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and told him, that W. winds brought pines to these islands, especially Fayal 

 and Graciosa, which are not found growing in those parts ; and that on another 

 of those islands, viz. Flores, was cast on shore two men's bodies, with larger 

 faces, and different aspects from Christians : and that at Capo della Verga were 

 once seen two canoes or barks with cabins, which were believed to be forced to 

 sea, when accidentally they had been going from one island to another. 



On a large diseased Kidnerj. By Mr. Wm. Cowper. N° 222, p. 301. 



The subject of the present observations was a young gentlewoman, not 

 married, who, about 8 years before her death, found some small pains in the 

 lumbar regions, and sometimes made blackish urine. If at any time she used 

 any motion, the pain would increase ; commonly finding most ease when her 

 body was sedate. In this indisposition her physicians in the country prescribed 

 astringent medicines. About 2 years after, the lumbar pain increased on the 

 left side, followed by a great weakness, loss of appetite, and ill digestion. Of 

 these indispositions she recovered again, and was in all appearance healthful, 

 and so continued near 2 years and a half : about which time they returned 

 again, together with black urine, and frequent incitations to vomit : but of 

 these disorders she had some intermissions, and so she continued about 2 years. 

 About Christmas last (1695) she began to be afflicted with violent pains, and 

 her urine appeared very black : of these successive pains she was much eased by 

 the use of common clysters, but yet she continued much debilitated. The 

 beginning of May last the pains increased about the regions of the loins and 

 pubes, and she was once or twice surprised with the falling down of a weight 

 within her, as she expressed it. When thus tormented, she took large doses 

 of opium, which somewhat alleviated the extraordinary pain. The usual posi- 

 tion of the trunk of her body was more inclining to be erect, than bending 

 forwards, contrary to what we find in those troubled with the stone in their 

 kidneys or ureters, except those in whom the kidneys are tumefied. She com- 

 plained of a stupor or numbness in the left region of the loins, whilst very 

 acute pains affected the viscera of the lower belly, especially those placed in 

 the hypochondria. The pains in her pubes increased near the time of her death, 

 and a great stupor affected the left thigh, which she was scarcely able to draw 

 after her, much less to put forwards in walking. 



On dissection, a large tumor appeared in the left ilia, extending itself to 

 the left part of the epigastrium, even to the hypochondrium of that side. The 

 omentum appeared very thin and membranous, adhering to the left kidney 

 which was very much tumefied, and caused that appearance of a large tumor 



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