CHAPTER I.
General Observations 1
CHAPTER II.
The Disease 2
CHAPTER III.
Causes—Spread 11
CHAPTER IV.
Mortality 21
CHAPTER V.
Moral Effects 32
CHAPTER VI.
Physicians 50
APPENDIX:— I. The Ancient Song of the Flagellants 68 II. Examination of the Jews accused of poisoning the Wells 74
THE DANCING MANIA.
TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE 81 PREFACE 85
CHAPTER I.
DANCING MANIA IN GERMANY AND THE NETHERLANDS.
Sect. 1.—St. John’s Dance 87 2.—St. Vitus’s Dance 91 3.—Causes 94 4.—More ancient Dancing Plagues 97 5.—Physicians 100 6.—Decline and Termination of the Dancing Plague 103
CHAPTER II.
DANCING MANIA IN ITALY.
Sect. 1.—Tarantism 107 2.—Most Ancient Traces.—Causes 110 3.—Increase 116 4.—Idiosyncracies.—Music 119 5.—Hysteria 126 6.—Decrease 129