370 STRANGURY. 



variations in the evacuation of urine, cither 

 by temporary suppression or partiarl ob- 

 struction, according to the original seat of 

 pain and its effect upon the neighbouring 

 parts. In these disorders the urine is sel- 

 dom copious, its discbarge frequent, but 

 in small quantities ; generally of a very 

 high colour, and in many cases tinged with 

 blood. 



Arising from whichever of the before-men- 

 tioned causes, a revulsion may be made by 

 -drawing blood from the neck ; not more to 

 prevent stagnation, and consequent inflam- 

 mation (if from a bruise), than to con- 

 strino'e tlie mouths of the finer vessels, if 

 lacerated or ruptured. 



The following: balsamic restoralkcs, blended 

 with gQ,x\t\e diuretics, maybe then proceeded 

 upon, with the assistance of stimulative cor- 

 roborants ; as an externai application, if the 

 muscular parts are suspected. to have suf- 

 fered some degree of relaxation, by any of 

 tlie means before described, an embrocation 

 follo^vs : 



