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here added a frefh inftance of his zeal and philan- 
thropy. To him this country is indebted for the 
firft intimation of the virtues of olive oil, in coun- 
teracting peftileatial contagion; and here we are fa- 
youred with his fentiments concerning it asa prefer- 
vative againft the effects of the canine poifon, 
requefting it may undergo further inveftigation.— 
Should the faéts he has collected, refpecting its fuc- 
cefs in both cafes, be fully confirmed, it will confti- 
tute one of the moft interefting difcoveries of the 
prefent century. 
The difeafe, produced by the bite of a mad-dog, 
having hitherto bafiled all the efforts of nature—all 
the refources of art, is juftly deemed one of the moft 
formidable to which the human body is incident. 
Not a year pafles without exhibiting terrible examples 
of its melancholy effects among the human {pecies, 
independent of its ravages amongft flocks, cattle, 
and domeftick animals. 
About four years ago, when it raged with un- 
common vehemence in the eaftern counties, a mect- 
ing was convened at St. Edmundfbury, for the 
laudable purpofe of taking the matter into ferious 
confideration, when the celebrated AR THUR YOUNG 
gave the refult of his Rehpritins, made in the neigh- 
bouring diftricts. 
Among other affecting articles of intelligence, he 
*¢ reported the account he had received of the deaths 
of no lefs than eleven perfons, occafioned by ca- 
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