Excerpt from A Treatise on the Influence of the Moon in Fevers The full and change of the moon are no lefs remarkable for occafioning relapfes than for inducing the firfi' attack of bie lious fevers. This is a fae't fo well cita blifhed, that there are few Europeans who have refided for any time in this country, who are not fufiiciently informed of it, ci ther from their own perfonal experience, or from the daily proofs of it that occur in the circle'of their acquaintances. But it cannot poflibly efcapc the notice of any perfon who prae'rifes medicine with the fmallefi: attention for a few months. For my own part, I have Obferved this tenden cy to relapfe at the full and change inva riably for thefe fourteen years; and in particular cafes can prognofiicate the re turn of the fever, at thefe periods, with al mofl as much confidence as I can foretel the revolution itfelf. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.