Ten cases of persons who have taken Mrs. Stephens's medicines for the stone. With an abstract of some experiments, tending to illustrate these cases.

Date:
1738
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Credit: Ten cases of persons who have taken Mrs. Stephens's medicines for the stone. With an abstract of some experiments, tending to illustrate these cases. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [4] Many of thefe, when voided, are covered with a Whitenefs, which being rubb’d off. the Shell appears to be brown. On the 30th of January he had a Suppreffion of Urine ; Mr. Hawkins paffed the Catheter then, and found a Stone in the Bladder, which he told Mr. Binford he believed to be very fmall, tho’ he would not prefume to be certain. Mr. Binford has voided many more Pieces of Stone fince this, and Mrs. Stephens is in daily Expectation of his being perfectly well. Teb. 19, 1737-8. q,f90> Binford. III. Tie Cafe of Mr. Bolton, at the Sun and Dolphin in Cheaphde, contained in a Letter directed to me. Sir, TOWARDS the latter Part of my Life, when in my Fiftieth Year, about 1720, I was fore pained with the Stone, until I voided a large one 3 at feveral times fince about a Dozen ; Part came away after a little riding, and then I made Water like Coffee : But I imagine, one of the largeft might flay behind ; for in 1735 I began to be greatly afflicted 3 could not endure to ride, or bear a Coach : When I have been making Water, it often flopped