Extract, 'Part of a letter from Mr Bussiere [sic] to Dr Sloane wherein he gives an account of the new way of cutting for the stone by the hermit with his opinion of it' by [Paul] Buissiere Extract of a letter from Buissiere to Hans Sloane in which he describes a method for extracting bladder stones, developed by Brother James, a French hermit. Brother James uses a staff and forceps that are designed differently and always cleans his instruments and hands with rose oil. Buissiere does not generally approve of Brother James' methods, which have been unsuccessful on numerous occasions. Subject: Surgery Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Part of a letter from Mr. Bussiere to Dr. Sloane, wherein he gives an account of the new way of cutting for the stone by the hermit, with his opinion of it'. Read to the Royal Society on 22 March 1699. [1690s]