never have administered an injection,
a few words of instruction may be necessary.
Those who are familiar with the common form of injection, or enema,
should remember, however, that there is a radical difference in the
underlying theories of the two systems. In the old method of administering
an injection, the idea was that there was an accumulation of faecal matter in
the rectum, and in the folds and curves of the Sigmoid Flexure that lie just
above it (see diagram). Consequently there was no necessity for injecting
more than enough water to dislodge the obstructing mass—a pint being
found sufficient for this purpose. The rectum and the Sigmoid Flexure may
be cleansed by the injection of from one pint to one quart of hot water, in
fact that is about their capacity, a larger amount rising above the curve of the
Sigmoid Flexure. The old practitioners of the Water Cure doubted whether
water could be injected above that point, except by a great pressure, and at
any rate doubted the wisdom of attempting the same, their judgment being
influenced by the belief that the clogging up was confined to the parts
reached by their treatments. But the later investigators, recognizing the fact
that the Colon could, and did, become clogged and encrusted along its
entire length, and having found that much larger amounts of water could
easily be injected into the Colon, until its entire length was flushed, began to