This illustration shows an apparatus devised to keep at a proper temperature the solution for enteroclysis given by the Murphy drop method. This is difficult to accomplish by the usual method.
The apparatus consists of a glass irrigator encased in a jacket or nest made of copper for the outer wall and tin for the inner wall, having a space of half an inch between the outer and inner walls. An opening at the top fitted with an air-tight lid permits the filling of the jacket with hot water, and a stop-cock at the base permits its removal when cold. The jacket is supplied with a handle for its support.
The irrigator protrudes about an inch at the base of the jacket, where the connection can be made. The apparatus is covered with a sterile towel when ready to be used.
Tests at the Montefiore Hospital of Pittsburg, Pa., showed