common feat of the disease, or in the glands of the various parts contained in the lower belly; fuch as the liver, mefentery, &c.' He thinks alfo, that inflammation, varying in degree, attends these obftructions; and that a portion of the coagulable lymph (the moft vifcid fluid in the human frame when altered from its natural ftate) is thrown out, and principally occafions the further obftruction and tumefaction near the parts inflamed.' Having thus given his theory of the disease, which, in our opinion, wants more demonftration for its fupport than the Author has laid before his readers, he proceeds: If a faponaceous fluid capable of diffolving this extreme vifcidity of the coagulable lymph, and penetrating the inmoft receffes of the obftructed glands: if fuch a fluid is readily abforbed, and, when received into the circulation, appears to produce thofe changes which reafon would point out to be proper, we have juft cause to expect the beft effects from its ufe. Such in feveral cafes have been the properties of the following liniment: R Liquaminis falis diuretici, faponis mollis, aa zi. Effentia limonum zi. M.' The method of applying the liniment in cafes where the lungs are principally affected, is as follows: Let a tea-fpoon-ful be flowly rubbed on the fides, between the breafts, and over the ftomach, with à warm hand, morning and evening, while the patient is in bed ;after it has been used a few days, increase the quantity to two or three teafpoonfuls.' If the complaint originates from obstructions in the abdomen, the Author applies the liniment nearest to the part affected. Such is the fubftance of the prefent publication: fhould future experience, added to that of the Author, confirm the fuccefs of this method of treating confumptions, the practice of phyfic will gain confiderable improvement. That the liniment will be received into the circulation by the abforbing veffels is beyond a doubt; and it will, probably, alfo attenuate the vifcidity, and remove obftructions: but will it be received, or rather can it find an immediate passage into the glands of the lungs, through the fkin, muscles and pleura? The being carried by the abforbents immediately to the glands, before it is mixed with the blood, is a circumftance which, in the Author's opinion, is of great weight. The thought is doubtless ingenious; and experience, which in practice is preferable to theoretical fpeculations, will, we hope, determine the efficacy of this mode of curing an obftinate and destructive disease. The immediate conveyance of a remedy to obftructed glands by means of the cutaneous abforbents, deferves attention. It may ferve as a bafis for the foundation of rational practice in many cafes, which have hitherto been the opprobria of medicine. - Art. 49. An Efay on the Bite of a mad Dog; with Obfervations on John Hunter's Treatment of the Cafe of Mafter R And alfo, a Recital of the fuccefsful Treatment of two Cafes. By Jeffe Foot, Surgeon. Svo. 25. Becket. 1788. Mr. Foot enumerates the feveral remedies that have been offered to the world for curing the canine madnefs, none of which, he thinks, are to be confided in, either as prophylactics or fpecifics. He recommends, as the only fure prevention of the disease, the excifion 3 cifion of the wounded part; and recites two cafes from which it appears that the patients were bitten by dogs evidently mad-that the wounded part was cut out-and that neither of the patients had the least symptom of madness. The cafe of Mafter R, as here related, was treated unfuccessfully, with cauftic, by a celebrated anatomist. Art. 50. Tabule Nomina Medicamentorum Pharmacopeia Londinenfis, Anno 1746, edita, alibique promulgatorum, quæ ejufdem Editione Anno 1788, tamen Nominibus novis infignita, retinentur vel accipiuntur, oftendentes; et, vice verfa, &c. A Sheet, Royal Folio. 1s. Evans. 1788. Art. 51. The Medical Memento, containing the Materia Medica, and the Alterations of the Names made in the Chymical Preparations, agreeable to the New Pharmacopoeia of the Royal College of Phy, ficians, London. Small 8vo. 1s. Darton. 1788. These tables may be convenient for thofe perfons who have not the New Pharmacopoeia, or Dr. Healde's tranflation of it, being compiled from the indices of these books. A Treatise on the Intermitting Febris, commonly called the Ague and Fever. To which is added, a radical and approved Cure. By S. Thompfon, Surgeon. 8vo. Is. Wade. Calculated to recommend the Author's noftrum. Art. 53. Medical Remarks on Natural, Spontaneous, and Artificial Evacuation. By John Anderson, M. D. The 2d Edition. 8vo. 38. fewed. Murray. 1788. In this fecond edition of his valuable performance, Dr. Anderfon has added many cafes which corroborate the doctrines that he advanced in the first; for an account of which, fee our Review for Auguft 1787, p. 172. Art. 54. Elays on the Hepatitis and Spafmodic Affections in India;. founded on Obfervations made whilft on Service with his Majefty's Troops in different Parts of that Country. By Thomas Girdlestone, M. D. 8vo. 25. Murray. 