Vlii CONTENTS. 



the Stomach, in the Bowels, in the Peritoneal Cavity, are asso- 

 ciated with Indigestion, appear in Typhoid Fever, in the Bladder, 

 on the Pleura, in Cholera, and in Diabetic Urine. The Fungi cause 

 many diseases of Insects and Reptiles, as the Muscardine of the 

 Silk-worm, &c. They seem, according to Scripture, to produce Scalls 

 and Leprosy. They are found after death in Pigeons, Fowls, and 

 other winged animals. - 73 95 



LECTURE V. 



The Fungous Theory explains the cause of the Postponement of the 

 Effects of a Malarious Infection, and accounts for the nice Limita- 

 tion of Malaria, for the Effects of Dried Air, of Damp Sheets, of Fo- 

 mites. Yellow Fever. Cholera. The Plague. Localization of 

 Peculiar Diseases. Quarantines. Pestilential Premonitions. 



96116 



LECTURE VI. 



Hygienic Inconsistencies of Seasons and Places, explained. The Ma- 

 remma of Italy. Volcanic Eruptions affect the Health of the fol- 

 lowing, and not of the current year. Fairy Rings. Liebig's Theory 

 of the Cause and Non-recurrence of Diseases, refuted. A new Ex- 

 planation of these, offered. Why the First Cases of an Epidemic 

 are most Fatal. Why Barren Plains are sometimes Sickly. Re- 

 capitulation. ...... 117 138 



