A treatise of the causes and symptoms of the stone; and of the chief remedies now in use to cure this distemper. Containing, a history of Mrs. Stephens's medicines, and her receipt. Observations upon them. Answers to the objections made against; and cautions to those who use them. An examination of lime-water and soap, and cases concerning them. Of Dr. Jurin's lithontripticum, or soap-lye; and remarks relating therunto. Of soap. Of the liquid shell, and other nostrums. Of forcing and softening remedies. Cases of persons who have taken Mrs. Stephens's preparation, in a solid form, with the sequel of a few printed before ... / By D., brother-in-law to Mrs. Stephens.
- D'Escherny, David, approximately 1730-
- Date:
- 1755
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A treatise of the causes and symptoms of the stone; and of the chief remedies now in use to cure this distemper. Containing, a history of Mrs. Stephens's medicines, and her receipt. Observations upon them. Answers to the objections made against; and cautions to those who use them. An examination of lime-water and soap, and cases concerning them. Of Dr. Jurin's lithontripticum, or soap-lye; and remarks relating therunto. Of soap. Of the liquid shell, and other nostrums. Of forcing and softening remedies. Cases of persons who have taken Mrs. Stephens's preparation, in a solid form, with the sequel of a few printed before ... / By D., brother-in-law to Mrs. Stephens. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Letters, till July Sth 1748. when he fent for me. 1 found him in a deplorable Condition. This Gentle¬ man could hardly bear any Motion, and that, al¬ ways attended with bloody Water ; and fuffering very long, and ftrong Fits of the Strangury; making Water almoft every Minute, and was grown very bulky and very weak, and exceffively troubled with Wind. He told me, that upon the continual Soili- citations of his Relations, and Friends (tho5 he had as good an Opinion of the Medicines as ever, but thought they could not fucceed in his Cafe) two Years and a Half before ; he had been prevailed upon to lend tor an eminent Fhyfician from London, and another from the Neighbourhood ; that he be¬ lieved they had madeUfe of all their Skill, but it had been in vain ; that afterwards, he had took the liquid Shell for a great while, but it had no Succefs : that he had afterwards Recourfe to Dr. Jurin*s Lithon- tripticum, but had not taken much of it, becaufe he was afraid of being hurt by it, and at laft took every thing that he was advifed to, which was allured to him, had cured other Perfons. But ftill growing worfe, inftead of better, and hearing of a great Cure performed upon Mr. Calverly, whom he had recommended to rue, he was refolved now to try what I could do, alt ho* he had very little Hopes of Succefs, but faid, let God Almighty's Will he done, for we muft rejign ourfelves and fuhmit to the kind Will of Heaven. I directed him what to do in his prefent Circumftances, and fent him the Medicines in a fo¬ lk] Form, which he took without any Trouble, and I received a Letter almoft every Week from him. I had in this Cafe feveral Difficulties to encounter with. For this Gentleman could take no compofing Draughts. He was afraid of fitting ftill, for fear of impairing his Health, as he had been always ufed to ftrong Exercife, tho* now he could but juft move about s he was pretty often laxative, and did not take](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30548056_0102.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
