a kind of medicated cone or ball, which is introduced into the anus for opening the belly. It is usually composed of common honey, mixed up with either soap or oil, and formed into pieces of the length and thickness of the little finger, only pyrami- dal. To the composition is sometimes also added pow- der of scammony, euphorbium, colocynthis, falt, aloes, &c. according to the case of the patient.

The suppository was invented for the convenience of such as have an aversion to the taking of clysters; or to be used when the disease does not allow thereof.