Contains 9 letters as follows: I. On the common opinion of the American origin of the Venereal Disease,—to Signor _C. Sprengel_, pp. 7-27, in which the American Source and _Girtanner’s_ Arguments for it are confuted. He cites here in the Notes, p. 238, an Italian poem of George Summaripa, a Patrician of Verona (1496), not previously known, in which the Disease is represented as having come from Gaul; which a letter of _Nicolaus Scillatius_ re-printed on p. 236 confirms. This had already been given in _Brera_, Giornale di Medicina, August 1817, vol. XII. p. 123, and borrowed and made use of by _Huber_, p. 37., and _Sprengel_, Geschichte der Medicin, 3rd ed., vol. II. p. 701., in correction of _Choulant’s_ statement, as cited below p. 238.—II. Of Discharge from the Penis (Scolagione) or Gonorrhœa of the Ancients,—to Signor _Christ. Goff. Gruner_[408], shows that the Gonorrhœa of the Ancients was no mere Spermatorrhœa, but actual Gonorrhœa (Clap) pp. 31-48.—III. Of Discharge from the Penis (Scolagione) or Gonorrhœa of the Middle Ages,—to Signor _F. Swediaur_, pp. 51-73. Shows that actual Gonorrhœa existed in the Middle Ages.—IV. Of Ulcers, Buboes and other such Affections of the Secret Parts in Antiquity,—to Signor _Nic. Barbantini_, pp. 77-92.—V. Of the true Venereal Disease or Syphilis,—to Signor _Anton Scarpa_, pp. 95-119. Survey of the Venereal Disease to the end of the XVth Century and of its changes, with special reference to the sympathy of the Genital organs and those of the Throat.—VI. On certain modern Forms of Disease referable to the Venereal Taint,—to Signor _Cullerier_, pp. 123-144. Considers the Brünn Sickness in the year 1577, the “Sibbens, Amboina pox, Canadian Disease,” “Scherlievo” and “Falcadina”.—VII. Of certain ancient Forms of Disease referable to the Venereal Taint,—to Signor _Dr. Cambieri_, pp. 148-178. In this are more exactly described the “Yaws”, “Pians”, “Judham”, Mentagra, Malum mortuum and Morphea, and the near relationship of leprosy with Venereal Disease hinted at.—VIII. Of the Origin of the Venereal Disease,—to Signor _Filip. Gabr. Hensler_, pp. 182-208. The Author considers the Disease endemic in Africa, whence it came into Italy with the Moors, and to America with the Negro slaves.—IX. On the public Hygiene of Venereal Maladies,—to _Franc. Aglietti_, pp. 212-235. Chronological Survey of Legislation as to Brothels. The book ends, pp. 230-303, with Annotations in which he gives specially the documentary proofs on which his conclusions rest, and that too arranged according to the numbers given in the text. An Abstract of this Work, rare apparently in Germany, is given by _Choulant_ in _Pierer’s_ Allgem. Med. Annalen, Year 1825. pp. 236-244. 32) _V. A. Huber_, Bemerkungen über die Geschichte und Behandlung der venerischen Krankheiten. Stuttgart und Tübingen. 1825. 124 S. 8. (_V. A. Huber_, “Remarks on the History and Treatment of Venereal Diseases.” Stuttgart and Tübingen 1825. pp. 124. 8vo.).