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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    [ ? ] them? whereas it has twice been turbid upon difcontinuing them, and depolits a red Sedi¬ ment,, which dries into a ftony Subftance. Feb, ii, 1737-8. J. Bath and Wells. II The Cafe of Mr. Binford, at Mr. Camerajdj*, in Tokenhoufe - yard? T hrogmorton-ftreet HE had a Stone taken out of his Bladder by the Operation, when about Ten Years old 1 has had the Symptoms of a Stone in the Blad¬ der now again, for about Six Years. A Sur¬ geon at Exeter examined him twice by the Finger in the Anus, and found both times in the moft evident manner a Stone in the Blad¬ der, which he imagined to be as big as an Egg. Mr. Binford perceived the Motions of this Stone during the Examinations, and made bloody Water after one of them. He began Mrs, Stephens s Medicines about the middle of laft Augufl\ and in a fhort time after voided many white Scales, and much brown Grit in a foft and rotten State : Since this he has voided many irregular Shells of Stone, ofaconfderable Size, and of fuch a Thicknefs, as to confift of feveral Coats, from Two to Six in Number: B 2 Many /