Vows" prevent her from marrying. Behold another "Vidim of Senf bility"The lover is not much better off, that is to say, the lady's laft lover. He becomes a Knight of Malta, the vows of which forbid marriage. So that when his cruel mistress repents her of her vow, and would marry him, he cannot have her. She, however, makes her will in his favour, forbids him to deftroy himself, dies with compofure, and Sainville is carried out of the room fenfelefs in the arms of his friend. Thus ends this mournful history.

ART. 28. Charité and Polydorus. A Romance. Tranflated from the French of the Abbé Barthelemy, Author of the Travels of Anacharfis ; with an Abridgment of the Life of the Author, by the bwe Duke of Nivernais. 12mo. 3s. Dilly. 1799.

This is a performance of a very different kind. Here the reader will meet with no Vilim of Senfibility; but with a plain, fimple, tale, in the manner of the ancient Greek Komances, of which this is a happy imitation. Barthelemy's high character requires not the addition of our praife; and the sketch of his life, by the Duke of Nivernois, is a pleafing tribute of esteem and friendship.

MEDICINE.

ART. 29. An Account of the Providential Prefervation of Elizabet Woodcock, who furvived a Confinement, under the Snow, of nearly Eight Days and Nights, in the Month of February, 1799. In Two Parts. By Thomas Verney Oaks, Surgeon. 12mo. 43 PP. Wilkie. 1799.

The extraordinary cafe of E. Woodcock has excited fo much attention, that the public will be curious to learn what effect a continuance under fnow, for the space of eight days, without any other fuftenance than what the fucked from the walls of her prifon, had produced on` her conftitution; and by what means, or to what degree, those effects have been obviated or removed. The pamphlet before us contains a fuccinct account of those circumftances, as well as a narrative of what the fuffered while under the fnow.

Elizabeth Woodcock is forty-two years of age, has had several chil dren, and, at the time of the accident, fuckled a child, about two years and an half old. She was returning from Cambridge to Impington, on Saturday evening, the 2nd of February laft. When he was within half a mile from her house, her horse started, which induced her to alight, intending to lead him home; but he broke from her, and raa on the common, whither the followed him, although the ground was deeply covered with fnow. Being at length worn out with fruitless attempts to catch the horfe, and with the weight of a basket which The carried on her arm, fhe fat herself down under a thicket, unable to get any further. It was a tempeftuous night, and the fnow drifted towards her fo faft, that she was in a little time overwhelmed with it, and rendered incapable of moving. When the was found, the mound of fnow under which she was buried was fix feet deep, and reached

two feet above her head, as fhe was fitting on the ground. She flept very little, the fays, either that or any of the fucceeding nights, until Friday, the feventh day of her fepulture. The next morning, obferving a hole at the top of her cave, about fix inches wide, the broke off the branch of a buth that was near her, and thrufting a handkerchief through the hole, lodged it on the twig. This at length proved the means of her being difcovered. Through this hole the light paffed, which enabled her to diftinguifh day from night, to hear the found of the bells in the neighbouring villages, the trampling of horfes, and the voices of perfons paffing by her. But he had not ftrength fufficient to make herself heard, although he made frequent efforts for that purpofe, as often as the perceived any one to be near; neither could the raise herself, or break the walls of her prifon.

She preferved, the fays, great compofure of mind during the whole time of her confinement, relying upon the mercy of the Almighty, She did not experience any great inconvenience from hunger; her thirft the affuaged with fnow, which was her fole fubfittence during her long confinement. She had no evacuation by ftool, and very little by urine. A thaw commencing on Friday the 8th of February, the feventh day of her confinement, and continuing the next day, added greatly to her mifery. Her clothes, drenched completely with the dripping of the melted fnow, became cold and heavy, while her feet were fo benumbed and crippled, that although the faw the walls of her prifon crumbling, fhe had no power to attempt an escape. In this ftate fhe remained until Sunday at noon, when a neighbouring farmer, paffing near the spot, faw the coloured handkerchief waving on the bush. Approaching nearer, he heard her groans, the only language fhe could now utter; and at length, looking down the hole we have mentioned, he faw and recognised her. Afliftance was foon procured, and fhe was carried, wrapped in blankets, and lying in a cart, to her house, and conveyed to bed. She was now fo extremely debilitated, that there feemed little hope of preferving her life, which was however effected, by great watchfulness, skill, and attention, It fon appeared that her feet were affected with mortification, which at first threatened her ankles and legs. The mortification was at length checked, and a feparation of the dead from the found parts procured. On the 17th of March, all the toes of both feet came off except one, which was removed at the end of the month. On the 14th of April the fores were contracting and healing, but the bones of the heels having been denuded, it will be a long time, the author fays, before they will be skinned over, and a much longer before he will be able to reft upon them; and, as she has loft all her toes, fhe will never be able to walk without crutches, and will confequently be precluded from giving any material affiftance to her family.

