118 Thoughts on the Exercises, &c. 



To the clergy it more especially belongs to define 

 the nature of this unusual affection ; and if these cur- 

 sory thoughts should excite their attention to the sub- 

 ject, the writer will be fully compensated. His sincere 

 wish is to promote enquiry, and leave the decision to 

 the dispassionate consideration of the public. 



I am yours, &.c, 



William Young. 

 February 20th, 180G. 



XIV. Miscellaneous Medical Facts and Observations. In 

 a letter to the Editor,,//^//* Dr. Samuel Brown, 

 qfj\'exv- Orleans. 



Dear Sir, 



FOR three years past, this city has escaped 

 the ravages of the yellow-fever; and I can assure you, 

 that the two last years have been as healthy as I have 

 ever known any country to be, even in a northern cli- 

 mate. Consumptions and colds arc rare: we seldom 

 have intermittent-fevers. Indeed the remittent-fever 

 is almost the only disease which can be considered as 

 cndemical. Hypochondriac and hysterical complaints 

 are astonishingly rare. The almost universal use of cla- 

 ret, and the influence of a fine sky, produce habitual 

 good spirits. Dyspepsia is so uncommon, that in 

 twelve months I have not been consulted on a single 

 case of it. I am inclined to think, that a voyage to this 

 city would be one of the most salutary prescriptions for 

 your hypochondriac patients, which, in most parts of 



