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near the upper part of the Tumour of the Bladder, or 
lower, according to the computed bignefs of the 
Stone, down to the Os Pubis, and exactly in the 
middle; when you are got a little more than half 
way through the abdominal Mufcles, take the fecond 
Knife, Fig. ix. clap its back on the middle of the 
Os Vuhis, then run its point down towards the 
Sphin^ier, until you get into the Cavity of the Blad- 
der, which is difeovet’d by the ilTuing out of the 
' Water, then run your Knife along very quickly to- 
wards the Fund of the Bladder, as far as is neceflary. 
^dlj, In extracting the Stone, which is done thus : 
Before you withdraw your Knife, introduce the 
fore and middle Fingers of your left hand , be* 
1 tween the Knife and the Os Pubis, into the Bladder, 
I then withdraw your Knife, and thruft the fore 
and middle Fingers of your right hand into the Anus, 
and raife the Stone up towards the Wound, and fo 
; you will eafily catch hold of it, (though never fo 
fmall^ with your Fingers which are in the Bladder, 
then draw it out with the fmalleft end foremoft. 
Then introduce your Fingers again, to fee if there 
: are any more Stones, which are to be drawn out as 
before. 
Then take a Needle and Thread, and make one 
. Stitch through the Skin, in the middle of the Wound, 
and tie it pretty clofe, then undo the Straps and car* 
ry the Patient to Bed. 
The Patient being put to Bed, I laid a Pledget 
arm’d with Balfam over the Wound, and a bit of 
•flicking Plaifter over that. Then I embrocated all 
the Abdomen, Scrotum and Penisy with w^arm OL Cha^ 
r/i£mcL ; then I applied over the drelTing and all the 
Abdomen an Emollient Pultice, fpread almoft an Inch 
thick on fofe Flannel ; then I turn’d a fwath a little 
broader than the Patient’s Hand once round him, 
and 
