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 ] this Ingrafting Method j if I guefs tight who he means, one of them is perfeftly well with¬ out any unfortunate Accident 5 and the Im- • pofthumation, which had noDependaiice nor Communication with the Incifion, is pcr- fcdly cur’d without any Exfoliation of the Bone, or any HeSiic Fever. But it is hard to charge the common Accidents of the Small F^ox in general, upon this Method in par¬ ticular It is no Icfs a Mifinformation, that the Children of a Nobleman, underftood in his Letter, Ingrafted from a bad Sort of Small Fox. As to what he fays of the poorer Sort of Feople of Scotland, running about with the Small Pox upon them^ without ei¬ ther Shoes or Stockings 5 the Doftor feems here to intend a Refleftion, but I choofe to avoid all Reflexions, either National or Do- mcftick. I believe the People of Englandy as well as thofe of Scotland^ for thp moft Part, neither wear Shoes nor Stockings in the Small Fox: As to their Cuftom or Ability of nm-- ning about, they are much in the fame Con¬ dition, as they are here 5 fome have them fa¬ vourably, fome otherwife, and every one has Conveniencies and Helps according to theic Circumflatices. As for the three Letters from Bojlon in New England, printed by Way of Appendix to the E)oftOr’s, It might fuflice to fay, that they arc only a fevere, and perhaps a ;ufl: In- “ • ' veXivc
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