Excerpt from The Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 18: With Which Is Incorporated "Climate" And Embodying Selections From the Colonial Medical Reports; January 1 to December 15, 1915 The use of the sigmoidoscope benefits therefore, (1) by locating the seat of disease; (2) allowing of direct application being made to the ulcers and diseased surface generally; and (3) by distending the bowel, which at the seat of trouble is always more or less strictured. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.