A Case of Internal Obstruction of the Large Intestine

country, in which he has been actively employed for about 28 years. Dr. W. H. Harrisin his notes, says :?" On October 15th, at about 1 a m., while attending a lady in her confinement, I received a note from a friend of D. F's informing me that Mr F. was in great pain with what he believed to be constipation, which, after coming on in paroxysms for about a couple of hours seemed to have settled down in his lower bowel. He had one slight motion on Sunday (13th October) after taking two aperient pills ; none since, although he took more of them to-day. He had been slightly ailing in that way since Saturday." " The note concluded with a request that I would send something to relieve him, and suggesting an enema. Mr. F. had consulted me some time before regarding his habit of constipation, and I had then recommended him to obtain