Travels in Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark; illustrated with charts and engravings . ufually drinkthat which is taken indifcriminately from rivers,lakes, and even ftagnant pools. The third caufeis the grofs inattention of the natives to clean-linefs ; for experience Ihews, that thofe who arenot negligent in their perfons and habitations,are lefs liable to be affiicled with the plica. Thusperfons of higher rank are lefs fubje^t to this dif-order than thofe of inferior ftations ; the inhabi-tants of large towns than thofe of fmall villages ;the free peafants than thofe in an abfolute ftateof
Travels in Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark; illustrated with charts and engravings . ufually drinkthat which is taken indifcriminately from rivers,lakes, and even ftagnant pools. The third caufeis the grofs inattention of the natives to clean-linefs ; for experience Ihews, that thofe who arenot negligent in their perfons and habitations,are lefs liable to be affiicled with the plica. Thusperfons of higher rank are lefs fubje^t to this dif-order than thofe of inferior ftations ; the inhabi-tants of large towns than thofe of fmall villages ;the free peafants than thofe in an abfolute ftateof vaifalage; the natives of Poland Proper thanthofe of Lithuania. In a word, the Plica Polonica appears «50 TRAVELS IN POLAND. B. 2. appears to be a contagious diftempcr, which,like the leprofy, ftill prevails among a peopleignorant in medicine, and inattentive to checkits progrefs; but is rarely known in thofe coun-tries where due precautions* are taken to pre-vent its propagation. * Its contagion is probably prevented from fpreading- amongthe Ruiilans by the ufe of the vapour i yr j ^= BOOK III. C H A p. I. Entrance into Ruffia.—Limits and account of the province difmem-bered from Poland.—Cheapnefs of the poft.—^Journey to Smo-lenflco.—Hiftory and Defcription of Smolenfko.—Divine fervicein the cathedral.—Vifit to the bifhop.—Dinner with a judge.—Journey to Mofcow.—Peafants.—Their drefs, cottages^ food, &c. AUGUST eo. We entered Ruffia at thefniall village of Tolitzin, which in 177*2belongecfto Poland; but it is nov/ comprifed inthe portion of country ceded by the late parti-tion treaty. The province allotted to Ruffiacom;jrifes Pohlh Livonia, that part of the pala-tinate of Polotfk whicli lies to the eaft of theDuna, the palatinates of Vitepfk, ]Mici(la\r, andtwo fmall portions to the north-eaft and fouth-eaft of the palatinate of Minik; this trad of land(Polilh Livonia excepted) is fituated in White-Ruffia, and includes at leaft one third
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