We fhall conclude our account of this fingular, and well-authenticated cafe, by recommending it to our readers, as on every account deferving their attention. The narrative, we may add, befides being extremely curious, is well conducted; and it reflects great honour on Mr. Oaks, as well as on the Rev. Mr. Holme, the refpectable clergyman of the village, who collected the principal facts, to learn that the pamphlet is fold for the benefit of the poor fufferer. Their be

nevolent

nevolent intention will, we doubt not, be forwarded by the liberality of the public.

ART. 30. Medical Remarks on Tea, Coffee, Tobacco, and Snuff; likewife Beer, Ales, Wines, and Spirituous Liquors; alfo Obfervations on Intoxication: with an Appendix, containing Directions for preferving Health, and attaining long Life; the whole collected from the best Authorities. By E. Taylor. 12mo. 39 PP. Is. 6d. Huddesford, by Brook and Lancashire. 1799.

Although we fee nothing new in the author's account of the feveral articles enumerated in the title-page, and perhaps nothing new could be expected, as they have fo long formed a material part of our daily be. verage; yet the obfervations on temperance, and on the mode of preferving health, and promoting longevity, may be reid with advantage. We therefore recommend this little manual, as an appendage to the books ordinarily kept in families.

ART. 31. An entire new Treatise on Leeches, wherein the Nature, Properties, and Ufe of that most fingular and valuable Reptile, is most clearly fet forth. By George Horn, Apothecary: 8vo. 29 PP. 1s. 6d. Symonds. 1798.

Little is to be learned from this entire new Treatife on Leeches, but what was very generally known before. That they are found in moft country places, in fhallow running freams, and are usefully employed in topical inflammations, and to draw blood from infants, and perfons whofe veins are too small to be opened with a lancet. Of the natural history of the leech, a much more ample and fatisfactory account is given in the Encyclopædia Britannica, than is here to be found; which we mention, as the author feems to think that the fubject has been totally neglected. They may be kept, he fays, feveral years, if frequently fupplied with fresh water; if this is neglected, they foon become fickly and die. In very cold weather, the water fhould be moderately warmed. The veffel in which they are kept, fhould not be much more than half full, that they may quit the water at pleasure, which they are often obferved to do. The author puts a little mofs into the vessel, with which the leeches feem to be much delighted. As leeches hide themselves in the ground, I ke worms, in winter, and are thence with difficulty found, apothecaries fhould frock themselves with them in fummer, and pay more attention than they ufually do, to the prefer

vation of them.

ART. 32. Fats and Obfervations relative to the Nature and Origin of the Peftilential Fever, which prevailed in the City of Philadelphia, in 1793, 1797, and 1798. By the College of Phyficians of Philadelphia. 8vo. 40 pp. 9d. Phillips and Son, George-Yard, London. 1799.

Some ufetul and valuable directions are here given by the College of Phyficians at Philadelphia, to prevent the propagation of contagious difcafes, whenever they fhall appear, particularly the yellow fever, which has lately made fuch dreadful ravages in that and the neighbouring

countries.

Countries. They were fent to the ftate legiflature, in January, 1795, and are now repeated and enlarged, and the mischievous confequences of not having before attended to them pointed out. The principal of them confift in providing a convenient place, out of the city, for the reception of perfons, affected with any contagious disease, the moment it fhall appear; and in obliging fhips, coming from infected places to perform quarantine, as is practifed in this country.

