Mr. Maitland's account of inoculating the small pox ... : To which is added, a postscript confirming the success of this practice, from Mr. Massey the apothecary's pamphlet on the subject. And a word to the Reverend Mr. Massey on his vindication of his sermon.

  • Charles Maitland
Date:
1723
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Credit: Mr. Maitland's account of inoculating the small pox ... : To which is added, a postscript confirming the success of this practice, from Mr. Massey the apothecary's pamphlet on the subject. And a word to the Reverend Mr. Massey on his vindication of his sermon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    • [ .] never be fare of the proper Dofe; nayfar^ Vher, according to this Dodrine, it is impof- fible to give any Body their firft Dofe of any Medicine: For who can tell what is the pro¬ per Dofe for any particular Perfon, there be¬ ing often Singularities in every one's Conlli- tution.^ In all thefe Matters, Mankind ge¬ nerally govern thetnfelvesby common Senfe, and ftrong Probabilities j there being no ab- folute Certainty in any human Affairs. ' Page 25.] The Dodor returns'to his for¬ mer Point, that it is not the Genuine Small Pox, andconfequently no Security againjl that ^ifeafe. The Matters of FadrI will anfwer by themfelves 5 all I fhall fay at prefeht is, fthat if the Symptoms of the Ingrafted Small Tox are more mild, than thofe of the natu¬ ral Sort, I hope the Dodor will not bring ’that as ‘an Objedion againft the Pradice. I believe the Patient, in this Cafe, has juft as great Certainty for not having the Small Vox sgain, as any other Perfon who has had them -; ^which is no abfoluteone. Thofe who afre lii- feded.by any Method, I believe,-are much in the fame Condition, as to their Security from the Difeafe for the future 5 for which, J will give the Dodor this one plain Proof, which isfufficient to eftablifh a moral Cer- .tainty. This Pradice of Inoculation has been continu'd for many Years in feveralCountricsi if tlie Inoculated had been fubjed to catch the Small Vox a fecond Time, fomething
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