Mr. Maitland's account of inoculating the small pox ... : To which is added, a postscript confirming the success of this practice, from Mr. Massey the apothecary's pamphlet on the subject. And a word to the Reverend Mr. Massey on his vindication of his sermon.

  • Charles Maitland
Date:
1723
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Credit: Mr. Maitland's account of inoculating the small pox ... : To which is added, a postscript confirming the success of this practice, from Mr. Massey the apothecary's pamphlet on the subject. And a word to the Reverend Mr. Massey on his vindication of his sermon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    t,7 ] thcr by the Particles he meam th6 Parti¬ cles of purulent Matter, or the Particles of Blood i or whether the Particles of purulent Matter have different attraftive Powers, from _ « * thofe of the Blood, is not obvious from the Conftrudion of the Sentence. I chufe ra* ther to underhand him in the laft Senfe, be- caufehe has afterwards very fagacioufly dif- cover'd. That the blended T articles of Blood with Bloody may^ in allReafony be thought more likely to unite^ and lefs liable to raifi Commotions, But it happem unluckily in the Cafe of Inoculation^ thelDefign is to raife a Commotion*^ and the purulent Matter, for theReafon mention'd by him, is litteft for that Purpofcj And his Obfervation, that/«r- png Medicines injected into the Blood will Turge^ does not prove, that the Bus of the Small BoXy mix'd with the Blood, may not raife the Small Box. What he fays in this Paragraph, as likewife in the following, con¬ cerning the Experiment of the Mangey T)og^ proves, that Bus is a more proper Vehicle to convey Infedion than Blood; I cannot find any more in it. Page 13.] It never came into the Heads of the Praditioners above-mention'd to raife Difiempers by Art in a human Body. Then I will be bold to fay, it never came into their Heads to pradife Phyfick 5 which, con- fider'd in a true Light, is founded upon that fingle Principle of Ciuing Naturaly by raif.
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