470 Mijcellancous Obfervations on 
however, fufficiently compofed to frame his 
will ; and he infpected his book of ac- 
counts. He had no fufpicion of the ‘nature 
of his complaint until Doétor Lifter made 
fome enquiries. On the fame evening he ex- 
pired ftrongly convulfed, immediately after 
making an effort to {wallow fome beer. 
The frequent occurrence of an _ aver- 
fion to fluids, and of great difficulty in fwal- 
lowing them in women affected with Hyf- 
eria, has been noticed by many writers. * 
Some of thefe faéts demonftrate, that all the 
fymptoms of canine madnefs have been brought 
on by violent affections of the mind, in irritable 
and delicate habits. The fatal termination of 
fome of thefe inftances, tends further to con- 
firm the ftrictnefs of the analogy between canine 
madnefs and hyfteria. Platerus + takes notice of 
a fingular inftance of hydrophobia in confe- 
quence of terror. A woman, of an irritable 
ftate of nerves, was much alarmed at being left 
alone by her companions on the banks of a 
river, where fhe had been employed in wafhing 
linen. As the evening approached, her fears 
increafed. After returning home fhe was feized 
with a violent fobbing, and was:almoft in dan- 
ger of fuffocation. Thefe fymptoms increafed 
. daily ; 
* Morcacni, Mean, Scuenxivs, Pratervs, &c, | 
+ Obferu, Med, Prater, Lid, 1, 
