An inquiry how to prevent the small-pox. And proceedings of a society for promoting general inoculation at stated periods, and preventing the natural small-pox, in Chester / by John Haygarth.

  • Haygarth, John, 1740-1827.
Date:
1784
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Credit: An inquiry how to prevent the small-pox. And proceedings of a society for promoting general inoculation at stated periods, and preventing the natural small-pox, in Chester / by John Haygarth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The whole tenour of the Proceed- ings of the Society, tho' ccnflantly counteracted by the mod pernicious prejudices, afford decifive evidence in fupport of the theory advanced in the Inquiry, according to the teft of a true theory fagacioufly and judicioufry propofed by the great Lord Bacon. Inter Tigna, nullum magis certum aut nobile efr, quam quod ex frucli- bus. Fruclus enim et opera inventa, pro veritate philofopharura velut fponfores, vel fide juffores funt (b). The letter from Dr. Waterhoufe is curious and inftruclive. It is much more fatisfaclory to fay, that the Small- pox has been exterminated, than that it might be exterminated, by civil regu- lations. However, I would not pro- pofe the proceedings of Rhode-Ifland as (h) Nov! Organi Lib. i. §. 73. by