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is fo ufeful as this Method (thus accidently difcoverd). 
About fix Hours after the Operation, the Patient hav- 
ing loft but little Blood, it was thought proper to 
take twelve Ounces of Blood from his Arm. The Urine 
flow'd freely through the Wound in about two Hours 
after his being cut, and alfo thro' the Penis ; and con- 
tinued to do fo, though with great Pain from the Heat 
and Sharpnefsof it; which excoriated the Parts about, 
notwithftanding his being dreft every two or three 
Hours, and the Parts being anointed with a cooling 
Ointment. 
On the fourth Day, not having had a Stool fince 
the Operation, an emollient Clyfter was order'd ; 
which purg'd him twice, gave him a great deal of 
Eafe, and abated fome flight feverifh Symptoms that 
were obferv'd. This was repeated once in a Day or 
two for about three Weeks, he being naturally cofl 
tive. 
About a Week after the Operation he complain'd 
of a Pain in his Sides, had little convulfive Motions 
in his Bowels, with Faintings, and the Abdomen 
fwell'd : But, on bleeding him eight Ounces, his 
Pain was removed, and the other Symptoms went 
off on taking the ConfeEt. Raleigh, in Aq.Paon. 
Comp, every Night for a Week. 
During this Time the Wound began to digeft, a 
large Slough caft off, and in it came away feveral 
very fmall Bits of Stone, which had crumbled off in 
extracting the Stone with the Forceps . Thefe, by 
obftrufling the free Paflage of the Urine, had given him 
fometimes great Pain, but which was removed by 
frequently injeCUng Oil and warm Barley-water thro* 
the Penis and Wound. 
At 
