Clysters

a deep pit underground, where they administered to him one of those things they call clysters, of sand and snow-water, that well-nigh finished him; and if he had not been succoured in that sore extremity by ❋ Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra (1581)

Prosper Calenus, lib. de atra bile, commends clysters in hypochondriacal melancholy, still to be used as occasion serves; ❋ Unknown (2007)

Taken into the inferior parts are clysters strong or weak, suppositories of Castilian soap, honey boiled to a consistence; or stronger of scammony, hellebore, &c. ❋ 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)

[2957] Peter Cnemander in a consultation of his pro hypocondriaco, will have his patient continually loose, and to that end sets down there many forms of potions and clysters. ❋ Unknown (2007)

If costiveness offend in this, or any other of the three species, it is to be corrected with suppositories, clysters or lenitives, powder of senna, condite prunes, &c. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In this range, clysters and suppositories challenge a chief place, to draw this humour from the brain and heart, to the more ignoble parts. ❋ Unknown (2007)

[4396] I have found (saith he) by experience, that many hypochondriacal melancholy men have been cured by the sole use of clysters, receipts are to be had in him. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But Dr. Potts did give me great huge clysters of mustard water. ❋ Gabaldon, Diana (2005)

This put a stop to all perspiration, sensible and insensible, which being the cause of so many scurvy distempers — a course of clysters was requisite to carry off redundant humours, — and render the system complete. ❋ Unknown (2003)

What shall I say to thy internal spirit, — thy opium, thy salt-petre, — thy greasy unctions, — thy daily purges, — thy nightly clysters, and succedaneums? — ❋ Unknown (2003)

The remedies which they use are large clysters, whereby they void store of windiness. ❋ Unknown (2002)

For the sick they use bellows as we use clysters among us. ❋ Unknown (2002)

After this, we sailed by the islands of Nargues and Zargues; also by the islands of Teleniabin and Geleniabin, very fine and fruitful in ingredients for clysters; and then by the islands of ❋ Unknown (2002)

Long clysters of drinking are to be voided without doors. ❋ 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)