Volume 1

Observations on the introduction to the plan of the Dispensary for General Inoculation. With remarks on a pamphlet, entitled 'An examination of a charge brought against inoculation by De Haen, Rast, Dimsdale, and other writers, by John Watkinson, M. D.' / By the Honble. Baron T. Dimsdale.

  • Thomas Dimsdale
Date:
1778
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Credit: Observations on the introduction to the plan of the Dispensary for General Inoculation. With remarks on a pamphlet, entitled 'An examination of a charge brought against inoculation by De Haen, Rast, Dimsdale, and other writers, by John Watkinson, M. D.' / By the Honble. Baron T. Dimsdale. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 8 ] That the danger of fpreading the In tion is much lefs In the inoculated, t natural Small Pox, no one has difpu But the names of the eminent phyfici; who have doubted whether the contag is ever propagated unlefs by contaft, fhc have been produced; and, if the autl of the Introduftion would have this opir credited, they fhould have added their c names as fupporters of it. This they have not done, and I perfuaded never will.—What then fihall think of men, who by infinuations em vour to propagate an opinion on fo ^ intereiling a fubjedt, yet bring no p to fupport it, and are themfelves afhai to avow it ? %. V The inference drawn from it begini with, “ It is therefore apparent,” is ti Curious, and deferves particular attent for it promifes more benefit to man! than any of the numerous advertifem we meet with in the news-papers : foj thefe the noftrum-mongers only pret to cure all difeafes, whereas this afli
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