TITLES

OF THE

ESSAYS AND REVIEWS

CONTAINED IN THE

SECOND VOLUME OF THE SECOND HEXADE.

No. I.

I. OBSERVATIONS on Chorea Sancti Piti, with a

new Theory of the Disease. By John Redman Coxe,

M. D. of Philadelphia

II. An Account of a Case of Hydrophobia successfully

treated by copious Bleeding and the Use of Quicksilver.

By Robert Burton, M. D. of Bent-Creek, in Virginia

III. An Account of the Yellow Fever at Alexandria

(Virginia), in 1803. By Dr. B. H. Hall, of that

place

IV. Description of a Disease incidental to the Lympha-

tics, and of a new Kind of Injection for Anatomical

Preparations. By Mr. Ramsay, of Edinburgh,

Anatomist

V. Critical Remarks on some Parts of Darwin's Theory

of Fever. By Noah Webster, Esq. of New-Haven

VI. Inquiries concerning the spontaneous Cure of Syphi-

litic Diseases by Hemorrhage. By Felix Pascalis,

M. D. of Philadelphia

P. 1

15

18

22

25

35

38

VII. A singular Case of Hydrocephalus. By James S.

Stringham, M. D. of New-York, and Professor of

Chemistry in Columbia College

Reviews of an Essay on the Manufacturing Interest

of the United States, p. 43; of Letters from General

Washington, to Mr. A. Young, and Sir John Sinclair,

p. 49; of the Rev. Dr. Miller's Retrospect of the eigh-

teenth Century, continued from the former Volume, and

concluded, p. 51; of a brief Account of the New-York.

Hospital, p. 58; and of the second Edition, with Additions,

of Dr. Priestley's Publication on the Establishment of the

Doctrine of Phlogiston, and the Refutation of the Com-

position of Water, p. 59.

To which are added, thirty-four Articles of Intelligence on

various interesting Subjects; and two Drawings, one of

the Thresher, or Squalus Longicaudus, and the other of

the young of the Ovo-viviparous Shark of Long-Island,

p. 65 to 104.

No. II.

I. Some Remarks on the Origin and Progress of the

Malignant Yellow Fever, as it appeared in the Vil-

lage of Catskill (New-York), during the Summer

and Autumn of 1803. By Dr. Benjamin W. Dwight,

of that place

II. Catalogue, in Part, of the Birds which frequent the

Southern Parts of New-York. By Singleton Mitchill,

Esq. of Plandome

III. Observations on the Game-birds of Europe and

America, and on the Names by which they are dis-

tinguished among Sportsmen. By Samuel L. Mitchill,

Senator in the Congress of the United States, &c.

IV. Short Description of the Country and Diseases on

the Coast of South-America, from Porto-bello to Car-

raccas on the East, and from Panama to Guayaquil

and Lima on the West. By Henry H, Esq.

V. A Case of Lunacy, with a new Argument in Fa-

vour of the Vitality of the Blood. Ry Thomas Ewell,

of Virginia

VI. An Account of the Weather and Diseases at Wil-

mington, in Delaware, 1803. By John Vaughan,

M. D. of that place

105

121

124

128

135

139

VII. Information concerning the Proceedings at Belle-

vue Hospital, near New-York, during the Endemic

Sickness of 1803. By Isaac Forster, M. D. one of

the Physicians
146

Reviews of Krafft's American Distiller, with the latest

Improvements, p. 148; of Transactions of the American

Philosophical Society, vol. vi. part 1, p. 164; of Volney's

Picture of the Climate and Soil of the United States, p.

172; of Collections for an Essay towards a Materia Me-

dica of the United States, p. 197; and of Mease's Edition

of Willich's Domestic Encyclopædia, p. 204.

To which are added, eighteen Articles of Information in

Medicine, Economics, Natural History, and Literature,

from p. 207 to 224.

No. III.

An Abstract of Horace Turriano's historical Me-

moir on the Plague of Messina, in Sicily, during

1743, with the Mode of employing the Rack and Tor-

ture to establish its Importation and Contagiousness 225

II. A remarkable Instance of diseased Brain. By Dr.

Joshua E. White, of Savannah

229

III. Remarks on the Origin and Progress of the Ma-

lignant Yellow Fever at Catskill, New-York), con-

tinued and concluded. By Dr. Benjamin W. Dwight 232

IV. Practical and diagnostic Remarks on the Yellow

Fever, as it appeared at Martinique, and on the Use

of Calomel and Opium in the same; with Observa-

tions on the Glandular Disease of Barbadoes. By

George Davidson, Esq. late Surgeon at St. Vincent's 244

V. History of the Malignant Fever, with black Vomit-

ing, which prevailed in the Valley of the Shenandoah,

in Virginia, during the hot Season of 1804. By

Robert Dunbar, M. D. of Winchester, Virginia

VI. Case of Monstrosity. By Dr. Jesse F. Jones, of

Martin County, in North-Carolina

VII. Observations on Strangulated Hernia. By Dr.

Chatard of Baltimore, Maryland

252

259

261

Reviews of Mr. M'Kinnen's Tour through the British

West-Indies, p. 265; of Abbe Clavigero's History of

Mexico, p. 282; of Transactions of the American Phi-

losophical Society, continued and concluded, p. 291; and

of Dr. Mann's Prize Dissertation on the Cholera of In-

fants, p. 308.

