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fiefs, became alrnofl an objed of detec¬ 
tion, and the innocent amufements of her 
children, on whom lhe Iavifhed extreme 
affedion and care, became tirefome and 
difgufting to her. Odours affed them 
flrongly. Every fudden noife eledrifics 
the whole machine. They lofe all relifh 
for the moil; exquifite viands. They 
defire what formerly they difliked or 
detefted, and fometimes thefe delires are 
prepoflerous. In a w’ord, an extraordinary 
change takes place in their conftitution, 
which affeds both the charader and 
paffions. 
The mother of Dodor Mantovani of 
Pegognago, a country in the Province of 
Mantua, during pregnancy, conceived an 
averfion for wine, and retained it even 
after delivery. She became pregnant a 
fecond time, and from the inftant of con- 
ception, fire felt a return of defire for wine, 
and an infuperable averfion to water. This 
repugnance 
