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REPORT OF DISEASES,

In the public and private Practice of one of the Physicians of the City Dis pensary, from the 20th November, to the 20th December, 1807.

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Catarrhus
Cynanche..

Asthma.....

Phthisis Pulmonalis.

Febris.......

Rheumatismus

Paralysis...

Amenorrhea.

Leucorrhea.

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.20 pore, and still keeps up the escape

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A knowledge of these laws of heat is S of the highest importance in a medi5 cal point of view. By this knowledge 4 we undertand how the body is pre6 served in health, and how it is injured 4 and thrown into disease by heat: for 5 when the heat of the body passes off 7 in moderate or due proportion, health 5 is preserved: but when it passes off 7 either in too high, or in too low a de4 gree, or when these degrees suddenly 6 alternate, as when the external tem7 perature changes suddenly from cold .18 to heat, or from heat to cold, disease

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THOMSON. The generality of the diseases which IN N the last report we offered at present prevail, are produced by general observations on the rela- the heat of the body passing off in too tion which exists between the living high a degree, owing to the coldness body and heat, or atmospherical tem- and dampness of the atmosphere. The perature. Thus, the internal heat of most prevalent disease, however, is the body is higher than the common catarrh, or what in common language heat of the atmosphere. This supeis termed a cold. The general symprior degree of heat is produced by the toms of this affection are, a sense of process of respiration, and is diffused lassitude over the whole body, with throughout the whole body. Hence, shivering; at least the sensation of there is a constant escape of heat from cold is increased, and the motions of the surface of the body. Were heat the pulse are accelerated, especially a visible substance, we should see it in the evening. constantly issuing from every porę. These sympoms are seldom of long This being the case, then, that there duration, till they are accompanied is a constant production of heat by with a degree of hoarseness-a sense the process of respiration, and that it of roughness and soreness in the is constantly passing off from the sur- trachea or wind-pipe-some difficulty face of the body to the atmosphere, of breathing-and a cough, which is it follows that it must pass off in a generally at first without expectorahigher or lower degree, according to tion-exciting pains about the chest, the heat of the surrounding medium, but more particularly in the breast. For example, in a day of keen frost In some cases, however, there are it passes off in a high degree-hence, pains in other parts, but most fre the sensation of cold. In a mild day quently about the neck and head. it passes off in a lower degree The appetite is impaired-some thirst hence we feel agreeable. In a warm arises and a feverish lassitude is felt day it passes off in a still lower degree over the whole body. -hence we are oppressed with heat, The cure of catarrh consists in And were the temperature of the at- avoiding cold, its exciting cause-in mosphere to rise higher than the in- preserving an equable and genial temternal temperature of the body, in- perature, by lying in bed-in exciting stead of heat passing from the body the actions of the system, and proto the atmosphere, it would pass from moting perspiration by warm cordial the atmosphere into the body; and drinks, and in some instances, by stithis would actually take place were mulant medicines-and in applying it not that the sweat flows from every heat to the deranged organs or the

local affection, by Mudge's Inhaler. at this moment are languishing on the Catarrh, generally speaking, when bed of death, and thousands and tens not neglected or improperly treated of thousands have gone to

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is seldom a fatal disease. But neglect "That undiscovered country, from whose or mal-treatment alters the case. The patient either loses his life under the "No traveller returns."primary affection, or fatal diseases follow in its train. From a neglected or improperly treated catarrh thousands

Old Broad-Street,
Dec. 24th, 1807.

HISTORICAL CHRONICLE.

DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.

London.

J. HERDMAN.

On Friday, at four o'clock, the principal members of the Club retired SMITHFIELD CLUB, or CHRISTMAS from the Show to a dinner at the FreeCATLE SHOW. By a Gentleman masons' Tavern, at which his Grace Farmer and Improver. the Duke of Bedford presided. Among the company present, were the following distinguished agriculturists:

HE annual Christmas Exhibition Tof Prize cattle was, as usual, held

at Sadler's Repository, Aldersgate- Lord William Russell, Lord Somerstreet, on Friday, Saturday, and Mon- ville, Robert Byng, Charles Gordon day, the 11th, 12th, and 14th of De- Grey, Money Hill, Richard Astley, cember. The judges were appointed, and the Stock previously examined on Thursday; after which the Club adjourned to a dinner at the Axe Inn, Aldermanbury. The following persons obtained the prizes :

Esqrs; the Rev. Thomas Plasket; Messrs. Barker, Burton, Cobb, King, Giblet, Hoare, Hodkinson, Honeybourne, Stone, Stubbins, Tubs, Waters, Woodgate, &c.

