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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    Means of fome latent (though invifible) il Habit; — and that upon the Accefs of th Small Pox, the fuppofed latent Seeds, o morbific Stamina, were intirely vanquifhed deftroyed, and exterminated in common wit] the variolous Fomes. or Principle. Moreover, I cannot omit to obferve further that the fuppofed latent Seeds, or morbid Sta minay (upon which this grand Objection i founded; are always fubjedted to two differen Trials, or are expofed to the Torture twice a lead:; and therefore if the firft fhould not per fedtly meliorate and correct them, or not kil and deftroy their noxious Qualities,—yet thei being immediately fubjedted to the fame Tor ture a fecondTime, will, in moral Certainty compleatly effedt it.--For,'firft, the vario Ious Matter defign’d for Inoculation, is no taken out of the Puftules 'till they are arrivec at a State of Maturity, or nearly fo ; therefor< any foreign (though latent) Seeds, or Stamina of other Difeafes, that were tranfplanted to¬ gether with the variolous Matter, muftnecef farily be much weakened and enfeebled, ij not entirely vanquifhed andfubdued fandther thefe fame latent Seeds or Stamina are deftinec to go through the whole Procefs again, in the Conftitution, or Habit of the Perfon into which they are thus tranfplanted 5— fothai here they cannot fail to be deprived, and to b< even diverted of Exiftence : And thus I think (and I hope it will appear fo to every candid, ' ' * impartial,