lyv (Pf^r^ of a, Letter frbn\,Mr JzmtsYotigt to Mr. 
John Haughton, Fj (^. S. concerning the internal 
c?/Cantharid6S<. ^ 
SIR; 
/ti; Gentlewoman of 54 years old, whe for a long tira^ 
J^^; had been tormented with frequent Fits of tho 
Sconefand ufually bronght off many, with the Gravel, ^c^ 
about an year fince grew DTeprical».^of which being .lately- 
cured, flic fell into a total fuppreffiion <of Urine, whicl> . 
many days baffled all fvemedies^;::'-^ ^ 
In this^.defperate condition, l^^refolved on a defperate^ 
Medicine^ and accordingly about 4 in the afternoon, the 
5th clay of the Difeafe I gave her 5 Cafttharides (without* 
Heads, . Wings or LegsJ weighing 4 Grains and a half, and 
with as rnufh Camphire ^and a little Conferve, made them* 
into two Piks^^or Bolus's. ' ^ 
Next morning, finding nq^eft good or>bad, I repented 
the Medicine 5 after whichj . about noon the.flogd came,^ 
and continued above 48 hours, bringing off in that time 
much more %ine, than could- have been expected from hep 
in the whole^tim^ of the obftruftipn* -^^' * ' - ^ 
SoxQ%Cr2iyQ\,2inASMptfs matter cQmp away,but noStones, 
nor did there, any thing happen to tlie Stomach, Bladder or ■ 
otjier Bowels- as ufual on the Inrernal ufe pf thofe Infers, . 
bijt they operated fo quietly, as if nothing but two dofes , 
oC L^ipi FrunelU had fen adrainiftred. 
You know the controverfy which happened lately con- . 
cejrjaing tk Imerml ufe of CanthrideSy OC^^ by Dr . 
