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generally funk under a diarrhoea, or died in con- 

 vulfions. Valerian^ Caftor^ Camphor^ and Antifpaf- 

 modics of the like kind, appear to haye been the 

 moft beneficial remedies. 



He next brings together in one view the hypo- 

 thefes of the various authors, relating to the caufe 

 of this malady, fome of whom fuppofe it owing 

 to a certain conftitution of the air, others to viti* 

 ated grain, Darnel, or the Secale Cornutum which 

 were all rejeded as unfatisfadory by Dr. E. Rofen^ 

 one of the laft and moft intelligent writers on the 

 fubjedt. Our author fays, that in Sweden it al- 

 ways commenced in autumn, was frequent only 

 among the lower order of people, and confequent 

 upon eating bread made of the new corn. Hence 

 he fought for its origin in impure admixtures with 

 the grain, and finally his own hypothefis attribute^ 

 it to the feeds of the Raphanus Raphmijirum^ (Sp, 

 Plant, p. 935) or Charlock ; and hence the name 

 siven to the difeafe. The difiertation clofes with 

 a figure and botanical defcription of the plant. 



The hand of a mafter is no where more vifible^ 

 than in the fcientific manner obferved by Dr. Rothr 

 man in drawing up the hiftory of this difeafe ; an4 

 it may be propofed as a model in its kind* 



124. Genera Morborum. J. Schroder, 1759. 



Of this arrangement of difeafes, as it ftands in 

 LiNN^us's own publication made in the year 1763, 

 a detailed account hath been given before, to which 

 the reader is referred, 



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