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A turpemin!::cJyrrer is gcn.:rall y accouoteO very fervice–
abll.! in a lit of
lhl!
S"i\v\.·J.
I-Ic¡fla
rCCOOlllll.'nJs lhe
Colution per deliquium of
lhe
(~)
dlur",ticllS, or lh e
lt~rrd
follaril
tanal
i.
mixeJ Wilh a
fi ft h
pan of
the thcoaic tin{tu re,
of
which 50
or
60
drops
m,IY
be
giv~n
now
and
thc:n , which
wil!
cafe che paio,
and
~t!ntly ~x?d
the Hone or gravc:1.
' VhI.!O
lile !tone is too
tug
la pafs,
lhe diet ought to
be co.>1
J.nJdduent.
to
hinder (he gro\Yth as far
as poJJibJe.
1~he!
dlllretics
th:H
gently
rc(olve, are
parn~y.
fennel,
fcorzonera.1Uallows. and
t Col ;
dandeJion.
(u~cory.
o:us,
barl~y.
honey, honey and vio:gdr ; "itraus
(.dlS.
"5 dul–
cilied (pirit of nitre : The
O1!)lt (0(1
cooling
diJuler
is
",hey; lhe beO:
eOlolhenu
are a decotlion of
marlhmal–
Jows
i\:1d
linfeed rea .
' Vheo a fmall Clone pa{fos th rough the ureters ioto
the bl.dder, i, is geoerJlly expelled; but ir it happeos tO
Hay in lhe bl"Jder, ir ¡ocreares by lhe appo(jtion of fre(h
maller, or in an orbieular manner, while rhe original
llané.! rematns like
a
real kernel. T hefe add¡lional eoats
are either red, whi,e, afl1 -coloured, or blui(h.
'rh~
none in the bladJt!r O1<!y caufe an inOoimmation,
wi th
ilS
rymptoms; ;(s alfo pre(fures, aur¡tions, ulcers.
purulenr urine, Jlranguries , obl1ru{l:ions of the urelhra,
2n inability tO dircharge the urine , unlefs in
a
(upine
po(~ure ;
a
ht.éhe fe,-er
J
and a coo(umptioo_ Sometimes
,he (l01\< g<ts lOtO the urethr. , .nd plugs up ,he paf.
fage.
A
(looe in the kidoeys may be kno",o from a dull ob·
t u(e
pa,n therein; (rom b100dy urine after walking in
a
rough \Vay. or arter violent m\JtiOD of lhe body , erpeci–
ally uy being fhook in
a
coach or othtr wheel'd carriage;
{rom h;wing
void~d
Hones fo r01erly ; and from the urint:'s
b:,ing mixed with caruncles, pus, and fi lamenls.
A tlone o( lhe bladder is knowD from
a
paio
:n
the
lime of, as well as before and af.ter moiking water; [rom
che urlne coming away by d,ops, or Hopping fuddenly when
in a full firedm; uy a violent paio in the neck of the blad,
cler upon motion, efpt!c,a}l y on horleback, ar in a cO;lch
over the (tones; from
a
\\Ihite, thick, copiaus. ni nk, ng,
mucaus rediment ; frum an Itching in the
head
of the
penis; from a te. nefmus while lhe urine is difeha gcd
j
by
fearching, with Intrúducing Ihe lingcr
in
lhe anus, ar wit h
a
e.theler ; as alr., froOl the e{feéls produced by ,h< fione
before mentianed _
As to the cure of the Ilone in rhe bladJer, the mcdí·
cines
al
:Mrs Stcphens were Lucly much in
\'o~ue
as
a
di{fulvco• . • od
Dr.
H artley, by Icayiog ou, .he fup<r
fluom pan of them
J
has reduccu
them
tO
the:::
followlOg
formo
1.
T .ke
2
or
:~
feruples or ealcioed <gg Olells, ,h· ce
a
d;:ty. in any convc;:nll!Q1 liquld.
di
inklog a:"tcr
(3eh
'dofe a 1hird p<trt uf IhL
folluwin~
accoél n n :
2 .
T ake
'2
or
'2
~
ounees of Sr-í!.ni(h (OAp, ano olOülvc
it
iD"
lul1iclent qua:ltity of
bolliog
W.lII: r, hlter, and
fwec:ten with heney or white fug
d • •
The powder
m.IYbe
lilken in lh n:c' lIr f, ur fpoonfuls
of
:'óny liquor that Is OOt .aclo:
If tlH" I
.~.tt
9u.lOtity 0("1":
deeoélion IS loiken, it
w.:1
~e
0" ([
to
ti
d:
¡l lntO foul do[es.
Tht:
CS~g·Jh::lI s
mull be: .c:tleined In
~
CI
ucihlc eight or
ten Itou:-s, to bnnr. it
10
a lime,
~nd
1Iu:n be. t'xi>oful
10
a
<.Iryair,
fOI
{ú:
wceks or tWO monlhs, that is, tdl
tht:y
e
I
N
E.
123
lIa<koo or
f.1/
011" io to no impa·lpablc po\Vdcr, whieh mut!
be
I¡((cu
..
ntl pUL into bottll!s wdJ corkcu.