To which are subjoined, fourteen Pieces of Scientific, Bio-

graphical, Medical, and Economical Information, from

p. 317 to 344.

No. IV.

History of the Epidemic Disease which prevailed in

Adams County, (Pennsylvania), in the Summer

and Autumn of 1804. By Samuel Agnew, M. D.

of Gettysburgh

II. Recital of the particular Occurrences during a violent

Hurricane in the West-Indies and Southern States, in

September, 1804; intended to illustrate some of the

great Motions in the American Atmosphere: In a

Letter from Samuel L. Mitchill, Senator in the Con-

gress of the United States, &c. to Baron Humboldt

345

354

III. Facts concerning the Yellow Fever in Charleston,

(South-Carolina), during the hot Season of 1804.

By David Ramsay, M. Ď.

IV. Account of the Epidemic Fever in the Vicinity of

York, in Pennsylvania, and near Codorus Creek.

By Dr. Maxwell M'Dowell, of that place

V. Narrative of Facts concerning the febrile Distem-

pers at George-Town and Washington (Maryland),

in 1804. By Dr. Charles Worthington, of George-

Town

VI. History of the extraordinary Season of 1804; and

of the luxuriant Vegetation, great Rains, and subse-

quent Sickness in the Neighbourhood of Frederick-

Town, and near the River Monocasy, in Maryland.

By Grafton Duvall, M. D. of Frederick-Town, Ma-

ryland

365

367

371

374

383

389

VII. The superior Advantages of Tapping at the Na-

vel, illustrated by a Case drawn up by Ennals Mar-

tin, M. B. of Easton (Maryland)

VIII. Case of Necrosis of the Tibia. By Dr. Eloy

Berger, of New-York

Reviews of A. Michaux's Flora Boreali-Americana, p. 394;

of Clavigero's History of Mexico, continued, p. 396; of

F. Michaux's Journey west of the Alleganies, p. 406; of

Volney's Picture of the United States, continued, p. 410;

of Waterhouse's Cautions to young Persons concerning

Health, p. 421; of Dufief's Nature displayed, in her

Mode of teaching Language to Man, p. 422; and of

Johnson's Friendly Cautions to Heads of Families, p. 424.

Together with twenty-five Articles of Intelligence on the

Yellow Fever of Italy and Spain, on Medicine, Geography,

and Physics, from p. 425 to 452.

MEDICAL REPOSITORY,

FOR

MAY, JUNE, AND JULY, 1804.

ARTICLE I.

OBSERVATIONS on CHOREA SANCTI VITI, with a new Theory of the Disease: Communicated by JOHN REDMAN CoxE, M.D. of Philadelphia, in a Letter to Dr. MILLER.

JOHN

OHN MAGNUS, aged 40, a taylor by profession, of a full habit and sanguine temperament, about June, 1801, began first to complain of irregular or convulsive motions of the head, mouth and hands. It appears that he has, for a long time previous to this, had irregular motions of his hands and head, which gave him no concern. About two years ago he laboured under syphilis. At his first application for assistance he was advised to abstain from liquor, to take regular exercise both morning and evening, and to avoid costiveness, and sitting up so late at night at work as usual. This advice he neglected; and in about two weeks fever supervened, with great costiveness, which was removed by Glauber's salts, and the occasional use of aloetic pills. His complaints augmented, and in about a fortnight more he began to complain of stupor and giddiness of the head. His pulse was frequent and quick, but not full. He was bled to fourteen ounces, and took senna, manna, &c. The giddiness still continued, and pain began again to recur in a few days, with almost constant coma and stupor. He was again bled, and purged with jalap and calomel. Stramonium, boiled in vinegar, was ordered to bathe his head, and poultices of the same were applied to his feet every night, which appeared to relieve him much. The good effects gradually subsided, and its further use was omitted.

Previously to the last bleeding, in July, he complained much of weakness of the eyes, attended with a dull pain and slight inflammation. A wash of sugar of lead and white vitriol was prescribed, and six leeches to the temples, which all died soon after sucking. A soreness of the nose and throat rendering VOL. II.

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