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> The story of smoking in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is capacious enough to include the distillation apparatus of the alchemist, the water pipe of

> The story of smoking in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is capacious enough to include the distillation apparatus of the alchemist, the water pipe of the cannabis smoker, and even medicinal smoke enemas. I had no idea this was a thing, that's disturbing lol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoke_enema https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoke_enema

xyzelement 6y ago
Hence the phrase "blow it out your ass" :)
maccard 6y ago
Yikes: > Tobacco resuscitation kits consisting of a pair of bellows and a tube were provided by the Royal Humane Society of London and placed at various points along the Thames.[4] European physicians furthermore employed these enemas for a range of ailments Tobacco enemas using a public kit on the banks of the filthiest river imaginable before hygiene was considered a priority in medical circles..
- pablovidal85 6y ago
  Did this practice result in accidental fecal transplants?
- EGreg 6y ago
  Filthiest river, you say? https://benjaminleslie.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/river-of-shit/amp/ https://benjaminleslie.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/river-of-shi...
- pjc50 6y ago
  An ancestor of the public defibrilator! Just without the, you know, actually proven to work aspect.
  - peteradio 6y ago
    I'd be pretty perky if someone poked a bellows in me bum.
- xxpor 6y ago
  I have to presume this is the source of the phrase to blow smoke up one's ass?
  - candu 6y ago
    Actually, yes - you can find this and many other excellent historical medicine tidbits in Quackery [1] (and then be really, really grateful that both science and medicine have advanced significantly since we thought it was a good idea to, er, blow said smoke up said ass). [1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33572516-quackery https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33572516-quackery
  - runawaybottle 6y ago
    Make sure you smoke AND drink for maximum fun: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_enema https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_enema
    - viewtransform 6y ago
      with coffee to perk you up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_enema https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_enema

xyzelement 6y ago

Hence the phrase "blow it out your ass" :)

maccard 6y ago

Yikes: > Tobacco resuscitation kits consisting of a pair of bellows and a tube were provided by the Royal Humane Society of London and placed at various points along the Thames.[4] European physicians furthermore employed these enemas for a range of ailments Tobacco enemas using a public kit on the banks of the filthiest river imaginable before hygiene was considered a priority in medical circles..

pablovidal85 6y ago
Did this practice result in accidental fecal transplants?
EGreg 6y ago
Filthiest river, you say? https://benjaminleslie.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/river-of-shit/amp/ https://benjaminleslie.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/river-of-shi...
pjc50 6y ago
An ancestor of the public defibrilator! Just without the, you know, actually proven to work aspect.
- peteradio 6y ago
  I'd be pretty perky if someone poked a bellows in me bum.
xxpor 6y ago
I have to presume this is the source of the phrase to blow smoke up one's ass?
- candu 6y ago
  Actually, yes - you can find this and many other excellent historical medicine tidbits in Quackery [1] (and then be really, really grateful that both science and medicine have advanced significantly since we thought it was a good idea to, er, blow said smoke up said ass). [1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33572516-quackery https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33572516-quackery
- runawaybottle 6y ago
  Make sure you smoke AND drink for maximum fun: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_enema https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_enema
  - viewtransform 6y ago
    with coffee to perk you up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_enema https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_enema