ooseness continued
till the 15th, when most of the icteric Symptoms were gone,
and by the 30th they entirely disappeared. However, she
continued low, and subject to Flatulencies for some Months
afterwards, which were at last removed by the continued Use
of Cordials, gentle Bitters, a nourishing Diet, and repeated
Doses of Rhubarb; and on the 2d of _May_ she was discharged
in a firm State of Health.

Dr. _Coe_ says, "I have more Reason to be satisfied of the
Effect of Vomits in dislodging these Calculi, than of any
other, or indeed of all other Medicines." _Treatise on
biliary Concretions_, chap. ii. p. 253. Besides viscid
Humours, which Vomits bring away from the biliary Passages,
how often are Gall Stones likewise found in the Stools after
the Operation of a Vomit? _Ibid._ p. 256.

Most of the icteric Cases we had, which were not complicated with
other Disorders, yielded to the above Treatment in about twelve or
fourteen Days. Two or three remained obstinate for a longer Time. To
one I ordered a Quart of the pectoral Decoction, made with Parsly
Roots instead of the Linseed, to be drunk daily along with the Soap
Pills; and the Jaundice disappeared in about eight or ten Days. One
who had the Disease more obstinate than the rest, and complained for
some Time of a Tension and Uneasiness about the Liver, was ordered to
have the right Side fomented Morning and Evening, and to rub it for
some Time after with the _linimentum saponaceum_ and to drink the
Decoction of Sarsaparilla after the Soap Pills; and by continuing this
Course for about three Weeks, the Disorder went off[94].

[94] Sometimes the warm Bath has a good Effect after other
Remedies have afforded no Relief. In the Year 1743, a young
Gentleman, a Student of Physic at _Edinburgh_, had a Jaundice
for which he had taken Variety of Medicines, and rode daily
on Horseback for some Weeks, without receiving any Benefit:
At last, by my Father's Advice, he took a brisk Dose of
Physic, and before it began to operate had a large Quantity
of warm Whey thrown up by way of a Clyster, and went
immediately into the warm Bath. In the Bath he was taken with
a violent Inclination to go to Stool; and after coming out,
had a great Number of bilious Stools that Day, and next
Morning was still inclined to be loose; and in a few Days all
the icteric Symptoms vanished. On the 20