Cow-pox inoculation no security against small-pox infection / by William Rowley. To which are added, the modes of treating the beastly new diseases produced from cow pox, explained by two coloured copper-plate engravings, as cow-pox mange, cow-pox ulcers, cow-pox evil or abscess, cow-pox mortification, &c., with the author's certain, experienced, and successful mode of inoculating for the small pox, which now becomes necessary from cow-pox failure, &c.

  • Rowley, William, 1742 or 1743-1806.
Date:
1805
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Credit: Cow-pox inoculation no security against small-pox infection / by William Rowley. To which are added, the modes of treating the beastly new diseases produced from cow pox, explained by two coloured copper-plate engravings, as cow-pox mange, cow-pox ulcers, cow-pox evil or abscess, cow-pox mortification, &c., with the author's certain, experienced, and successful mode of inoculating for the small pox, which now becomes necessary from cow-pox failure, &c. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    ^0 .1^ ^'^^doW'pox Inoculation cow Wx. s^r^f IF 'ttietriseiVes by 'eva- sion! and- excnses. 6. As to extermination of Smatl Pox by vaccination, it is impossible, unless the leasfxedi : vaccinae rs could pfevent the Almiglity God from anffering thi»epidemic disease to rage in certain Kj^aoits of the year, which being impoij&ible, extermi- n^kiidfi is impossi^ble. SMALL POX. Small-pox certainty for Cow poX' perplexity awd uncertaintij'? Q. One of the greatest blessings permitted to man, is Small-pox inoculation; and it will, if prudently per- formed, defend mankind from ever dying of that disease, though certainly always epidemic at various parts of the year in different countries.* . NOW having proceeded through an arduous and painful un- dertaking, in which the happiness or wretchedness of millions of mankind areinyolved. It becomes necessary to recommend future ,and constant investigation, to arrive at more truths on the present subject. They are now presenting themselves from all parts, though smothered as much as possible by the.^.vacclnators, and particularly by men-midwives, who havf seduced the innocent well-intentioned females,, to suf- fer their infants to become victims to the Cow-pox inocu- lation project. Those practitioners in medicine, and others, who have seen similar bad facts opposing Cow-pox inocu- )ation, in addition to these already represented and proved, who, probably, have practised Cow-pox inoculation for no other reason, for no other motive, than not to be out of the reigning London fashion, or to be behind their professional ]brethren, where their private interests are concerned; or j' through * It has been tlie aiillvor's uniform conduct, tlirougTi life, to detect fallacy and lo enforce evident truths. Placed when a hoy, in 1757, to obtain science froin tli-e deiiiiinstrations in the dissecting-room and hospital practice, he never suf- fered any U^ putbe&is or system, or idle speculation, to enter his mind, and all his writ nigs and lectures tend to those important purposes, however they inai? have unintentionally offended those who hate truth, and are attached to fal«q sjilcnis.