on the cough,. dyspnoea, and other concomitants.But above all other occafions they are most exafperated in the prefence of the head of the family, whether a father, an uncle, or a guardian. Now, as this is as much a discase of the mind as of the body, it strikes me, that the paffion of envy, or jealoufy, is ftrongly excited by the fight of perfons who are not afflicted with the diforder, which is generally the cafe with fathers, uncles, and guardians; and that the patient, from a defire of communicating the difeafe, is impelled to throw out thofe miafmata, or contagious particles, which will affect all prefent.That this is often done without producing the effect, I well know, but I must fay, that, in general, where the diforder is of long continuance (a month or fix weeks, for example) it seldom fails to impart fuch a degree of its virulence, as to affect the father, and then, I obferve, the cure is as good as performed. From the few remarks I have thrown out, you will perceive, Sir, that although we cannot refer this diforder to any clafs hitherto mentioned by nofologifts, yet we may rank it among endemics, or those diforders which affect the inhabitants of a certain diftrict. This is most prevalent in the city of London, and extends a little way into the fuburbs. I have met with a few cafes of the kind, in the borough of Southwark; but the fmall villages near town are, L think, generally pretty free from it. As to the Borough, it is rather fingular that some of the patients, after returning from Margate or Brighton, apparently perfectly cured, take lodgings nevertheless in a large building in St. George's Fields: whether this confirms the cure, I know not, but I apprehend it may prevent a relapfe, and I am doubtful whether any thing will fo effectually anfwer this purpofe. The tendency of the diforder to return, is one of the worst circumftances belonging to it, and fufficiently convinces me, that there is a radical error in the mode of treatment. I am not ashamed to confefs that I have often failed. If we phyficians are not as free in acknowledging our errors, as proud in announcing our cures, the medical art, as to practical ufefulness, must stand still. With refpect to the caufes of the DOMIPHOBIA, they may be divided, as in the cafe of other diforders, into remote, proximate, and occafional. On these I fhall not be prolix. It is a great mistake, however, to afcribe this diforder to low living, or a poor diet. If that were the cafe, the poor would be afflicted by it, particularly this feafon. But the fact is, it attacks perfons who live well, freely, upon a generous diet. Exceffive indulgence never fails to bring it on, and it is remarkable, that thofe who have ONCE indulged, are fure to have a relapfe the following year. I fcarce know an inftance to the contrary. The mental affections are also to be taken into the account, and I have known cafes where it was brought on merely by talking about it; a wonderful proof of the intimate connection betwixt the mind and the body. That there is an affection of the head, cannot well be doubted, from its being almost always attended with giddinefs, wanderings, vain fears, and fometimes downright raving, the patient perpetually talking of balls, dances, breakfasts, raffles, jubĵcriptions, and other things, which very feldom much occupy the attention of perfons of found minds and robuft health. I have now, Sir, communicated the refult of pretty accurate obfervation, and fome practice in this diforder. I am aware, that, in the curative part, I have failed to impart much information. The fact is, and I honestly confefs it, I have fucceeded in very few cafes, and thofe were chiefly where the diforder was flight. Taken at the beginning, much may be done, but the patients are very apt to conceal it, probably from motives of delicacy, until it acquires ftrength which common remedies will not oppose. The indications are likewife fometimes fo complicated, that one does not know how to obviate one fymptom without without encreafing the violence of another. What can be done where there is an inflammatory tendency, accompanied by lowness and weaknels, a very common form of the difeafe? I must therefore, clofe the fubject for the prefent, with obferving, that an eminent phyfician of my acquaintance, Dr. Abraham Newland, has a very elegant form of prescriptions, which I never knew refufe to take; but it is li any patient able to the fame objections I have already mentioned, namely, that it will not prevent a relapse. I am, Sir, Your very humble fervant, Warwick-Lane, May 9th. C. [Monthly Mag GRAND EXHIBITION! SIGNIOR GULLIELMO PITTACHIO, The SUBLIME WONDER of the WORLD!! 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