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Excerpt from The New-England Journal of Medicine and Surgery, and Collateral Branches of Science, 1818, Vol. 7 In an appendix to 'this volume, something is said on stricture of the urethra, and on morbid retention of urine. In the first of these complaints the author has observed excellent effects from'the use ofthe gum elastic catheter, in dilating the stricture, and recommends it as far preferable toxthe bougie. It must be worn Constantly, -and the patient strictly confined to his house. In 'the second, after promising bleeding, purging, warm hatb, 'and' oplu'm, it is advised that a catheter of the smallest size, without 8. Mm, be passed 1 to the stricture, and retained in close con. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.