1792. on hard drinliing. 'ji 



on of the electric fluid, which has indeed been abo obser- 

 ved in all the great eruptions of Etna and Vesuvius, and so 

 anciently, if I remember right, as by Pliny. 



" In my feelings, prior to this earthquake of ours, I have 

 not been singular ; as you will remember, from the account 

 given by Ulloa of the symptoms felt at Cadiz in the year 

 1755, during the earthquake at Lifhon. Almost every body 

 there suffered either by the head ach, convulsive attacks, 

 sudden langours, tlying pains, and an opprefsion of spirits, 

 uith sicKnefs, purgings, and vomitings, for hours before 

 any tremulation of tiie earth was observed. 



" Dr Shehely in his philosophy of earthquakes, mentions 

 similar circumstances relating to the experience of the 

 people at London, during the time of this great cata- 

 strophe. 



" For my own part, I mean to draw no inferences, nor to 

 fim at the folly of a system, but only to relate to your 

 lordfhip what I felt during the late earthquakes in our 

 island." 



REVIEW. 



IIISTORT OF SOME OF THE EFFECTS OF HARD DRINKING, BY 

 J. C. LETTSOH, M D. F R S. F S A. 4t0. 



1 His small pamphlet exhibits a striking view of the mi- 

 serable effects that are the consequences of hard drinking, 

 which deserve to be particularly attended to at the pre- 

 sent time, vihcn the price of spirits are so low, as to hold 

 out a temptation to persons in the lowest ranks of life to 

 exceed in this way. It is not to be expected that per- 

 sons of this description will attend to any thi;jg tl;at can 

 be said or written on this head j but those v. ho Lave the 



