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^4n Account of the abovementioned Case. By Mr. Salien, F. R. S. 



N° 450, p. 37 I . ' 



Joseph Vasse, of Le Thor, a small town at a short league's distance from 

 Lisle, in the county of Venaissin, 6& years of age, of a robust constitution, 

 who used to travel about to fairs and markets in that county, dealing in corn 

 and cattle, without having ever complained of any indisposition, began, on the 

 14th of February 1731, to feel in the night-time some difficulty of making 

 water, attended with a smarting about the glans; which however did not hinder 

 him from attending his business as before. 



On the 28th of March 1732, he was seized in the night with a true iscuria, 

 which cruelly tormented him. M. Salien was sent for on the 29th in the even- 

 ing, to search him, and to draw off the urine. He drew accordingly 6 cups, 

 each containing 1 pint and a quarter. The patient found immediate ease, and 

 continued without pains or fever, so that he thought himself quite cured. But 

 the night following the pains returned, which made him resolve to come to 

 Lisle, to be nearer at hand to be sounded. He came on the 30th of March ; 

 and had his water drawn off regularly every day, morning and evening, till the 

 15th of April next, during all which time the patient suffered no pains, did not 

 fall away, nor had any symptoms of sickness upon him. 



On the 15th of April, he supped with his usual appetite; but half an hour 

 after supper, he was seized with a violent shaking fit, which lasted a full hour, 

 on which a burning fever ensued, attended with an unquenchable thirst, with 

 great head-ache, and an extraordinary restlessness. 



In this condition M. S. found the patient about 8 in the evening, being the 

 hour he usually went to sound him. He immediately prepared himself to draw 

 off his water, according to custom, thinking thus to procure him some ease. 

 Till then the catheter had entered without any obstacle ; but this time, on 

 pushing it into the bladder, he felt a stone which obstructed its passage. He 

 turned the catheter to the left, and hit upon one of the branches of the stone, 

 as represented fig. 1, pi. 7- 



In order to know whether there was not another stone, he drew the catheter 

 a little back, turning it to the right, which was done without any difficulty; and 

 having pushed it in again, he met with another branch of the same stone, which 

 he took for a stone different from the former, and concluded then, that he had 

 found several stones in the patient's bladder ; and that if the bad symptoms 

 which appeared, should continue any longer, there was no probability of his re- 

 covering. Accordingly, the hiccough coming on him on the 20th, and the 



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