The following new members were OXEN. Mr. William Flower, for his elected-William Coles, R. C. Paul, Herefordshire Ox, twenty guineas, John Wing, Esqrs. Messrs. Bailey, with the additional premium of ten Trimmer, Gray, Sellon, Flower, Maltguineas, according to the regulation by, Mercer. of last year, for the best ox, above the weight of 120 stone; as the winner of the sweepstakes.

Mr. Sam. Chandler, for his French and Devon ox, got by a Norman bull of Mr. Cook's, twenty gui

neas.

Mr. Chandler, for a black Highland Scot, ten guineas. SHEEP.-Mr. Gilbert Maltby, for his three year long woolied wedder sheep, ten guineas.

The Rev. Thomas Plasket, for three two-year old long-woolled wedders, ten guineas.

Mr. Henry King jun. for three yearling short-woolled wedders, ten guineas.

The business of the meeting being finished, about forty noblemen, gentlemen, and farmers, sat down to dinner, who were afterwards kept together to a late hour by the spirit of conviviality, and by interesting professional conversation. The chief toasts circulated were as follow:

The King-The Queen and Royal Family-Prosperity to the Smithfield Club-The Plough-Success to good Grazing-The memory of BakewellThe Duke of Norfolk-Small in size and great in value-SirJosephBanksA fine fleece and a fat carcase-Mr. Pacey, of Gloucestershire.

On Monday, at two o'clock, a meeting of the Club was held at the FreeThe Duke of Bedford, for three two- mason's Tavern, at which the followyear old short-woolled wedders, ing noblemen and gentlemen were prebred and fed upon his Grace's sent: The Duke of Bedford, Lord SoMaulden farm, ten guineas. merville, Earl of Thanet, Earl of WinPIGS.-Mr. John Rhodes, for his chelsea, Viscount Sackville, SirJoseph black-spotted pig, fifteen months Banks, Robert Byng, John Martin old, fed on skimmed milk, and four Crips, Charles Gordon Gray, George bushels of barley-meal, ten guineas. Gunning, Bartholomew Higgins, MoMr. William How, for a half-black ney Hill, Anthony Lechmere, Nieb high Suffolk bred pig, nine Malcolm, Thomas Mercer, Robert months old, ten guineas. Clark Paul, Esqrs. Rev. Thomas Plas

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ket, Sir John Sebright, Charles Col- sible within the bounds of its original lis Westerne, William Francis.Wood- objects, begged to call the attention of the land owners present to the gate, &c.

The following new members were great importance of supplying our elected: Lieutenant Colonel William navy with hemp of our own and of our Cunningham, Colonel Cunningham, colonial growth, the importation of of Lower Seymour-street, John King, that article from the Baltic being now Janies Ingram, William Walker, John interdicted. His Lordship observed, Cator, Joseph Halsey, Esqrs. The that, although an excellent substitute premiums and conditions for the next is known in the Bengal sun hemp, Show, were then taken into consider- should that hereafter fail in supplying ation, and the meeting adjourned to the wants of our navy, he trusted, that, as hemp is proved to be an excellent the following day, at eleven o'clock.

About five o'clock on Monday, one preparation for a wheat crop, and to hundred and fifty gentlemen sat down interfere little with the established to dinner, his Grace the Duke of Bed- system of husbandry upon strong soils, ford in the chair, who, after the board except in the growth of beans, for was cleared, and the usual toasts which it must be substituted, that the drank, read the adjudication of the land owners would be found ready to prizes, already given, and afterwards forward the views of government, by the list of premiums proposed for the raising this most essential article upon next year's Show, generally the same our own soil, and by relinquishing as the present, with the exception of the restrictions in their covenants a premium of twenty guineas for the with tenants against the growth of best, and ten guineas for the second a vegetable which experience has best ox of any description, of the proved, does not exhaust the soil more weight of 100 stone, or upwards; and than other crops, when not left to riten guineas for the best ox under the pen its seed. Lord Somerville's speech weight of 100 stone, fed without either was received by the company with geHis Grace farther neral approbation. Printed lists were corn or cakes. stated, that a committee had been ap- delivered to the company of the prepointed to draw up proper printed miums for his lordship's show, which forms of certificates of the ages, work, will be held on the 1st and 2d of and feeding of the several animals to March. be exhibited.

