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fometimes on the contrary are increafed, 
and again fometimes are preferved alto¬ 
gether as in the natural date. 
In the fmall-pox it frequently happens 
that fome children for three or four days 
before the appearance of the fever become 
lefs gay and lively than common, whiHl 
on the contrary, others of a more lax and 
phlegmatic temperament acquire from 
the difeafe, a vivacity, cheer f nine fs, and 
every improvement of complexion beyond 
what nature had originally bellowed upon 
them. (Tiflot de la petite Verole.) In 
the epizootic which reigned in the meri¬ 
dional Provinces of France in the year 
1774, Yicq d’Azyr obferved that fome of 
the cattle for fome time previous to their 
being attacked with this difeafe, were 
more dull and feeble than ufual, whilffc 
others abandoned themfeives to extraordi¬ 
nary and diforderly actions, as in gallop¬ 
ing, leaping, and fcratching the ground 
with 
