1799.) 
“ap and down in lefs than half the time 
he could the fteps in general ufe. 
‘The peculiar advantages from thefe 
ffeps are, that a gentleman may travel 
commodioufly without a fervant behind 
his carriage, or without the driver leav- 
ing his horfes ; and in -cafe the driver 
fhould be thrown from the horfe, -or the 
horfes beeome vicious, the perfon in the 
carriage may let himtelf out without any 
danger. 
Mr. Tuomason’s ftep has, we un- 
derftand, received the fanction of Meff. 
Hatchet, Leader, Vidler, and the other 
principal coachmakers. 
MEssRS. SHANNON AND BURNET, 
FOR IMPROVING THE PROCESS OF 
VINOUS AND ACETOUS FERMEN- 
TATION. . 
In December, 2798, a patent was 
granted to RICHARD SHANNON, M. D: 
of Pancras, ‘and - BURNET, of 

Vauxhall, diftiller, for improving the - 
proceis of vinous and acetous fermenta- 
tion. 
It is well known that the procefs of 
fermentation is often checked or carried 
on ,too rapidly by the too great cold or 
heat of the atmofphere; and fince the 
chemical analyfis by Lavoifier of the 
component parts and produéts of fermen- 
‘able matter, it appears that the evolu- 
Monthly Account of Difeafes. 
Account of Difeafes 1n an Eaftern Diftriét of London. 
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tion of hydrogen and carbonic acid eas 
is the effential cauie of fermentation, and 
that upon the proportions of thefe gaffes 
the quantity of ardent {pirits materially 
depends. Dr. SHaxnown therefore pro- 
pofes that the fermentation fhould be 
wholly conduéted in large veiicls, which 
are to be kept at a proper temperature by 
the ule of attemperators or pumps of va- 
rious conftruétions, for the purpofe of 
circulating either fteam or atmofpherical 
air through the liquor. The fame or 
fimilar engines are made ufe of to impreg- 
nate the termenting liquor with carbenic 
acid, hydrogen gas, or other elaftic fluids, 
as may be tound neceflary. : 
Mr. RALEY’s, FOR THE CoNSTRUC- 
TION OF A PHILOSOPHICAL Fur- 
NACE OR BOILER. 
WiLLiAM RaLey, of Newbold, 
Yorkihire, chemift, obtained a patent in 
December, 1798 for the conftruétion of a 
philetophical furnace or boiler. In this 
boiler a larger furtace of water is expofed 
to the heat of the fire than in ordinary 
boilers, hence with.a fmaller quantity of 
coals the evaporation is made to -go on 
morerapidly. This improvement is ap- 
plicable to all purpofes in which the bri{k 
evaporation of a fluid is required, as in 
the fteam engine, the cryftallization of 
falisnece. 
From the 20th of Fanuary to the 20th of February, 1799. 
ACUTE DISEASES. 
No. of Cafes. 
TT? Hus Mitior - - - 2 
Pleurify - 5 a 4 
Peripneumony E = = 5 
Peripneumonia Notha - Sy ae 
Small Pox Sees = = 6 
Acute Rheumatifm - - 3 
CHRONIC DISEASES. 
Dyfpnea - - - 15 
Cough - - - - 25 
Cough and Dyfpnea - - Ly 
Hoarfenefs -. - - 6 
Phthifis Pulmonali: - - 4 
Hemoptoe = - 5 3 
Aicites a - = - - I 
Hydrops Pe€toris - - 3 
Anafarca - - - 2: 
Cephalalgia = - - - 5 
Vertigo ~ - - - 2 
Ophthalmia ~ - - 3 
Kpittaxis - . - I 
Menorrhagia Difficilis - ~ 3 
Amenorrhea - - 2 
Chlorotis - - - 4 
- Fluor Albus - - - 3 
Enterodynia = - - 2 
Diarrhea ~ = - 4 
Dyfpepfia - - fs 6 
Obftipatio ~ a = 3 
Gaftrodynia = = = 2 
Colica Pi@onum - - z 
Dyfuria ~ ~ ~ 3 
Hemorrhoais =i - - zx 
Hernia a ee ne r 
Jaundice = sy - 2 
Eryfipelas - = = r 
Paralyfis Se - - 3 
Hypochondriafis ~ - 4 
Chronic Rheumatifm - - 20 
PUERPERAL DISEASES. 
Ephemera = = = 3 
Peritonitis = = - z 
Menorrhagia Lochalis - - 2 
INFANTILE DISEASES. 
Aphthe ae = - 3 
Ophthalmia = L = 2 
Herpetic Eruptions - = £ 
Vermes - - = 2) 
