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‘ fit, attamen fi infans quintam a morbi invafione diem tranfe- 
“ gerit certiffime felix eft, ideoque dummodo tempus terere poffu- 
“ mus, res in /a/vo pofita eft.” After giving an account of his 
method of cure, which confifts of a farrago of diftilled waters, 
fyrups and inert powders, as may be feen in Sauvages, he con- 
cludes, “ hac eft methodus applicandorum medicamentorum, qua 
“ ex tribus egrotulis cures mez commiffis plerumque waus gratia 
* divina evafit.” 
A vate French author, Monf. Fourcroy, in a treatife entitled 
Les Enfans elevées dans lordre de la Nature, remarks “ Quand 
“ je fuis arrivé en 1744 a St. Domingue, on ne pouvoit elever des 
“ negrillons dans la plaine du Cap Francois. Ils mouroient 
“ prefque tous, c’eft a dire eviron quatre vingt fur cent, d'une 
“ maladie appellée dans le pays ma/ de machoire ou tetanos, qui 
“ les emportoit dans les mewf premiers jours de leur naiffance.” 
This diforder he informs us, when come on, is beyond the power 
of medicine, but that much may be done in the way of pre- 
vention. 
From thefe obfervations it is evident, 
Tuar in certain parts of the world children are more fubject 
to fpafmodic difeafes than others, 
Tuat thefe are more apt to come on within z7ne days after 
birth, 
THAT 
