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that ever befel unhappy man, to ufe their utmoil 
endeavours to deliver mankind from this ped: ? But 
notwithftanding this aftonidiing ravage and delfruc- 
tion of the human fpecies, yet the unhappy unre- 
lenting nations of the world feem as unconcerned 
about it, as if only fo many thoufands, nay, millions 
of caterpillers or locuds were deftroyed thereby. 
Was there ever a more important occafion to roufe 
the indignation of mankind ? Can we be calm and 
undifturbed, when this mighty deftroyer rears up its 
invenorned head every-where? The mod zealous 
advocates for drams, even the unhappy befotted 
dramids themfelves, the prolonging of whofe lives, 
and whofe real welfare both here and hereafter is 
hereby dncerely intended, cannot find fault with this 
well-meant remondrance, in defence of them, and 
of all mankind, againd this mighty dedroyer, from 
one, who has long been labouring, and that not with- 
o It fuccefs, in finding means to preferve multitudes 
of lives, by various ways. 
LV. A?i Account of the great Benefit of Ven^ 
tilators m many Injiances^ in prferving 
the Health and Lives of People^ in Slave 
Read Dec. 18, 43.T'T is to be hoped, that the feveral 
‘ X means herepropofed for having fredi 
and fweet water at fea, will be of great benefit in pre- 
fer ving the health and lives of multitudes of that valu- 
a?id otloer Tranfport 
Hales, D, D. F, R. S, 
By Stephen 
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