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tain circumftances and certain affedtions of 
the mind, produce this effedt. 
Again, the fecretions are often entirely- 
changed. 
Irritation in the ftomach induces exan¬ 
thematous affedtions of the (kin. 
In an epileptic fit, the fweat became 
very foetid. (De Haen.) Pechlin fays, 
that he had a maid-fervant, who, during 
her menfes, infedted the whole houfe with 
a fmell like garlic. “ Et vero funt,” (fays 
he) “ quae cum ita afifedtae fint, peculiarem 
fundunt et olidam atmofpheram illo indi- 
cio cognofcendo,” 
But there is not an inftance of fuch an 
alteration taking place in any of the fecre¬ 
tions as that which the faliva is capable of 
taking on in an inftant. 
In the Philofophical Tranfadtions there 
is an account of a man, who, in a ftate of 
defpair from having loft his money at play* 
bit himfelf on the wrift, and died hy- 
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drophobic. 
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