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of the bladder fometlmes grow thick and 

 hard, from a long and rigid contraaion 

 of its mufcular fibres, by which the ca- 

 pacity of it is fo much diminiilied that it 

 can contain but a fmall quantity of urine, 

 which, with painful urgings, it is con- 

 flantly endeavouring to expell. The part 

 is now under a fpafm ; and, when thus 

 affedled, is, by French authors, termed 

 *ue]jie racornle. 5. Without any contrac- 

 tion, or having its capacity diminiflied, 

 which, on the contrary, is greatly enlar- 

 ged, the whole bladder fuffers an uniform 

 thickening of all its coats, or fuch an in- 

 creafe of its fubftance as feems peculiar to 

 membranous parts. This is what I have 

 in view, which a few hiltories will more 

 clearly explain. 



Hist. i. A middle aged woman, a- 

 larmed with her fituation, rode a great 

 way for advice, which, no (^oubt, aggra- 

 vated all the fymptoms. Her counte- 

 nance, but efpecially her eyes, fliewed a 

 high degree of inflammation ; her pulfe 

 was quick and hard j llie complained of 

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