An essay on the small-pox: with regard 1st, to its specifick cause, 2dly, to its true nature and essence, 3dly, to the best methods of curing it. To which is subjoin'd, seasonable reflections and considerations on the modern practice of inoculation. In which the two grand objections to the most rational and salutary institution, are examined and refuted / by Charles Perry.

  • Perry, Charles, 1698-1780.
Date:
1747
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Credit: An essay on the small-pox: with regard 1st, to its specifick cause, 2dly, to its true nature and essence, 3dly, to the best methods of curing it. To which is subjoin'd, seasonable reflections and considerations on the modern practice of inoculation. In which the two grand objections to the most rational and salutary institution, are examined and refuted / by Charles Perry. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [‘52 ] the Blood of the Perfon from whom 1 inoculating Matter was taken ; and that ( Jatis clique fermiffis) the fuppofed latent vifible Seeds might be tranfplanted togetl with the variolous Matter into the Blood the Perfon inoculated: — And laftly, tl thereafter the fuppofed Seeds might frudti multiply, and increafe, fo far as to manii the fame corrupt vicious Habit in the Subj inoculated, as was innate, or at lead; latent a concealed in the Blood of the Perfon frc whom the inoculating Matter was taken. Now as to the fir ft Objection, —r taken all its Parts or Branches, — this is a Thi rather prefumed than proved —for wh I revolve in my Mind, and attentively furv the whole, — the diffufe Sphere of Religic fas well natural as revealed) I can’t find i nor deduce from the whole, any thing tl amounts to an Inhibition of this Practice. As the firft Law and exprefs Voice God was to encreafe and multiply, — fo t firft Law and Dictate of Nature is Self-Pr fervation ; — now by this Law and Didh of Nature, we are not to underftand barely ai fimply our Exiftence here; but ffubordim to that) it alfo bids us provide to live fociabl eafily, and comfortably: — To all whi< Ends and Purpofes the Practice of In culation is a very great Acceflary or Meai This laft Pofition is a felf-evident Truth, ai therefore ftands in need of no Arguments Reafo: