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to the immortal Howard, whose long and painful 

 journeys, persevering labours, and successful plans 

 tor meliorating the condition of Prisoners, in every 

 part of the world, to which he could obtain access, 

 will ever form one of the most honourable pages in 

 the annals of human nature *. 



The diseases of JVarni Climates are become better 

 understood, by the efforts of modern times to ex- 

 tend the range of geographical and commercial en- 

 terprise; and, from their bold and definite features* 

 much light has been thrown on the theory and treat- 

 ment of such as prevail in more temperate regions. 

 In fact, the whole of that important and interesting 

 field of inquiry which relates to the comparative 

 frequency and force of particular diseases, as they 

 appear in different regions of the earth, and in dif^ 

 icrent states of society, had been but little explored 

 prior to the period Vvhich we are now considering, 



Hie exertions rec'ently made to investigate the 

 nature and causes, and to lessen the fatality of Pz^/- 

 monary Consumptiony deserve a transient notice. If 

 such exertions have not yet produced all the beneficial 

 consequences which humanity could wish, there is 

 yet groimd to believe they have effected some good ; 

 and that no effort in such a cause will be finally 



''^ In John Ho\\-ard the eighteenth century may boast of having 

 produced an unif^ne in the history of man. It would be unjust 

 to compare Jiim with any hero of benevolence, merely human, 

 Ix-fOi-e or since li;s time, for such a one never existed. It has 

 Ueen truly taid, that his plan for promoting the happiness of his 

 icilow creatures was ori<rinal ; and that it was as full of genius as 

 oi humanitj/. That it was. the religion of Christ which directed 

 and animated the exertions of this wonderful man, no one car) 

 doubt who is acquainted with his history and charrcter. He was 

 ijjom at }Ia:knoy iu 1720', nivl died in lygo. 



