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II. A Propofal to bring fmall payable Stones 
foon and with Eafe out of the Bladder : By 
the Reverend Stephen Hales, D. D. 
Read oaob. 31 . T 3 EING prefcnt , February 4.. 17 44*5’. 
D whci1 ,ile late Ri S ht Honourable 
the Earl of Orford (after having 
taken for two Months Dr. Juriris Lixivium ) voided 
at once eleven pretty large nearly cubical Fragments 
of larger Stones, which were involved in coagulated 
Blood and Urine; and, a few Hours after, fifteen 
more at once, in the fame manner; in all thirty two 
that Day ; fome of which were as large as were poflibly 
paflable ; it hence immediately occurred to my 
Thoughts, that all paflable Stones which have lately 
fallen from the Kidneys into the Bladder, or which 
have broken off from larger ones, might readily and 
eafily be brought out thence, by conveying into the 
empty Bladder, by a Catheter , fome very mucilagi- 
nous Subflancc, fuch as Syrup of Marfh-mallows, or 
a Solution of Gum Arabic, or Barley-water. Such 
Subftances would bring the Stones away foon, and 
with great Eafe to the Patient ; and thereby not only 
prevent much teazing Pain, by fruitlefly endeavour- 
ing to bring them away with the weak Force of thin 
Urine, but alfo efFedually to fecure the Patient from 
the Danger of their growing too big to come away, 
by long continuing in the Bladder. 
And what ftrongly evinces the Reafonablenefs of 
this Propofal, is, that, on opening the Bladder of his 
Lordfhip, there were no Stones found remaining, 
except 
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