Pt. 1. A history of the fits, and the symptoms preceding them -- pt. 2. The cacochymia, which disposes to the fit, and the rarefaction of the spirits, which produces it, are described -- pt. 3. The accidental causes of the fit, and the symptomatic asthmas are observed -- pt. 4. The cure of the asthma fit, and the method of preventing it is proposed; to which is annext a digression about the several species of acids distinguished by their tastes; and 'tis observed how far they were thought convenient or injurious in general practice, by the old writers, and most particularly, in relation to the cure of asthma.