T hl! takin;; of th\!(e
m~diclnes
muH be: continucd fo r
fome time .dter lhe complaiot cea(es,
Idl
any
p~rt
of
rhe.:
Hone fllOu lJ remain, which would be Ihen rugged and un.
equ.d, and oecarion exquililt! pain a(tcrwarJs:
h
is
COI~lmon,
afrer
,¿
f¡,:w days u[e of tlltfe medicines,
to have :).' gredt incredre of palnin m3king water, al wlllch
time, Opl3teS, emalliems, warm b.uhs, fomcotations,
a
(ofl
dh:r,
and reH, are proper.
Dr H.tles, arter
(t:
vc::ra
I
trials of the difFe::rent
in.
gredicnts of Stephen's medicines, found that lhe d,(J'ol.
vi ng power of (hem lay io the lime. And Dr J urin, ha.
ving t2.ken foap .. lecs, (he ingrc::dients of wltich :are POt.
afhes and lime, beginning \Virh a (ew drops, and
iocreot~ng
t he quantilY, till he tOok an ounce, or an ou nee and a
halr, every day io a proper vehiele, "·as eu'red ar bloody
unne, pon n.
&c.
and
pa(fed
feveral nones; aher which
he had 00 uoe.Goefs . H artley thioks the capita l loap.
lees are befl taken in Olilk, half 3n ouace of which rcq ulres
half
a
pint of Dlllk.
H e
dllnks 2n ounee
and a
hal f, or
I \YO
ounees, mtl.y be taken thus e\-ery
d.ty\Vl1h
per(e~(1
Jalety.
BUI Halt:s n ghdy conje.!élurclo.i.
that
Jllne~water
alone was
likely to have a good etrcél io d,{folvi og tbe 1I00e ; whicl,
pUl
D r ' Vhyu upon maklOg expenments thcrcwi th ;
whieh haye h.ppdy lueeceded; whco« he propotes the
following muhod uf cure.
.
L et (he paueot {waJlow, in any
fo.rm, tl.n ounce of Ali–
C30m foap cvery day, and drink thlee plnts or more of
oyll.. or eoekle (lloll Irme \Vater.
Ir
.he fo.p be token
in pdJs, il may he divlded Into thrc:e (Joles : the large(!
may be
t ..
ken early in
l he;:
morning loiO lng, the fecond at
eleven before noon, and (he third al five in fh e aflernoon,
drinklOg arter tach dure a large drnughl
0 1
liOlc. w.uer.
(he rem,undc:r of whi¡;h
Olay
be drdnk at me.
.t.ls, intledd of
lhe u(u,ll J¡(Juors
T he
dlr.t~retable
lalle of the lime· Water may be mili .
gated
t' y
dJJlOg
a
very
Jmdll
quantilY o( nt:\V O1dk
10 11;
and is <PII(e.- deJtroycd by ""dlllng ¡J1L
muutll
Ir.lnh.:ditl. tely
WI ,h
a Jalle v,nlgM
ano
watc:r , ...ud cardulJy tpi\ ling it
001
ag"in. A uram and a haJf or
\\\10
drams of juní–
pa
bern cs,
lO~ l1tf:d
10
('very qu::tlt boltJe, wdl rucnd
its t.llte much
13U1 if Ihe p;¿tltnt
dtfl:J...cs
piJls. let him
d,{fvlve an ounee
01
foa? in
a
pln! <ind
a
half of
W~lrIn
liDl":-water madt:
01
Ihell s. which _h<! ,-e been !C'ln.c
e )( po~
red
lO the wc.uhc:r ; anJ t.
.t.keth is
iU
rhree ¿ dI'c.. rLnl
limes,
dnnking Ihe' rdi of the Jlllle·wa er by Ilfelf.
11 Ih.. fl,eJl !.me·water' cannOl be
Ii.ld, let Ili01 take lI:e
f::m;: (Iu.t"\u y of Hone lime water, wilh
t
Jc:al¡ 3n OUnce
and
a
ha lfol fuap , bccaulc
It
IIlCreAfl!s liSc! di"ulv,ng
p
\~cr.
Ir
thde is an .lIlvlnclblc 3vertinrl
10
fOdp. the re IS rea.
fO:l (O t¡lInk, fro01 expcllmcnls rllat h:l\e.>be. <.n maJ e, rh1t
oyffC!r
IIh.11
lime
W.\lc:r
o:Ilone. 13kcn In large. r
~lt.t.n lt(ies ,
WI:!
h3"C
hrcater eú"c[ts In d¡ffulving the
!tune,
d loln
lIone:
lime.::·
\\tata e:v: n when affilt l. d by
lo.\p.
Al lirtl tht: p:u ient Ihould bcgin \Vlll, rm.lller quantil
i~s
of lime· \\'dlcr than th.1l mention<.d ¡lho\'C", whlch Le
i1ldoy
incn:a le
l
y
degrees, and ougln
10
)1r~fc..vl..'rc
in lh e.! uft: of
it, dpLcI:..lly
ti
ht: find s
~"y
"b aH
1\11
nt
uf
hi~
r OI1
plf'lin ls
or lyJ1lpl 0mS
o~
the Ilone":' JifloJnnA. for fe\c.r.t1 m(JO(hs,
oro
11
the Ilc)ne: be IJrgc,
)'I!US ;
d U flq~
\\- llIch 111.' (hOtl:d
abíl.un[ro.11 ad d
o r {crJIl(;ntt: d
l,~.i.uoc.; .