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Towards the latter End of this Year, a catarrhal 
Fever broke out, and became very epidemic. It was 
indeed fomewhat like the epidemic Colds of 1733. 
but much more fevere. Here the Reader will find 
the Differences in their Symptoms and Cure well 
defcribed : As alfo two valuable Differtations, one 
on the various Species of Jaundice, the other on 
nervous Fevers, fo common of late Years: Which 
I think very worthy of a careful Perufal by all Or- 
ders of Men, who have any Pretence to the Pradtice 
of Phyfic. 
The Subjedt of theTreatife intituled Opufcidum de 
Morbo colico < Damnoniorum- > eoque maxime epide - 
tnico , Anno 1724. annex'd to thefe Epidemics of 
'Plymouth^ is a very fevere Colic, attended with 
bilious Vomitings excefiively fharp, Conftipation, ex- 
cruciating Pains in the Abdomen and feveral other 
Parts of the Body, a Palfy of the upper Extremities 
chiefly, and other dreadful Symptoms. 
It was extremely epidemic among the poorer fort 
of People, from Autumn 1724. to the next enfuing 
Spring, which Year there was a vaft Quantity of 
Apples, and confequently of Cyder 5 and it returns 
more or lefs every Year that Fruit abounds : Where- 
fore Dr. Huxham aferibes its Caufe to the exceflivc 
Ufe of Apples and new Cyder. 
In this Treatife, befides an accurate Defcription of 
the Diftemper in its feveral Stages, with the belt 
Methods of Cure the learned Author could devife 
from long and large Experience, the Reader will find 
curious Difqiufitions on the Nature of Apples, new 
Cyder and Wine, their good and bad EfFe&s, the 
L 1 1 2 Benefit 
