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. They ought never to be taken up, except to get 
their Beds made, until the Urine comes all the right 
way, becaufe it makes them (ick and faint; 'and con- 
fequendy hinders 'the Cure of the Wound. 
Cold is to be" avoided as the PefI:, bccaufe it puts 
them to a great deal of pain either to flifle it, or to 
Cough our. 
N, B, If a, flexible Catheter could be pafs’d, and 
kept in the Paflage without pain, it would very 
much haflen the Cure of the Wound. 
I made this Operation the firfl: time on the 13d of 
December 1719. upon a Boy between 16 and 17 
Years of age, and in five Weeks time he was perfedly 
I cured. 
The Stone was of the Figure and Bignefs of Fig. x. 
I made the fecond Operation on the nth of May 
1720, on a Boy of Eight Years of age, and in fix 
Weeks time he was perfedtly cur’d. 
The Stone was of the Figure and Bignefs of Fig. xi. 
Ihe third Patient was but three Years of age, and 
was Cut in Augufl 172.0. but died of Convulfions 
: about 15* Hours after the Operation. 
Fig. xii. Shews the Form and Bignefs of this Stone. 
The fourth Operation was made on the 23d of 
arch 1720-21. upon a Boy about 14 Yeats of age, 
and in four Weeks afterwards he was per feeSliy cured. 
This Stone is reprefented Jn Fig. xiii. 
In this Patient I made a finall Wound in the Pcritcn£~ 
um, through which I faw the Guts prefent, but I pulh’d 
I them back with my Finger, and then Hitch’d the 
JSkin, and we had no farther Inconveniency by it. 
"Thefe three Patients have been already Ihew’d before 
rthis Society. ' ’ 
This 
