An hypothetical notion of the plague [electronic resource] : And some Out-of-The-Way Thoughts about it. Shewing, I. What the Pestilential Matter Originally is, and whence. II. What the Infective Particles, and their Quality is. III. The Nature of Infection and Contagion. IV. Methods of Physical Opposition grounded upon it. V. Reflections on the Absurdities of Publick Management in it, as to shutting up Houses, Death Carts, and Infirmaries. By Mr. Place.