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the Bladders of Males is made as (Ireight and near as 
fliort (as is done by the forementioned Fijiula) they 
will reap the fame advantages by it. 
Therefore Artificial Fijlulds in the Terinceum ought 
to be made for thofe who by reafon of their great 
Age, and bad Habit of Body, cannot undergo 
any of the great Operations for the Stone, with any 
hopes of Succefs. 
Q 2 . Whether it is not pofTible to dilate the artifi- 
ficial Fijlula in the Perhaum of Males, and the 
Urethra of Females with Spunge or Gentian- 
Tents gradually increafed for feme time to fuch a 
width, that we may eafily pafs a pair of Forceps 
into the Bladder, with which the Stone when 
fmall may be extra(3:ed, and when large, or of an 
irregular Figure, broke, and the pieces extraifled 
gradually and at different times, when they can- 
not be extraded at once, without fatiguing the 
Patient too much ? 
A. To prove that both thefe Fibulas may be dila- 
ted to a fufficient bignefs by the means propofed, (cf- 
pecially, if the parts are frequently bathed in a Semi- 
cupium or otherwife, as the Operator lliall think pro- 
per, and fome warm Oyl injeded into the Fifiida e- 
very time the Tent is changed, (the better to fupple 
and relax the parts,) I fhall only make ufe of three 
Arguments, 'v/z- One from common Experience in 
Analogous Cafes; Another from the Operations of 
Nature on the fame Parts ,* And the third from In- 
flances of this Operation being perform’d after the 
Method I propofe. i7?, Common Experience fliews 
to what a great width Fiftula’s in all other parts of 
the Body, tho’ very fmall at firfl, may be dilated 
by Spunge or Gentian-Tents, Nature herfelf 
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