An inquiry into the merits of a method of inoculating the small-pox, which is now practised in several counties of England / By George Baker.

  • Sir George Baker, 1st Baronet
Date:
MDCCLXVI. [1766]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An inquiry into the merits of a method of inoculating the small-pox, which is now practised in several counties of England / By George Baker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the honour of the Phyficians of our country, that very early the moft refpected part of them be¬ came its warm friends; and that (contrary to a well-known pre¬ diction) they had virtue enough to dejlroy Juch a conjiderable part of their revenue for the good of Mankind. It reflects honour on their characters, that they mea- fured not its value by the mean- nefs of its origin, but by its real importance and utility; and that they patronized a barba¬ rous difeovery with no lefs zeal and affection, than if it had been their own. t he fame laudable fpirit, which has fo warmly engaged tire Englifh Phyficians in the caufe of Ino¬ culation, ever fince its firfl in-
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