1788. The Author of this performance, having frequently feen the difeafes which he describes, thought he could not render a more material service to people going to the Eaft Indies, than by publifhing his remarks, and the method of cure which he found fuccefsful. He divides hepatitis into three ftages, and defcribes the phenomena in each, viz. the chronic, inflammatory, and fuppurative. From the enumeration of the fymptoms, the disease appears to be an obftruction, flowly formed, in the liver, which terminates in inflammation, and fubfequent fuppuration. This circumftance fupports that doctrine which supposes all inflammation to be preceded by obftruction. Dr. Girdleftone thinks the remote caufes of the disease are to be found among thofe particular circumftances to which the army was expofed, viz. a hot climate, injuries of the cranium from the fun's rays, abufe of fpirits, paffions of the mind, violent exercife, bad water, want of vegetables, great repletion after long fafting, and N 3 abufe abufe of mercury. Each of thefe he confiders feparately, and fhews how they may affect the liver and the biliary fecretions. With refpect to the proximate caufe, the Author wishes not to be dogmatical on a point of fo much uncertainty: his conjectures, however, are ingenious, and fhew that he has not ftudied pathology in vain. No part of pathology is fo difficult as the determinating with precifion the diagnoftic fymptoms. The pain in the fhoulder and fide is (as the Author obferves) a certain characteristic, when it exists, but he acknowledges that it is by no means conftant: he, therefore, thinks, that the prefence of the difeafe can only be afcertained by attending to the whole of the phenomena taken together. In the cure, the author chiefly relies on mercury: for the method of adminiftering it, and the regimen neceffary to be obferved, we must refer the reader to the pamphlet, where he will find many judicious practical rules concerning feveral affections of the liver and bowels. In treating the fpafmodic difeafes which are endemial to hot countries, Dr. Girdleftone differs not much from other writers on the fubject. The remote caufes of fpafms, he thinks, are damps from the earth, not ufing capficum in fufficient quantities, bad arrack, and coffee made of ftramonium. Thefe circumstances being peculiar to the East Indies, are judiciously pointed out by the Author. Cold, however, or damps, are the most common causes; and the cure which Dr. G. directs, confifts in the use of the warm bath, wrapping the patient in warm, and frequently heated, blankets, and a liberal ufe of opium, in a liquid form, joined with a ftrong and active cordial, in fmall, and frequently repeated, dofes. Art. 55: Chemical Obfervations on Sugar. By Edward Rigby. 8vo. 2s. Johnfon. 1788. A chemical investigation of the conftituent principles of fugar was never fatisfactorily accomplished until Bergman, with his ufual accuracy, gave a complete analyfis of this fubftance. The refult of his experiments, joined with thofe of Scheele, was, that fugar confifts of a peculiar acid and phlogiston. Mr. Rigby enquires, in the prefent performance, whether any of the facts and phenomena obfervable in the natural production of fugar, and the changes produced on this fubftance by other chemical operations, agree with the analysis which the Swedish chemifts have given. He divides his work into three parts; in the first of which he confiders the production, or compofition, of fugar by natural proceffes; in the fecond, he defcribes the manner in which it is decompofed by art, efpecially by the moft general operation to which it is fubjected, viz., fermentation; and, in the third, he treats of its revivification by the artificial reunion of its conftituent parts. After establishing the fact, that fugar is produced only from vegetables, Mr. Rigby enters into an ingenious examination, how a peculiar acid and phlogifton are united in the process of vegetation. He fuppofes fugar, or faccharine fubftances, to be the only objects capable capable of being fermented; he then fhews that, during the operation of fermentation, the phlogifton, being separated from the acid, unites with the water of the folution, and that the compound will, in that cafe, be wine, or vinous or ardent fpirit. If the process be continued with an increased degree of heat, the phlogifton will be evaporated, and the acid only will remain in the water of the folution. This is doubtlefs ingenious, and leads to the following conclufion, that the acid of fugar, of tartar, and of vinegar, are the fame acid, under different modifications. Having thus determined the constituent parts of fugar, the Author fhews how fugar may be, and actually is, produced by combining phlogifton with the acid. Thus fugar of lead is, he thinks, the union of the phlogifton of lead with the acid of vinegar. This is doubtful. The other inftances which Mr. Rigby