TOBACCO ENEMA KIT; (circa late 1700s to early 1800s); USED TO INFUSE TOBACCO SMOKE IN
PATIENT'S RECTUM TO RESUSCITATE
DROWNING VICTIMS. A RECTAL TUBE
INSERTED INTO ANUS WAS CONNECTED
TO A BELLOWS FORCING IN THE SMOKE:
THOUGHT TO PROMOTE RESPIRATION.
DOUBTS ABOUT THE CREDIBILITY LED TO
PHRASE "BLOWING SMOKE UP YOUR A$$."
IT'S USED BY JOE BIDEN TO THIS DAY
