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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    C 2? ] which any Reader, not quite Captious, win imerpiret them; If with all thefe Reftridions ibe favourably underftood, I beg Par- i^d as I faid before, I fhall be always wijlii^ to recant any Miflake. But as on the one hand, I ftudy to keep myfelf free from Prejudices, fo as to be fufceptible of any fu¬ ture Convidion, whkh may arife frbm Ex¬ perience ; fo I wou'd not fubmit a Point ah ready eftablilh'd, to the filly Cavils of thofc who have none. I am hire, I am not iniftaken in the Account of the Jmeulation at Newgate % but the Doftor is. J referr the Reader to my printed • yournal; witereby it ap¬ pears, that the Operation was fairly and equally performed on all: And I can with great Truth, declare, that J had no Intention to make any Difference in the Incifions > nor Was there, indeed,'any made. Tbe Dodor not having feen Evam^ the Man who had had the SmullTox before, till next Day,when they were partly heafd, this might occa- fion his Miftake. Nor was the Matter taken from a violent Flux-kind, but from a full diftinft Coherent kind, and at the proper Time. Mrs, Tmpions Boil ( as he call's it) on her Arm 3 was not the fame from the firft Daiy ofthe Eruption 5 nor the only one fhc had: But was a fair, regular Puftuie of the Smalls ox-i of which alio Ihehad others, if he had been pleas'd to c^caminc. Alcpck^, wh^
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