Temperance prize essays / By Drs. Mussey and Lindsly.

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1835
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Credit: Temperance prize essays / By Drs. Mussey and Lindsly. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL CASES OF SPONTANEOUS ComBUSTION FROM THE DICTIONAIRE DE MEDECINE. 4 Works in which By whom. |they are reported. any Age. Combustion Complete. . | Immediate Cause. Habit of Life. situation of the Regains, > , Actes de Co- ¥ ut Except a part of the skull nd the last ve a . | Jacobeeus. | Pi 2. part of the skull and the, las iri 5. Upon a chair. penhague. 1692 Hoinis of ate fingers, | Abuse of spirits for three years pon a | = a EEE ED SOO ’ — — Frequent a of camphor-| Anual Regis-| Blanchinede Except the skull, a part of the face, and Upon the floor. Verone. 1763 | 62 three fingers. | A lamp. aod Upon the floor Anual Regis: “Wilmer. 50 Except the thigh and one leg. A light upon a chair near the} Having drunk for a length of time a Upon the floor near the bed. : ¥ . bed. pint of rum daily. 4| Encyc. Method 50 Except a few bones. * . | Habitually drunken. z 5 | Acta Medica. Except the skull and fingers: | She drank brandy as her only drink. a - 5 eS. | nous pon épon- Lecat. 1744 | 60 | Except apart of the head and limbs. A pipe which she was smoking. | 4 drunkard. Near the chimney | 1 ay Ibid. Ibid. 1745 Ibid. , A ‘fire. } Habitually drunken. Upon the hearth. a —1 Sens a FS TET ae ee eee ae ean ee ee ec ae gc aoa al |. e ap Le aT Sa ae SSS eee e258 e et: Ibid. | apa i 1749 | 80 Except a black skeleton. _ Fire of the hearth. Drinking brandy only for many years. Sitting uaa oe ee a | 9 Sais. de Medecine. : “1779 - Except a few I, ‘a hand, and a foot. A foot stove under her feet. A Sores unkard. : fis i0 ‘g hid. “1782 B60. ‘fae rere Ibid. Aoi A fire of the hearth. . or Ibid. Upon the hearth. | 11 [Revue Medicale,| Julia Fontenelle. | 1820 , 90. ~ Except the skull and a portion of skin. A candle. | Abuse of wine and eau de Cologne. In bed. — | TAR: Bee i BREE a ae aa ne ae ye in the eine ede these two burnt 4 112 - ‘Tbhid. - » {Ubid. 183 66 Except the right leg Ibid ta. Ibid together. ae ae ., : Gen. oy Reet: ae ; ak Except a few parts of the body. A lighted pipe. } | Upon the floor. — —_ Paps ra. aah ee Beem OPe Wika asin eh Sate! catego eal) Sine acetate (mamermeers Pon 5 menses ot Upen te floor? he lived four a . Journal de Joseph | The skin of the right arm, and of the , Pp : @ 14 Florence. Battaylia. 1786 right thigh were burnt. A lamp days. : | Fe 5 Bo. Wiedicale. Robern. 1799 ee Combustion incomplete. : Abuse of brandy. | Upon a bench. 2 16 hid. M. ANE ee ) ee and thigh only burnt. ; a Cured. PAY 1 sour ne Hat. ae : bay | ~ One finger of the right hand burnt. A candle. ae BE me Cured. 18 ArpY: route 1829 | 51 eae. trunk, thighs, SUperion (04 foot stove. Abuse of spirits. Upon a chair. gee. $ — 19 | Dic. de Med. | Combustion almost general. A foot stove. 3 ‘ Ibid, ad Upon the floor. All of these were females except Nos. 14, 15, 16.