[3] In a work, entitled Observationes de Febribus putridis, de Peste, &c. published at Vienna, in 1778.
[4] Schreiber Observat. et Cogitat. de Pestilentia quæ 1738 & 1739, in Ukrania grassata est.
[5] The author’s preface or introduction is wholly controversial. It consists of a reply to Mr. Samoïlowitz, who had attempted, in a very illiberal manner, to detract from the merit of the author’s publication. This reply is accompanied with copies of the certificates and testimonials received from the lieutenant of the police, the governours of the Foundling-Hospital, the lieutenant-general of Moscow, Count Pànin, the privy counsellor de Betzky, &c. relative to his advice and exertions during the time of the plague. These vouchers completely refute his adversary’s charges; but as they and the rest of the preface present no facts relative to the history or treatment of the disorder, they cannot be interesting to any but the author’s friends, and are therefore omitted.
[6] Notwithstanding this, Mr. Samoïlowitz contends strenuously for the inoculation of this disorder, in a pamphlet entitled “Memoire sur l’Inoculation de la Peste, &c. Strasbourg, 1782.”
[8] In military hospitals men perform the office of nurses. Tr.
[9] Literally physician to the city. The Russian government appoints a physician to every principal town of the empire.
[10] Orræus states, that of the whole number, which consisted of thirty, twenty-two died, five recovered, and three escaped infection. Descriptio Pestis, p. 26. Translator.
[11] We have omitted a sentence or two in this paragraph which threw no light on the subject, and might have appeared exceptionable to some readers. Tr.
[12] The author relates in a note, which it did not appear necessary to translate entire, that he found himself in a very disagreeable situation, in consequence of having been one of the first to assert the existence of the plague. The language used by some rival practitioners on this occasion, tended (as he believes) to stir up the populace to attack his house in the manner hereafter mentioned.