The Gravel

The Gravel 

     The excruciating sufferings sustained by persons

afflicted by gravel in the kidnies, &c. induced me

to communicate a remedy which has, in numerous 

instances, afforded relief.

     This remedy was discovered and its efficacy first

tested by Dr. Williams, a late eminent physician in 

Virginia.  -- He had for several years suffered ex-

tremely by gravel. -- As an experiment, Dr. W 

put a small quantity of the gravel which he had

voided, into three wine glasses, one containing gin,

a second containing a solution of lime, (lime water)

the third containing pure strong coffee.  After

waiting a few days, on examining, he found that

the gravel deposited in gin, was not in the slightest

degree, altered--that deposited in lime water ap-

peared a little softened; that deposited in strong 

coffee, was reduced to an impalpable power.

     Encouraged by this experiment, Dr. W. imme-

diately adopted the use of pure strong coffee not 

mixed with sugar, milk or any ingredient.  In a 

short time he voided gravel reduced to sand, with

little pain, and was relieved.

     The above important facts were stated to me by

a respectable physician, who has administered this

remedy with similar success.

I.M.

Richmond Enquirer