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Colon (anatomy)The colon is the part of the intestine from the cecum to the rectum. Its primary purpose is to extract water from feces. In mammals, it consists of the ascending colon[?] on the right side, the transverse colon[?], the descending colon[?] on the left side, the sigmoid colon, and the rectum.
Diseases of the Colonthought him cured.
Her heart was overflowing with joy, yet her mind.html">mind.html">mind remained watchful and
smallest trifle, for before she undertook anything she saw.html">saw.html">saw in her mind
food which she had not prepared with her own hand.html">hand, no drink which she had
advance what disturbed him, what pleased him, what he needed. If she
agreeable to him; if she arranged the pillows behind him, she placed them
firm hand, like an experienced physician. Whatever he felt--pain or
he could move himself again, and began to feel stronger. At first he did
Delightful repose stole over him, pleasant weariness soothed every stormy
glances met him. even.html">Even when the pain returned he enjoyed peaceful,
peerless reward.
When she entered the sick-room with fresh linen, and the odor of lavender
thought his boyhood had returned, and with it the wise, friendly doctor's
and luxuriant meadows, again rose.html">rose before his mind; he saw Ruth and
beseeching beautiful.html">beautiful gifts from the "word." His father appeared even
the boy again, and all his former good traits of character now sprang up
he gazed into her faithful eyes, when her hand touched him, her soft,
happiness filled his breast.
Everything, from the least to the greatest, embraced his soul with the
far beyond the earth, and rose to God, who fills the universe with His
henceforth be a prayer.html">prayer, a prayer of gratitude to Him, who is love itself,
sacrifices for its sake. He saw how Ruth's beautiful face saddened when
agony under a grateful smile. He feigned sleep, to permit her and his
to give his beloved nurses pleasure and repay their solicitude.
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