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 6 The Caujes and Cure Bodies. By which, as it does appear that they affect, us no otherwise than as they occafion the feveral Variations of the Sea- fons, and different Conftitutions of the Air, the Reader muft be left to the Confideration of fuch Caufes. ANOTHER. Caufe is charged upon Steams and Exhalations from putrefying Bodies. There are Abundance of Instances to iupport this Opinion, that manifeilly dif- cover very fatal Effects from fuch Caufes. As Battels are generally fought in Summer- Time, when by the Heat of the Seafon Things are moil difpofed to PutrefacYon, fo it has often been obferved, that the Plague has appeared after great Slaughters of Men in Fight, as appears by undoubted Testi- mony from Julius Alexa?idrinu6 (a) 9 Diodonu S culm, and a great many others, too tedious to mention. Amhhfe Pamy (£) gives a Re- lation of a Plague, that laid wafte almoin a whole Country, which had its Rife from' the Stench of a great many human Car- cafes that were thrown into one Pit, and left Rotting uncovered. Joannes Witfius (c Forcjius (a) De Bello Punico. {b Lib. 10. Cap, 3 . (i) Tom. i. meinortb. Cent. io,