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Dr. Home^ in a Letter to me in November laft, tells 
me, *That he never us'd this Medicine to any that he 
' knew to be troubled with aConfirm'd ftone Cbeing 
* perfwaded that no Medicine can break a large ftone) 
* but only to fuch as were afflided with Gravel or fmall 
' Stones ; that fome of his Patients were cured without 
* evacuating any gravel or Stones at all, that others eva- 
* cuated both: That it never does its Work fuddenly, 
' (being not remlirkably Diuretick) but that it rather 
* diflblved the little Stones than forced 'em. That none 
* that he ever gave this Medicine to,however grievoufly 
* and frequently afllifted before, have ever been troubled 
' with Nephritick pains fince;That his manner of giving 
* it,is in fine pouder mixed w^ith about a third part oiflores 
Chamomel : Dole from half a Dram to one Dram in 
* White-wine. That the greateft Dofe is often apt to 
* offend and naufeate the Stomach ; That ha once gave 
* it alone with a wxak infufion of Chamomil Flow- 
* ers, in White-wine after it, but that this did not fo 
* well. 
Thus far lie. I can fay but little yet of my own 
Knowledge of this Medicine, having had it but a (hort 
while, and notus'd it yet to any but one Gentlewoman, 
whofe frequent and violent Fits of the Gravel, made her 
kad a Life uneafy enough. I gave her this Medicine 
not mixed mxh flores Chamomel (for at that time I was 
unacquainted with Dr.//i?w<?j manner of giving it) but 
with poudered Sem 'tna Saxtfrag. I cannot (ay, that fince 
{he ufed this Medicine Ihe never had any Returns of her 
pains, but (he neither has them (b violent, nor fb fre- 
quently ; and whenever fhe is thrcatned with them, (he 
moft certainly finds eafe by that timeflie has taken three 
Dofes of her Powder : And fhe has Tince the ufe of 
this Medicine voided a great many fmall Stones ; But 
the reafbn perhaps why Ihe is ftill threatned with t-Jie 
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