Observations on Dr. Pearson's Examination of the Report of the Vaccine Pock Committee of the House of Commons, concerning Dr. Jenner's claim for remuneration / [Thomas Creaser].

  • Creaser, Thomas.
Date:
1805
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Credit: Observations on Dr. Pearson's Examination of the Report of the Vaccine Pock Committee of the House of Commons, concerning Dr. Jenner's claim for remuneration / [Thomas Creaser]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fentially Indebted. It is With as much alacrity that I make this avowal, as I deprecated, and hill continue to deprecate, the influence of the greater portion of Dr. P.’s conduft and writings in every flage of the hiflory of Vaccine Inoculation, from its earlieft pe- riod to the prefent .moment. After the mod ample admifllon of his few fervices, I muft turn to view them in another direftion* and to arfalize their rela- tion to the Author as well as to his difcovery. In this light I trace a fyftematic continuation of ^he fpirit which directed former attacks on Dr. Jenner, and which merits the mod invincible and, decided re- probation. Every triumph of Dr. Jeflner’s fyftem- is in Dr. Pearfon’s hands the medium of a new attack. “ If he loves the treafon, he hates the traitor.” It feems inleparable from Dr. P.’s mode of warfare to dircft his artillery againft the opponents of Vaccina- tion, without levelling an 1 oblique fhot againft its difcove-rer; indeed, if the force of the latter herd pin? pafed with that of the former, it Wotfld Item that Dr. J. was,3 primary, and .the t common enemy a Secondary qbjecbof deftructioLVand apftoyapce.- The ^publication? which cpnftitutes t]ie favoured vehicle of Dr. P.’s opinions, follows with, Icrupu'lpys fidelity the fame line of proceeding. No echo_ was ever more faithful to found, or imitation to its original, than is this'Reviewer to his prototype. “ None hut * See Medical and ChirurgicaJ Review, March and May, 1805.