Excerpt from The Retrospect of Medicine, Vol. 56: Being a Half-Yearly Journal, Containing a Retrospective View of Every Discovery and Practical Improvement in the Medical Sciences; July December, 1867 Omaha - The anatomical fact that, when the mouth is opened the velum pendulum palati closes, so as to shut off the nasal cavity, may be made use Of in the treatment of ozoena, (as was first pointed out by Dr. Thudichum, see Retrospect, Vol. Li. P. The nozzle of a tube, the other end of which is placed in a vessel of water raised considerably above the patient, should be placed in his nostril - not the one which it is desired to free from matter or mucus. The tube will of course act as a syphon if filled with water previous to use, and a constant stream of water will pass in at the healthy nostril and out at the other, carrying with it any offensive discharge or mucus which may be present. (mr. Christopher Heath, Lancet, July 13, 1867, p. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.