As different opinions have prevailed refpecting the origin of the yellow fever, fome contending that it is, others that it is not contagious, the College have been at great paius to inveftigate the fubject; and from a chain of facts, here laid before the public, they seem to have decided the question, and to have proved, that it did there proceed from, and was propagated by contact with perfons or things that were infected. The fubject is important. It ought to be confidered, and to have its due weight in the decifion that fhall be passed on it, that if the College fhould happen to be mistaken, the only ill confequence that can arise from acting under their opinion, will be fome unneceffary trouble and expence to the inhabitants, and a temporary inconvenience to the trade. It will not preclude or prevent, but rather affift any further enquiries that may be neceffary, to obtain fuch a degree of certainty, as a fubject of fo much difficulty and importance demands. On the other hand, if they fhould too haftily decide that it is not infectious, and neglect the preventions here recommended, a difeafe which might have been checked in limine, or confined to a few perfons, may become general, and depopulate a whole region. On thefe confiderations, we heartily fubfcribe to the views and opinions of the College, and with fuccefs to their humane and patriotic endeavours.

DIVINITY.

ART. 33. A Letter to Three converted Jews, lately baptifed and confirmed in the Church of England. 8vo. 15. Rivingtons. 1799.

The three individuals to whom this Letter is addreffed, were baptifed, with "true fatisfaction and comfort to themselves and to their paitor," by the Rev. Dr. Gafkin, at Stoke Newington; and were confirmed by the Bishop of London, on the Saturday following, at the church of St. Andrew, Holborn. The Letter, we understand to be written by the excellent and venerable Mr. Jones, of Nayland. It explains and refutes the errors of the unbelieving Jews; fuch as, that God had promised them the enjoyment of this world; that they fhould never be feparated from God; that their Law and Temple fhould never be abolished; and, finally, that the Gentiles could never be received into the Church of God. The arguments are very plain, fatisfactory, and impreflive and we heartily wish they may be duly weighed by thofe for whofe benefit they are intended. The conclufion exhorts thefe converts fo to exert themfelves, that their friends among the unbelievers may be induced to follow their good example. The writer very judiciously recommends to their diligent perufal the Epistle to the Hebrews, in which the fpiritual ufe of the Law and the Prophets" is unfolded at large.

ART.

ART. 34. A Reply to the Rev. Ralph Churion, Rector of Middleton Cheney, &c. &c. from Francis Eyre, of Warkworth, Efq. 8vo. 494 pp. 8s. Coghlan. 1798.

That the long dormant controverfy between Papifts and Proteftants fhould, at this day, be revived, by an English Rector and a neighbour ing Efquire, is rather fingular; nor fhall we think it neceffary to plunge into the depths of polemics, with a view of deciding between them. Mr. Eyre's firft Letter to Mr. Churton, was reviewed in our tenth volume, p. 438, together with another tract, by the fame gentleman, on the Chriftian Religion. Mr. Churton's Anfwer to that Letter was briefly noticed in p. 319 of our ninth volume. Mr. Eyre writes with good fenfe and acuteness, and has detected two or three etrors of his opponent, which that gentleman frankly acknowledges in the fubfequent publication; defending himfelf at the fame time from the the imputation of fome others. We are inclined to believe, that Mr. E. is a fincere and pious man, according to the religious perfuafion which he holds; but he is furely too fond of writing: nor has he escaped retribution on the score of errors; a misfortune generally incident to polemic writers.

ART. 35. Poffeript to an Answer to Francis Eyre, of Warkworth, Efq. occafioned by his late Publication, intitled, A Reply to the Rev. Ralph Churton, &c. By the Author of the Anfwer. 8vo. 64 pp. 2s. 6d. Rivingtons, &c. 1798.

Mr. Churton has very wifely compressed his rejoinder to less than a feventh part of his antagonist's reply. He has the better chance of being read; and his tract cannot eafily be read without advantage, by any perfon capable of judging. He writes like a man of found fenfe, found learning, and found faith.

ART. 36. Doctrines of the Church of Rome examined. Ey the Rev. Bryan F'Anfon Bromwich, A. M. 8vo. 87 pp. 25. Pridden,

Fleet-Street.

The author of this tract, having been on the continent fome years ago, was much ftruck with the prevalence of Infidelity and Atheifm, which he attributed, not unjustly, to the general offence given by the fuperftitions of Popery. He therefore determined to furnish his countrymen with a fhort manual on the fubject, more convenient for general ufe than the larger volumes which contain the detection of fuch errors. The errors he notices are eleven in number, thus arranged: 1. Of the Catholic Church. 2. Of the Pope, or Bishop of Rome. 3. Of General Councils. 4. Idolatry. 5. Of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. 6. Falfe Miracles. 7. Celibacy of Pricfts. 8. Pur

The author's name, though well known to us from his previous publications, was unfortunately disfigured by our printer in our laft number, Art. 33. See the Errata.

gatory,