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difficult objeft of cure is, to difcover 2l fohetit 

 that will adt upon the ftone in the bladder of 

 the patient without injury to the parts in its 

 paflage, or where it is contained. 



This is a blefling too great, I fear, ever to 

 be obtained by even the nobleft exertions of 

 human iludy and application. Seeing there- 

 fore the caufe juft treated on in nearly a 

 fimilar point of view, with the almoft palpable, 

 impoflibility of removing fuch obflacles, 

 without increafmg the malady, I am confe- 

 quently prevented from introducing a chain 

 of prefcriptions that can poiitively only amufc 

 or deceive, as the methods hereafter pointed 

 out for the relief of different caufes or external 

 injuries may be in the above cafes adopted as 

 palliatives, according to circumftances ; but 

 forry I am to acknowledge, that in fuch 

 ^nilances Nature w^ill, in all probabilitv, 

 prove the leaft dangerous and expeniive 

 FARRIER. 



The cafes that moil: frequently occur, re- 

 quiring medical aid or topical application, are 

 generally the effedts oi toId, blows, bites, or 

 other external injuries. In thofe proceeding 



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