£ ‘h 1 3 
t January the 6 th, 1743. 
WY N March the 2(5th, 173 9, the Wife ofMr. Matth . 
^ hVtlkinJon , of Long- Sutton, in Lincolnshire, was 
tapped for an Afcttes, proceeding from frequent He- 
morrhages, and a too liberal Ufe of final! Liquors. 
She was between 30 and 40 Years old, of a very low 
Stature, and always of a weak Constitution. The 
Water was all taken away at one Time, and mea- 
sured Five Gallons. She was very faint immediately 
after the Operation, and remained fo for near Three 
Weeks after. But, by great Abstinence from Liquids, 
excepting Lowers bitter Infufton, and Sometimes a 
Spoonful or Two of Cordial Julap, fhc perfe&ly 
recovered her Health again j and to a much better 
Degree of it, than fhe had enjoyed for many Years 
before; without any Appearance at all of a Return 
of the abdominal Tumour to this Day. The Water 
was clear, and readily turned to a ftrong Jelly upon 
heating it ,• and I am very certain, there was unavoid- 
ably left in the Abdomen a Quantity Sufficient to 
prove the Exiftence of abforbent VefTels. Perhaps 
thofe Patients, in this Diftemper, whofe Water turns 
to a Jelly, have a better Chance to be cured by T a - 
racentejis , than others, whofe Discharge is more like 
Urine, and will never curdle by Heat. But Time, 
and repeated Observation, muft confirm this Opi- 
nion. 
