A letter to the real and genuine Pierce [sic] Dod, M.D. plainly exposing the low absurdity, or malice, of a late spurious pamphlet, falsely ascrib'd to that learned physician. With a full answer to the mistaken case of a natural small-pox, after taking it by inoculation / ... By Dod Pierce, M.S. [i.e. J. Kirkpatrick, etc. pseud.].

James Kirkpatrick

Date:: 1746

Credit: A letter to the real and genuine Pierce [sic] Dod, M.D. plainly exposing the low absurdity, or malice, of a late spurious pamphlet, falsely ascrib'd to that learned physician. With a full answer to the mistaken case of a natural small-pox, after taking it by inoculation / ... By Dod Pierce, M.S. [i.e. J. Kirkpatrick, etc. pseud.]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$[ *7 ] Now if Aretaus makes the Danger from the coagulated Blood, to confifl in the Sup¬ preffion of Urine, and in that only, to what Purpofe is Aretaus quoted, in a Cafe where there was no Suppreffion ? But had there been a Suppreffion, did not Are teens entertain fome Hopes of a Re¬ covery in that Cafe ? If not, to what Pur¬ pofe did he recommend fo many Reme¬ dies for it ? And if he did, why might not the Phyficians, who attended Lord Orford\ likewife entertain fame Hopes of his Re¬ covery ? But we are told. Mankind are liable to Error, by the very Condition of Humanity, and Perfons of Candour and Ingenuity, make proper Allowances. Obferve therefore, with what Candour and Ingenuity this Gentle¬ man treats his Brother-Phyficians. Ipafs over in Silence, fays he, the M AN T Re- fell ions that might be made upon the Pro¬ ceedings of the Phyficians, as it is far from my Intention to aggravate the ERRORS of any in the Profejjion. * Hie nigra fuccus Loligini$> hac ejl Mrago mera. For does it favour at all of Candour, or of that Humanity, which one of thofe Phy¬ ficians is faid to be without, thus to drop an Infinuation of Errors, which he does not fpecifie, and of many Reflections which E a he$

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