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OR many Years red Sand conftantly camefrom me, without Pain or Inconvenience. About nine Years ago I began to be uneafy; and before twelve Months had paffed, was fo much out of order, that I could no longer ride; the Motion of a Coach grew infupportable; and that of a Chair or Walking, was generally attended. with bloody Water..

The Regimen.

I took Mrs. Stephens's Medicine in the folid Form, three Ounces a Day for about five Years ;,. when I changed it for the fame Quantity of Ca-" ftile Soap; which, about a Year. fince, I reduced to two Ounces; and lately to one Ounce, with. about a Pint of Lime-water mixt with Milk; be-ing willing to regain my Liberty as far as is confiftent with Eafe and fafety. This Regimen I have. inceffantly purfued; except some few Days that I have purposely omitted it, to observe the Confequences of fuch Omiffion,

The Effects.

Whilft I pursue this Regimen, I never difcharge red Sand; whenever I omit it for a few. Days, I conftantly do. By a teddy Perseverance in it, my particular Complaint has been gradually

diminished;

diminished; and my Health, in general improved. I believe I could now ride, though I have not tried. I feldom feel any Uneafiness in a Coach; and when I do, it is inconfiderable; though fometimes (but very rarely) it is attended with bloody Water. And the Motion of a Chair or Walking do not affect me. In short, I have exchanged, Pain for Eafe, and Mifery for Comfort; and had it not been for this Medicine, I should not have been now alive to have told my Story.

My Conclufions are these :

r. Mrs. Stephens's Medicine, or Caftile Soap, are fafe Remedies; and three Ounces may be taken every Day for Years together (and, probably, during Life) without any ill Confèquence.

2. That Health in general will improve by their Ufe; for by their cleanfing Quality, I imagine, they better prepare the Stomach for Digestion, and the Intestines for Chylification.

3. They are Preventives of the Stone; either by hindering the Generation or Formation of thofe Particles of which it is compofed, or by facilitating the Discharge of them before Concretion. And I am perfuaded, that, by taking them, Perfons who have not that Diftemper, will be fecured from it; and thofe who have it, from growing worfe. And if, on leffening my Quantity, I again find the Appearance of red Sand, I will increase it again to a Quantity fufficient to prevent it.

4. They

4. They are Lithontriptics. Of this I have often had ocular Proof; and the discharged Frag ments are softened, and their Parts more eafily feparated.

5. They are Lenitives, where the Stone is not entirely discharged; fo that when a complete Cure: is not obtained, Eafe may, as I have happily ex-perienced. But from what Caufe this proceeds, let Physicians enquire and determine.

I believe Men fcarce differ fo much in the Tem-per of their Bodies, as of their Minds; and though many Cafes may be very unlike my own, I am. perfuaded, that a regular Ufe of this Medicine would, for the most Part, be as beneficial to others as to myself. Perfons, with whom it difagrees, in other Refpects, are excluded from this Benefit; as the Intemperate are from the Benefit of this or any other Medicine.

I have, for a long Courfe of Years, abstained? from all ftrong, Liquors; but drink every thing. that is fmall. I can eat any thing, but not much; and like the most common Diet beft. I prefer most things to Flesh; and of Flesh the whiteft. I never altered my common Diet on Account of this Medicine; or the Times of my Meals, which have ever been very irregular. I have always taken an Ounce at a time; fometimes before, fometimes at, and fometimes after, Meals; and I have often made a Meal of the Medicine itself, only with a Clafs of fmall Liquor (of any Sort) and a little Bread, which I have always taken with it. I generally took the three Ounces at

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proper Intervals; and fometimes at very short This Medicine has always agreed with me; and I never once felt it on my Stomach, or any other Inconvenience from it. And I think it my Duty to omit no Opportunity of publishing its Virtues to the World.

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POSTSCRIPT.

INCE I finished this Effay, I am in doubt whether I ought not to change the Title. For I have heard of a very ingenious Performance, called The Analysis of Beauty, which proves incontestably, that it confifts in Curve Lines: I congratulate my Fraternity; and hope, for the fu ture, the Ladies will efteem them. Das Beaux Gar gons.

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POST-POSTSCRIPT.

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Wonder, that in the first Edition of this Ef

fay, I forgot to mention fome Inconveniences I fuffer of a very grievous Nature; and which have a Right to a Place in Pages 100 and 101 of this Edition.

When I am in a Coach with a Fair Lady, I am hid by Silk and Whale-bone. When I fit next her at Table, my Arm is fo pinioned, I can neither help her nor myself. We are deprived of the Pleasure of feeing each other; and fhe would scarce know I was there, if the did not fometimes hear me under her Wing. I am in Purgatory on the Confines of Paradife. I therefore beg one Favour, and which the may grant with Honour; that (fince I defpair of fupplanting her [e] Lapdog) she will allow me a Cushion to raise me above fuch Misfortunes.

[e] N. B. Many Ladies fay, that Shock is as ugly a Cur as myfelf, and unworthy of his Poft. But nothing fo disrespectful fhall ever efcape me; left it thould offend, or be thought the Envy of a Rival.

Lucina

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