Volume 1

An inquiry concerning the history of the cowpox, principally with a view to supersede and extinguish the smallpox / [George Pearson].

  • George Pearson
Date:
1798
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Credit: An inquiry concerning the history of the cowpox, principally with a view to supersede and extinguish the smallpox / [George Pearson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    known to die of the Cow Pox, the prafllce of inoculation of the* poifon of this difeafe, to fu- perfede the Small Pox, might be found, on ex~ perlence, to be a great improvement in phyfic. I noted thefe obfervations, and conftantly re¬ lated them, when on the fubjedt of the Small Pox, in every courfe of ledlures which I have given fince that time. This fadl has been mentioned in two publica¬ tions : namely, by Mr. Adams,in his book on Morbid Poifons, &c. in 1795; and by Dr. Woodville, in his Hiftory of Inoculation, in 1796‘f'. On converfing with Sir George Baker^ Bart. concerning the Cow Pox, rendering people iin- fufceptible of the variolous difeafe. Sir George » 1 * The Cow Pox is a difeafe well known to the dairy far¬ mers in Gloucefterfhire—‘ What is extraordinary, as far as fa£ls have hitherto been afcertained, the pcrfon who has been ihfedled is rendered infenfible to the variolous poifon.”- Adams on Morbid Poifons, 8vo. 1795, p. 156. i ‘‘ It has been conjedlured that the Small Pox might have been derived from forne difeafe of brute animals : and if it be true that the mange, afFedling dogs, can communicate a fpe- cies of itch to man: or, that a perfon, having received a certain diforder from handling the teats of Cows, is thereby rendered infenfible to variolous infection ever afterwards, as fome have afferted ; then indeed the conje£lure is not impro¬ bable.—Woodvilie, p. 7.
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