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III. A Letter from Mr. James Yonge, F. R. 5. 
to Dr, Hans Sloane, S. Seer, concerning 
federal Solid Dodies Voided by Urine. 
Honoured Str, 
£fterday I did again examine the Woman from whom 
the Bunch came, as alfb *her Daughter, and Ser- 
vant that attended her when it was cje(Eted ^ and they all 
affirm that the Chamber-Pot ufed was a White glazed 
one, and very clean 3 and the Woman tells me (he fenfi- 
bly felt it when it came away, and that a Tumour which 
(he felt in one fide of her Belly, did thereupon va- 
nifh. That ever fince, which is eight Months, (lie hath, 
been unmalefled with thofe Torments, and other Symp- 
tomes which feized her frequently before, as I related in 
my laft- only now and then fome fmall Pains happen 
about her Leins 5 and fometiraes (he brings off Mucilage 
in her Urine. 
lam not very credulous, nor did I foon believe it 
pohible for Hair to pafs through thofe impervious ways, 
by which the Urine is conveyed to the Kidneys, d^c, and 
its natural Ciftern. But when I confidered all the Cir- 
cumftances, and how frequently things unaccountable 
happen, the truth of which we are well afTured, and 
that many like this, and fome more flrange are related 
by Authors of the beft Credit, and many as furprizing 
(perhaps much more fo) have occurred to me within 
a few Years in this Country 5 I make no* doubt of its 
truth. ‘ 
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