Volume 1

Mr. Maitland's account of inoculating the small pox vindicated [by himself], from Dr. Wagstaffe's misrepresentations of that practice, with some remarks on Mr. Massey's sermon.

  • Maitland, Charles, 1668-1748.
Date:
1722
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Credit: Mr. Maitland's account of inoculating the small pox vindicated [by himself], from Dr. Wagstaffe's misrepresentations of that practice, with some remarks on Mr. Massey's sermon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    X [ 57 1 Time, when the Sores of the other Ferfons were yet large and running. Thus all Expe¬ dition of her having the Small Pox by the Inoculation being over, fhe was purg’d once or twice, and then difeharg'd from her Con¬ finement, the 17th of' March following: Nay, it was believ'd, fhe never would have that Diftemper 5 for having been very much expos'd to the Infection, when fhe was but two Years of Age, and yet more when fhe was about Eight, without contracting it, this 1 ail Tryal being unfuccefsful, feem'd to give a tolerable Ground for this Opinion. How¬ ever my Daughter continu'd difcoixipos'd,and out of Order, when fhe came Home 5 the Heats and Flufhings abovemention d ftill fub- fifting on her, though in a Idler Degree 5 her Stomach loathing Flefh-meats, and her Refl; diilurb’d with Dreams and Horrors. She had likewife two final 1 Boils, one under her Arm, atid another on her Side: But none of thefie Accidents were troublefome enough to him' der her Attendance on her accuftom'd Biili- nefs within and without the Houfe : How¬ ever thefe continuing for about two Months after fhe came Home, fhe was purg'd once or twice, in order to remove them 5 but Hill they fobfifted upon her, not to any Degree, 'till the Small ‘Pox broke out upon her, which happen'd in this Manner: Three Days be¬ fore, fhe had heated herfelf extraordinarily ; the firft, by going to the Ca?np and back a- gain.