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fourth to a most unusual stormy winter. The reader will have 
the kindness to remember, that we are here expressing the opinion 
of the writers of the day, and by no means our own belief of the 
matter. 
Of the four which trace their origin to extreme wet and its con- 
sequences, the first occurred in France, in 820, after a long con- 
tinuance of rain, and it was equally fatal to men and cattle. The 
second, which was equally fatal to both, appeared in Lorraine, in 
889. The third broke out among the cavalry of the army of 
Arnoul, in its passage over the Alps, on its return to Italy. The 
fourth pervaded the whole of England in 1125, and was equally 
fatal to the biped and the quadruped. 
That which followed excessive heat and drought was generally 
prevalent throughout Europe, but especially so in Germany. It 
attacked oxen, sheep, and pigs. It appeared in 994, and lasted 
six months. 
The one which was attributed to the comet, and which princi- 
pally attacked cattle, appeared in France in 943. Almost every 
animal perished. 
Another that was supposed to be connected with an eclipse 
of the sun was prevalent through the greater part of Germany, 
among men and animals, in 989. 
The disease which was the consequence of a cold and boister- 
ous winter was principally prevalent in France in 887, and com- 
mitted sad ravages among the herds of cattle and sheep. 
Of the twelve others, of which authors do not indicate the 
cause, the first was in France in 810, and principally among 
cattle. 
The second was also in France, in 850, and almost depopulated 
the country so far as cattle were concerned. 
The third, in 868, was common to all animals in France. 
The fourth, in 870, was in the same country, and caused severe 
loss among cattle. 
The fifth prevailed on the Rhine and in Germany, and de- 
stroyed an almost incalculable number of cattle. 
The sixth attacked the horses of the army of Arnoul, in Lorraine, 
in 888. 
The seventh, in 940, destroyed a vast number of cattle in 
France, Italy, and Germany. 
The eighth and ninth were in France, in 941 and 942, and 
almost all the cattle in the country perished. 
The tenth pestilence broke out in England in the year 1041, 
and frightful was its devastation among all animals, and particu- 
larly horned cattle. 
