Volume 1

Mr. Maitland's account of inoculating the small pox vindicated [by himself], from Dr. Wagstaffe's misrepresentations of that practice, with some remarks on Mr. Massey's sermon.

Charles Maitland

Date:: 1722

Credit: Mr. Maitland's account of inoculating the small pox vindicated [by himself], from Dr. Wagstaffe's misrepresentations of that practice, with some remarks on Mr. Massey's sermon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$tially Credulous or Incredulous, as Fads make for or againft his Purpofe. And with all due Refped to the Senate ofjBofton? I queftion whether a Bill, or an Hypothefis, founded up¬ on fuch a Fad, is more extraordinary. But al¬ lowing it to be true, what is the Inference } That a Perfon,who could not catch the Small \Pox by Inoculation, had them the natural Way: If that were granted, will it prove, that one who has the Small Pox by Inoculation, may afterwards have them the natural Way > Jf upon the fame Authority, the Dodor can believe the Story of the Mufcovite Dragoon, pr the Inoculated Soldiers in the French Ar¬ my 5 I wifh him much joy. I promife him J will not (like the Gentry who went in queft of :'t, Albans Trough) ride twenty Miles to be able to di(prove it. X fhould be glad to know, which Way the Dodor fupports fo bold an Affertion, That [Page 17] by the Ac¬ count Ur. Nettleton gives, as alfo by the bejl Qbfervation upon ihofe who have been Inoa> lated in this City, fcarcely a fourth Part of them have had a true and genuine Small Pox 5 I have read over carefully Dr. Nettleton s Ac¬ count, contain'd in his Letters printed in the Tranjiallions of the Royal Society, N° 37 o> and for my Life I cannot find any Thing to juftify this Affertion$ on the contrary he lays. We have not yet found, that ever any had th$ Utflemper twice? neither is there any Reafon 10 fuppofe itpojfible 3 there being no 3Difference that$