My thanks to Max for this post;
Can you name this
strange old tool? Do you know what it is?
Tobacco Smoke Enema
Kit (circa 1750s - 1810s)
The tobacco enema
was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient's rectum for various medical
purposes, but primarily the resuscitation of drowning
victims.
A rectal tube
inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the
smoke into the rectum. The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote
respiration.
Doubts about the
credibility of tobacco enemas led to the popular phrase "blowing smoke up your
ass."
This old tool is
still heavily used by the Christy Clark's government and the harper government.
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