THIS _Distemper_ differs from a SYNCOPE, in that, a SYNCOPE is _precipitant_, and seizes the PATIENT all at once, tho’ ’tis but of short _Duration_; Whereas in _this_, some evident SIGNS of an approaching _Paroxysm_ always precede, and the Evil continues sometimes for several Hours and perhaps Days: In _that_, the PULSE is quickly abolish’d, or at least seemingly _ceases_; in _this_, it remains, however _small_, except in the aforementioned extreme FIT: In _that_ of a SYNCOPE, _cold Sweats_ appear, and the _Countenance_ changes _pale_; and when the HEART is severely affected, it may be probably conjoin’d with the HYSTERICK _Affection_. NOW _This Distemper_ differs also from an EPILEPSY: For in _That_ the _Convulsive Motions_ are not always join’d with it, or if they be, they are not so _universal_, affecting only _one_ or _other Member_: In EPILEPTICKS, the PULSE is greater than ordinary; but in HYSTERICKS, it is the _Reverse_: In _that_ the PATIENT _foams at the Mouth_, and loses the principal _Functions_ of Life, especially the _Memory_; in _this_ they _foam not_, neither commonly lose any _internal Sense_; but only awake like _those_ who have been asleep. THIS _Affection_ differs again from the APOPLEXY, in that the PARTS are not so much _affected_, nor their feeling so much abolished; in _that_ there is no continual _Snoaring_, and the PULSE is only diminished and depraved, which in APOPLECTICS most commonly remains entire: In short, the _one_ is preceded, as well as accompany’d with diverse _Symptoms_; whereas the _other_ assails the PATIENT suddenly, without any previous Notice or _Signification_. AGAIN the HYSTERICKS differ from a LETHARGY; in that _This_ is attended with a FEVER; _That_ not at all: In _This_ the PULSE is raised higher and is stronger; in _That_ it falls always lower, and is weaker. MOREOVER, there are diverse _Experiments_, mentioned by _Authors_, to distinguish a PATIENT in the extreme FIT of this _Passion_, from a Person actually DEAD: Such as _Lint_, _Feathers_, or _burnt Paper_ being held to the MOUTH; if moved, the PATIENT _breathes_. A _Glass of Water_ being set upon the BREAST; if stirred, there is some _Motion_ and _Dilatation_ still in the BREAST. Or, in fine, a _Looking-Glass_ well wiped, being held to their MOUTHS, if infected, the PATIENT is still and certainly _alive_.