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diet, followed by an entire proftration of 

 appetite; by which he was in a fliort time 

 fo much reduced, that it was impoinble 

 to Feftore him. He died, without pain or 

 ficknefs, of a marafmus, from mere ina- 

 nition. The tumour was fomewhat di- 

 miniihed ; but liberty was not granted to 

 inquire into the ftatc of it after death. 



Hist. 3. A gentleman near fixty, in 

 winter, began to complain of difficulty 

 of urine, for which, during fpring and 

 fummer, he ufed diuretics and foap re- 

 medies. In autumn, he felt a fullneis 

 and ftiffiiefs in the lower part of his bel- 

 ly, which made it uneafy to him to 

 Hoop. New fymptoms ariling, and all his 

 complaints bemg now much increafed, I 

 faw him in Odober. He had frequent 

 inclinations to make water, which he 

 made in large quantity, and of a green- 

 iih colour, with fierce heat all along the 

 urethra. The bladder was greatly tu- 

 mified, fo as fcarcely to be comprehend- 

 ^cd by a full grafp of the hand. It rofe 

 [as high as the navel, and lelt of a firm 



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