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without any Art has frequently perform’d this Ope- 
ration on both Sexes ; in Males who have been cut for 
^ the Stone after the old way, and had Fidulas remain- 
ed in Perh^eo. It is often found that fome confide- 
rable time afterwards, Stones of no fmall fize have 
appeared which had made their way thro’ the Sphinder 
of the Bladder into the Membranous and Buck 
near the Orifice of the Fifttda, whence they were ea- 
fily and fafely extraded. I faw a Stone lately as big 
as a Pullet’s Egg that was expelled from the Bladder 
of a young Woman without any help, as her Phyli- 
dan alTured me, and Ihe had no inconveniency after- 
wards, which certainly would have happen’d if it had 
been extraded after the common violent Method. 
In the laft Fhtlofophical Tranfadion^ Dr. Beard of 
Worcejler gives an Account of a yet larger Stone, 
that pafled after the fame manner, but flie had the 
common inconveniency afterwards, •v/z* an Inconti- 
nency of Urine, which was owing more to the rough- 
nefs than the bignefs of the Stone, which had lace- 
rated the Parts as in the common Operation, which 
might have been prevented had Hie been affifted in 
time as above. 
Monf. Collet in his Tralte de la Taille^ gives an 
Account of a Gentleman on whom he perform’d this 
Operation three different times, and extradled in all 
ten Stones. His Words are as follow : 
Ettfin^ Monf, Uflbn etant hors de danger & fa playe 
prete a fe cicatrifer^ prevoyant lien ce qui ^ourroit arriver 
dans la Suite^je lut confeillai de tenir fa playe ounerte^ 
pour y entretenir [eulemsnt me petite Canute^ qui dans 
Poccafion donneroit une entiere lilerie de faire InjePiion 
pour nett oyer U F'effie de toutes les Immondices & pour 
quon put enlever les nouvelles Pierres qui pourroient fe 
former, ll prit ce partly & il fe trouva lien durant 
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