Treatment to the =intestines= through the abdomen is an effective treatment. In the various obstructions to the intestines, constipation, etc., the direct work is essential. Treatment of the intestines is to correct any abnormal position that they may have assumed, to relieve constrictions of the gut caused by contracted tissues, to relieve impactions and adhesions, to increase peristalsis and to tone up the intestinal coats in general. The treatment consists in a manipulation of the intestines, especially in the right and left iliac fossæ, and the pelvic colon, ascending colon and duodenum, as impactions and prolapses of the gut are more liable to occur at these points than in any other locality. In manipulating the intestines, work for a definite purpose and not give a general kneading treatment unless the walls of the abdomen and the coats of the intestines are weakened; in the latter case the spinal treatment is the primary one. In treating over the iliac region, draw upward and inward on the folds of the gut. It is claimed by some authorities that nerves pass from the cutaneous surface of the abdomen directly to the intestine by way of the peritoneum; if such is the case, manipulation of the abdominal walls would have direct effect upon these nerve fibres. The abdomen may be treated when the patient is sitting up, but the treatment is not satisfactory. (See Prolapsed Organs). =The Pelvis.=—The treatment of the pelvis is easy, but the difficult work is in making a diagnosis of the position of the pelvic bones. The pelvis is especially apt to become deranged by jars and falls. Some of the most successful osteopathic results have been obtained in correcting the pelvic region.