Two Cases of Obstruction of the Bowels and Its Results

was a great opium-eater and gunja-smoker. On his return home he took about 5 grs. of opium on an empty stomach, and afterwards partook of a hearty meal of bread and dhal. The next day his bowels were constipated and with difficulty he evacuated a small hard lump of faeces. Since then he has had no action from the bowels, though he strained a good deal. He was always accustomed to have his bowels naturally moved twice in the day. Oil the day he was taken ill he vomited twice during the night, but slept soundly For the next five successive days he used native medicines, which had no effect what-