The Duke of Bedford then gave the Anthony Lechmere, Esq. then rose, health of the Earl of Bridgewater; and proposed the health of the Duke and, after some pause, his Grace rose of Bedford, which was drank with and said, that we had heard much of a three times three, and great applause. late pamphlet, entitled Britain indeHis Grace, thanking the company, pendent of Commerce,' whilst · Perish assured them of the full satisfaction Commerce' had been the language of he felt in giving every assistance in others: happily, the present company his power to the laudable objects of were not called upon to decide between the society, and then drank to the me- the different branches of our national mory of Mr. Bakewell, and to the industry; but, whilst they knew agrihealth of the present Judges, with culture to be the foundation of plenty thanks for the trouble they had taken. and of virtuous industry, they were so The Duke next called the attention fully impressed with the importance of the company, as he observed, to of commerce as heartily to concur in one of the nost zealous and able pro- The union of agriculture, commerce, moters of the objects of the club, both here as a member, and on other occa- which was drank with enthusiasm. sions: on which, he gave the health of The next toast was a well merited euLord Somerville, which was drank logium on the improvers of Ireland, with three times three, and the ut- Mr. Foster and the Farming Society of Ireland,' which was drank with most applause. Lord Somerville, after thanking three times three-Mr. Hobhouse, the the company, and acknowledging the president, and the Bath and West of propriety of confining the business of England Society, was the next toastthe present meetings as much as pos- Mr. Coke-The Stewards of the Show

and manufactures,'

and Meeting Mr.Byng and Mr. King. the Norfolk large globe turnip, some $49 Those gentlemen thanked the com- of which last weighed upwards of pany for the honour done them: and twenty pounds each. the Duke of Bedford, about nine to the cattle exhibited, they were geWith respect o'clock, apologized, that, on account nerally good, few of them fattened of indisposition, he was obliged at so beyond the point of utility, none of early an hour, to leave a company who any great or uncommon interest. The had done themselves honour, by their Hereford ox, which won the sweepzeal in promoting an adequate supply stakes, fully supported the honours of of animal food in the markets for our his celebrated race; he was well increased and increasing population. formed, both in length and substance, After his Grace had retired, Robert to produce all the weight he could be Byng, Esq. was called to the chair; laid at. Indeed, the size, form, and and the attention of the company was considerable bone of the Hereford attracted by various printed papers, cattle ought to put those judges on relative to rural economy, among their guard, who are for restricting which were Colonel Cunningham's all merit to smallness of size. Mr. proposals for the purchase of. Scotch Chandler's red and white ox, which cattle on commission, and Mr. Lester's carried the next prize, was remarkably prospectus of his treatise on agricultu- ripe and well made, and of rather ral implements, under the title of 'The larger size than the Norman cross in Economy of the Barn.' At the adjourned meeting, on Tues- bone were very fine, with horns regeneral produces. His head and day, 11 o'clock, at the Freemason's sembling the half long horns of the Tavern, the Duke of Bedford in the north. Lord Thanet's black Highland chair, it was resolved, that, in future, Scots were very neat, and certainly three judges only should be elected, worth as much, or more per pound, instead of five; and that the descrip- than any beasts in the show. Query, tion of persons chosen, whether breed- whether this small beef may not be ers, graziers, or butchers, should be reckoned an article of luxury, (see left to the decision of the meetings. General Treatise on Cattle) compared The report of the committee for set with the larger, and probably more tling the form of certificates to be productive in acreable weight?-A sent with the cattle proposed to be half bred ox between Hereford (appashewn in future, was approved, and rently) and Sussex, a good beast. A ordered to be printed on the back of two year old spotted bull, probably the bills for the information of the between the Lincoln and Durham candidates. Five eminent graziers breed, of great substance and promiwere nominated, out of which the nency in the points, but coarse. judges are to be chosen, on March SHEEP consisted of long woolled new 1st, next; and the following five new Leicester crosses, with members of the club were elected, pure Leicesters, and of several pens some few Benjamin Hobhouse, Esq. M.P. Ro- of South Downs, in which there was bert Kirk, John Hutton, Henry nothing very remarkable, excepting Hoytes, and William Lester, After the close and excellent fleeces of Mr. thanks voted to the Duke of Bedford, Pickford's two, Robert Byng, Esq. Mr. Henry King, most fairly and equitably adjudged. The prizes were jun. steward for the last and ensuing With respect to the pigs, they were, year, and Mr. Paul Giblet, the trea- as is the fashion, most truly of the surer, the club adjourned to the se- rare-shew sort, and seemed designed cond day of Lord Somerville's Spring for no other purpose than to excite Show, March 2d. the mirth of the spectators. The objects of this laudable institu- winner of the prize, called a Berkshire, tion were this year pursued with an was doubly and trebly crossed with increased ardour, by the managing the pug. If these squabs are the most members of the club, and, with the profitable kind of pigs, and produce exception of the first day, the show the greatest weight for the meat they was numerously attended. Mr. Pick- eat, all we pretend to, on the subject ford, of Hertfordshire, again exhi- of fort and shape, in our domestic ani bited his samples of Rutabaga, and of mals, is mere common place flummery. UNIVERSAL MAG, VOL. VIIL

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