VOL. LII.] PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. QQq 



In both, the stomach and bowels were perfectly empty, and their bodies emaciated 

 to a great degree. In one, neither the stomach nor bowels were in the least ' 

 degree inflamed or discoloured ; except that a very few of the veins were preter- 

 naturally enlarged on the surface of the caecum and colon. In the other, there 

 had been an inflammation on about 10 inches of the jejunum ; but that had been 

 resolved ; as the bowel was almost restored to its natural colour, and was not in 

 its texture, even after death, more tender than the rest. The other viscera had 

 not the least change of their colour, but exhibited a sound and natural appear- 

 ance. Another child which he saw, was seized with a dysentery^ attended with a 

 very ardent fever, which, notwithstanding his utmost endeavours to relieve it, 

 carried off the poor infant on the third day. Several, almost the whole, of this 

 child's discharges by stool were nothing but blood. On opening the body after 

 death, the whole of the intestines were in a very great degree inflamed, and of an 

 intensely deep red colour, and the contents of the abdomen were inexpressibly 

 fetid. Throughout the whole course of the disease, keeping the patient mode- 

 rately warm, and promoting his perspiration, was of great importance ; and the 

 not sufliciently attending to this, he more than once saw followed by fatal effects. 



Cf^J. Observation of some Solar aad Lunar Eclipses at Leyden, By Mr. John 



Lulofs. From the Latin, p. 650. 



Of the lunar Eclipse May 8, 1762. 

 True time. 

 At 1^ 31^ 4& A dense penumbra on the disk. 

 2 36 41 The true shadow touched Kepler. 



Of the solar Eclipse, Oct. 17, I762. 

 True time. 



At 7*^ 17"" 50' The eclipse had begun, digit -f-. 



8 3 32 The greatest obscuration, 5.58 dig. 



9 3 12 End of the eclipse. 



The lunar Eclipse, Nov. 1, 1762. . 

 Trae time. 

 At 7^ 30™ 26' A dense penumbra. 



7 40 30 The true shadow at Grimaldi. 



8 31 49 Digits observed were 6° 27' 39". 



CVIL An Account of the Gardenia. By Daniel C. Solander.* M. D. p. 654. 

 The Gardenia is at present well known among the English gardeners by the 



* Charles Daniel Solander, m, d. celebrated for his knowledge in natural history, was the son of a 

 Swedish clergyman, and was born in the year 1736 in the province of Norland, In 1760 he travelled 



