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

The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1581

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

The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Part 05 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1581

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

Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1581

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

Anatomy of Melancholy 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.

Anatomy of Melancholy 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.

Anatomy of Melancholy 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.

Anatomy of Melancholy 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.

Anatomy of Melancholy 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.

Anatomy of Melancholy 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.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007