Reed's (Reid's) Syringe used at St Thomas's Hospital, London to pump out the stomach in cases of poisoning. Fig. A: Fluid is being forced into the stomach. Fig B: Contents of the stomach are being pumped into a receiver. Fig. C: Syringe for fumigating the intestines with tobacco smoke. From Alexander Jamieson A Dictionary of Mechanical Science, Arts, Manufactures and Miscellaneous Knowledge, London, 1833.

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