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inlarg d the Orifice of the burfted Bag, to favour the 
coming out of the large Flakes and Lumps of Jelly ob- 
turating at times this Orifice. During this Day the 
Difcharge was exceeding great, and at Night was 
emptied about a Pint more of the fame Matter. From 
this Time a fhort and thick Canula was left in the 
Opening of the burfted Bag, this caufing a more eafy 
and conflant Difcharge, and a vulnerary Inje&ion, 
•ftrongly faturated with Spirit of Wine, had thejgood 
Effed to diminifh it very confiderably 5 but yet it con- 
tinued fo very great, that we had juftReafon to appre- 
hend our Patient would foonfink under fo great a Flux 
of this bilious Matter, and the rather that his Stomach 
and his Reft fail'd him $ but the Difcharge daily lefiem 
ing, and his Appetite and Reft returning in Propor- 
tion, he recover'd Strength enough to be able to 
walk. All this while the Appearances of the Jaundice 
were wearing of, the Urine was return'd to its natural 
Colour, and the Patient had regularly a natural Stool 
every Day, till about eight Days before his Death, when 
his Body becoming coftive, the Phyfician found it ne- 
celfary to difcharge the Feces, by Clyfters and lenient 
Purges. Whilft I attended him, his Belly was 
always free from Fulnefs or Tenfion, being foft 
and lank, and he lefs troubled with Wind, than he had 
been for many Years before. Two Days before he 
died, he went to air himfelf in another Room, and 
caught Cold : This is prefum'd to have occafion'd a Fe- 
ver follow'd with a Lethargy, in which he continued 
till the 29th of May, when he died. 
Dr. Stuart and Dr. Vatas , Mr. Fiquel , myfelf, 
and feveral more, attended the Difte&ion, when 'twas 
obferv’d, that our Patient was not nearly fo exre~ 
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