CAN YOU NAME THIS TOOL? 1

Thought you would enjoy this educational moment in American history.

Can you name this strange old tool?

Do you know what it is?

Look below, read and learn.

OK, give up?

Tobacco Smoke Enemas (1750s – 1810s)

The tobacco enema was used to infuse tobacco smoke into a patient’s rectum for various medical purposes, primarily the resuscitation of drowning victims.

A rectal tube inserted into the anus was connected to a fumigator and bellows that forced the smoke towards the rectum.

The warmth of the smoke was thought to promote respiration, but doubts about the credibility of tobacco enemas led to the popular phrase “blow smoke up one’s ass.”

This has been reintroduced by the Harper Government.

It will be part of the new cost saving measures of the Canadian Health Care Program.

Thanks Penny