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cation, be applied to no other Madnefs than that 
which is peculiar to a Dog, though metaphorically 
it may, as in the Inftances I have given, as alfo in 
Sophoclis and Euripides. The Word Avam, or Audio. 
is ufed to fignify the Madnefs of Dogs by Arijlotle, 
Galen , and Diofcorides. And Avow'd is ufed 
by the laft mentioned Author to figaify a Man bit 
by a Mad Dog. A is ufed by Aretaus in this 
Scnfe, and Auttwctoi? by ‘Plutarch, to exprefs the 
fame Thing 
What I would infer from this is, that Homer was 
certainly acquainted with the Madnels of Dogs ; and 
if Dogs in his Days ran mad, ’tis probable they 
would bite Men, and if lo, to be fure, an Hydro- 
phobia would be the Confequence ; notwithftanding 
that, Plutarch will have it that it was firft taken 
Notice of in the Days of Afclepiades , who was fa- 
mous for his Practice in Rome before the Death of 
Mithridates. 
Another ftrong Evidence of its Antiquity is that 
Inftimft which directs every Dog to avoid him that 
is mad, upon fmelling, feeing, or even hearing him. 
If this is not Inftinbt, it is Reafon ; and that in a 
higher Degree than we ourfelves can pretend to. 
Now Inftindt muft be coeval with the Creation, or 
at lead; the Fall 5 and therefore Madnefs muft not 
be much younger. 
I heartily askPardon for taking up fo much of your 
Time from Bufinefsof much greater Impdrt • and 
1 beg Leave to fubfcribe myfelf, 
SIR, 
Tour moji obedient humble Servant, 
Robert James, 