produces seem more fatisfactory, viz. the dulcification of four wines, by impregnating them with fulphur, and the preparing malt, by impregnating it with the fumes of coake or charcoal. Mr. Rigby is aware that various experiments are yet wanting to complete the theory which he has here offered. It muft, however, be acknowleged, that he has given an account of fermentation that merits the attention of the chemift, and promifes to lead us into a wide field, hitherto unexplored by the inquifitive philofopher, wherein many valuable discoveries may be made, tending both to elucidate the fubject, and become beneficial to mankind, by facilitating feveral operations which depend on the process of fer mentation. MISCELLANEOUS. Art. 56. An impartial Account of the Dispute between Sir Thomas Relates to a perfonal difagreement between Sir Thomas Beevor and Major Money, which originated in the conteft during the late election for Norwich, The Editor of this publication appears to be the friend of Sir Thomas; but we cannot pretend to judge how far his account is strictly impartial: nor does the fubject appear to us entitled to much enquiry. However, with regard to the public importance of any private altercation, the byftander fhould bear in mind, that a man's feelings, in his own caufe, will, fometimes, very naturally, make that appear to him a MOUNTAIN, which, to others, feems only a mole-hill. Art. 57. Pleafing Reflections on Life and Manners; with Effays, Characters, and Poems moral and entertaining. Principally felected from fugitive Publications, 12mo. 3s. Hooper. 1788. Miscellaneous collections, of this kind, are become very numerous; but as they generally confift of moral pieces, they are, to fay the least of them, innocent, as well as entertaining. The multiplication, therefore, of fuch compilements, is of no differvice to fociety. The pocket volume now before us, is calculated for the inftruction, as well as the amufement, of young people, of both fexes. The Editor is Mr. Wright, whofe former publications, of a fimilar N 4 a fimilar nature, we have noticed, as intended to subserve the good purposes of religion and virtue. Art. 58. The Appeal of an injured Wife against a cruel Hufband. Written by Mrs. Farrer. 8vo. 28. Stalker. 1788. It cannot be fuppofed that we should give our readers an analyfis of this publication, nor prefume to doubt, or vouch for, the authenticity of the horrid facts which it relates. We need only inform them that Mrs. F. is the "wedded wife" of Capt. Farrer [well known as the Protector of Lady Strathmore when she was forcibly carried off by Mr. Bowes]-that the accufes him of ufing her in the bafest and most inhuman manner-of being Lady S-'s paramour, &c. &c. and that an affidavit is prefixed, of the truth of her narrative :which is dedicated to Lady S. From this dedication, we fhall tranfcribe the first and the last paragraph. I cannot adopt the common-place flattery of dedications in addreffing a work to you, the contents of which would make the most fervile adulation filent, inftead of pleafing your vanity.—This detail of my miferies will wring your heart, if it be made of "penetrable ftuff;" and if there be but one nerve of fenfibility in it, will awaken that nerve to anguish. I remain a depreffed and miferable being, struggling with calamities of which you are the principal cause and origin; I shall add no more, but leave the reader to bestow his pity, and deal forth his execration, on the objects who refpectively deserve the one or the M. Farrer.' other. Art. 59. Additions and Corrections to the former Editions of Dr. Robertfon's Hittory of America. 8vo. 6d. Cadell. 1788. Our readers may, perhaps, remember, that, fome time ago, we gave an account of Clavigero's Hiftory of Mexico; in which work, the author threw out various reflections, tending, in feveral inftances, to impeach the credit of Dr. Robertfon's Hiftory of America. This attack, it appears, induced our learned hiftorian to revife his work, and to enquire into the truth of the charges brought againft it by the Hiftorian of New Spain; and this he appears to have done with a becoming attention to the importance of the facts that are controverted, and to the common interests of truth. In many of the difputed paffages, he has fully answered the Abbé Clavigero, and vindicated himself; in others, he has candidly fubmitted to correction, and thereby given additional value to his own work.The additions refer to the octavo edition, printed in 1783; the purchasers of which are obliged to the bookfeller for this feparate publication of the improvements. THEOLOGY. Art. 60. Sacred Biography: or the Hiftory of the Patriarchs. Being a Course of Lectures delivered at the Scots Church, London Wall; by Henry Hunter, D. D. Vol. IV. 8vo. 6s. Boards. Murray, 1788. Dr. Hunter here carries forward his plan of lectures on the hiftory of the Old Teftament, in the fame declamatory ftyle, in which * Vid. Appendix to Review, vel. lxxvi. p. 633. the |