Ten cases of persons who have taken Mrs. Stephens's medicines for the stone. With an abstract of some experiments, tending to illustrate these cases.

Date:
1738
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Credit: Ten cases of persons who have taken Mrs. Stephens's medicines for the stone. With an abstract of some experiments, tending to illustrate these cases. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    following Words, relating to the Appearance of the Stone. The Stone was light, white on the Outjide, a great Part of it covered with a cretaceous Coat, which broke off in Flakes with great Eafe, perfectly like to thofe before voided, as appeared by comparing them. The Stone would to any indifferent Per Jon plainly ap¬ pear as if acted upon by a Solvent, fo as to have greatly diminijhed its Bulk. The inner Part of the Stone was reddifh, and harder than the external, when tried by a Knife. There were Two B Agings, which rofe pretty high above the Stone, and which appeared to be lefs aided upon by the Solvent than the ether Parts. The Stone was not covered equably with the fame Coat, but what co¬ vered one Part appeared to have been taken off in others. The next Day I faw Mr. Hawkins, and took down from his Mouth the following Words relating to the Appearance of the Stone: He faw a Stone weighing nearly Two Ounces, as Mrs. Thomas faid. The Surface was of a whitifh Colour, and in Part covered with a Matter that had all the Appearance of the Joft Shells that had before come away in Mr. Thomas s IVater. This Matter was very fifty and ready to fall off and crumble upon the leaf Touch. By thefe Appearances he fays, that he ffoould imagine that the Stone had been larger, and that this foft Matter feemdto be ready to fall off' in a little time. The Part
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