Showing posts with label tobacco. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tobacco. Show all posts
Saturday, December 05, 2009
Smoke 'Em if You've Got 'Em . . . .
Quite the interesting contraption, would you not agree?
Used extensively in Ottawa, Victoria and Washington, DC.
H/T "drf"
(Cross-posted from Moved to Vancouver)
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Now, you know

Tobacco Smoke Enema (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.”
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.”
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