Curious to say the clyster is almost unknown to the people of Hindostan although the barbarous West Africans use it daily to “wash ‘um belly,” as the Bonney-men say. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Put a pair of bellows end into a clyster pipe, and applying it into the fundament, open the bowels, so draw forth the wind, natura non admittit vacuum. ❋ Unknown (2007)
To a person in such a state give to drink water and as much boiled hydromel of a watery consistence as he will take; and if the mouth be bitter, it may be advantageous to administer an emetic and clyster; and if these things do not loosen the bowels, purge with the boiled milk of asses. ❋ Unknown (2007)
As quickly as possible give a clyster of hot water with plenty of oil in it, and having rubbed the patient freely with unguents; put him into hot water, laying him down in the basin, and pouring the hot water upon him by degrees; and if, when heated in the bath, the bowels be moved, he will be freed from the complaint. ❋ Unknown (2007)
But if the bowels appear to be constipated, administer a soothing clyster. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Walter Bruel would have a practitioner begin first with a clyster of his, which he prescribes before bloodletting: the common sort, as Mercurialis, Montaltus cap. ❋ Unknown (2007)
When the flatus is offensive, either a suppository or clyster is to be administered; but otherwise the oxymel is to be discontinued, until the matters descend to the lower part of the bowels, and then they are to be evacuated by a clyster. ❋ Unknown (2007)
But if the earlier-taken food has not descended, in the case of a person who has recently swallowed food, and if he be strong and in the vigor of life, a clyster should be given, or if he be weaker, a suppository is to be administered, unless the bowels open properly of themselves. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Those, then, who make use of ptisan in such diseases, should never for a day allow their vessels to be empty of it, if I may say so, but should use it and not intermit, unless it be necessary to stop for a time, in order to administer medicine or a clyster. ❋ Unknown (2007)
On the sixth, in the morning, in a quiet state; in the evening the pains greater; had a paroxysm; in the evening the bowels properly opened by a small clyster; slept at night. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clyster; akin to Old English clott clot ❋ Unknown (2005)
If it be quinsy or any other of the pleuritic affections, purge with electuaries; but if the patient be weaker, or if you abstract more blood, you may administer a clyster every third day, until he be out of danger, and enjoin total abstinence if necessary. ❋ Unknown (2007)
On the second day all the symptoms were exacerbated; late in the evening had a proper stool from a small clyster; the night quiet. ❋ Unknown (2007)
For without question, a clyster opportunely used, cannot choose in this, as most other maladies, but to do very much good; Clysteres nutriunt, sometimes clysters nourish, as they may be prepared, as I was informed not long since by a learned lecture of our natural philosophy [4278] reader, which he handled by way of discourse, out of some other noted physicians. ❋ Unknown (2007)
On the sixteenth, looseness of the bowels from a stimulant clyster; afterwards she passed her drink, nor could retain anything, for she was completely insensible; skin parched and tense. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Pangloss; “my dear friend, I have not a penny in the world; and you know one cannot be bled or have a clyster without money.” ❋ Unknown (2007)
Rejoiced at this intelligence, I went to his shop as soon as it was open, and found my friend behind the counter, busy in preparing a clyster. ❋ Unknown (2004)
Yet again your fingers to your lips? would they were clyster-pipes for your sake! ❋ Unknown (2004)
I [15] must purge and clyster after this; and my next letter will not be in the old order of journal, till I have done with physic. ❋ Unknown (2003)
If any poor creature go to the stoves to illuminate his muzzle with a cowsherd or to buy winter-boots, and that the sergeants passing by, or those of the watch, happen to receive the decoction of a clyster or the fecal matter of a close-stool upon their rustling-wrangling-clutter-keeping masterships, should any because of that make bold to clip the shillings and testers and fry the wooden dishes? ❋ Unknown (2002)
Ryan, clyster in hand, looked [around the room] for opportunities.
Shit, look at the size of that thing, we could clyster [a bear] with it!
Stop being such a clyster, you douche [fountain] ❋ TheBSharps (2007)
[George W. Bush] is a [Clyster].
Bob got so [constipated] he needed a [clyster] to clean him out. ❋ Juan G. Escobar (2006)
