The distinct symptoms of the gravel and stone, explained to the patient; in all their stages and circumstances. With the conduct of life necessary to prevent the encrease of the complaint ... And safe and effectual medicines, easily prepared at home ... particularly the use of sparry waters ... for ... the disorder.

Date:
1759
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Credit: The distinct symptoms of the gravel and stone, explained to the patient; in all their stages and circumstances. With the conduct of life necessary to prevent the encrease of the complaint ... And safe and effectual medicines, easily prepared at home ... particularly the use of sparry waters ... for ... the disorder. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fand to one againft it: No phylician I think will advife it j and if there fhould be a fur- geon fo hardy, let the patient know his cafe from this plain ftatc of it, and refufe him. CHAP. VIII. Of the regimen for a Stone in the Bladder. HE moft extreme cafe of the gravelly kind, is that of the large ftone in the bladder s and there can in this be very little hope of relief; iince the ftone is too big to paf$, and too hard to be dilfolved by medi¬ cines. I know what has been written on this fubjedt, by thofe whofe intereft it is the world fhould think medicines can diflolve the ftone in this condition 5 but let the patient no more regard it than I do, or than others who have had opportunities of experience. The thing is not within the power of medicine ; where it is poflible to know the danger, fomething may be done by way of prevention of this miferable malady 5 but that is rarely the cafe, for the patient commonly firft difcovers that he has it, when it is paft cure. We have directed a diet and a regimen, together with fuch medicines as beft tend to takt