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Chirurgions in the Hofpitals) to which the Fibres by 
which it was tyed were yet adherent, and could eafily 
be obferved by the naked Eye, without the help of ^ 
Microfcope, fo that I could not queftion any thing as to 
the matter of Faft. All thofe that I had occaGon to 
converfe' with of Lithotomy, while at Paris^ deny the 
Stone is adherent to the bottom of the Bladder, and that 
they never obferved the fame ; and I do not remember 
t)f any Author that writes of it, fo that it feems to be 
a Cafe altogether new. 
IV. Fan of a Letter to Dr. George Garden, 
giving an Accomt of the EffeSif of a ^ery 
extraordinary Thunder near Aberden in Scot" 
land. 
S I R, 
WHen I wrote to you laft, I would have giveo 
you an Account of the fad Accident that fell 
out in this place, but I referred it to your Brother the 
Profeflbr s However, fince you are now defirousto 
have an Account of it, you may take the trueft I 
can give you as followeth : 
On the s4th of July laft, we had an extraordina« 
ry pleafant Forenoon, with continual Sun-fhine, till a- 
bout half an Hour after Three io the Afternoon we 
had fome Rain, after which happened two Claps of 
Thunder, tho' not very great, and then a great Shower 
of Hail, in which time happened a third Clap which 
made all our Lofs. We were Sixteen in Number, none 
of us hapning to be out or abfeot at the time for 
my Cuftom was to have examined their Tasks in the 
Forenoon, and lufed to give themfomewhat die in the 
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