Reasons against the inoculation of the small-pox. In a letter to Dr. Jurin. Being a full answer to every thing which Mr. Maitland and others have advanced upon that subject. With a particular account of the late Miss Rolt's case, as attested under the hand of the honourable Mrs. Rolt, her mother ... / [Francis Howgrave].

  • Howgrave, Francis.
Date:
1724
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Credit: Reasons against the inoculation of the small-pox. In a letter to Dr. Jurin. Being a full answer to every thing which Mr. Maitland and others have advanced upon that subject. With a particular account of the late Miss Rolt's case, as attested under the hand of the honourable Mrs. Rolt, her mother ... / [Francis Howgrave]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    are a Fool: Indeed In my Judgment, tbeToP ly comes with the fir ft Tryal; but it will ad¬ mit of a much harder Name the Second. As Mr. Maitland has been fo free with the Character of Capt. Hnjfart, and reprefented Dr. Wagftaffe as a Perfon credulous in belie¬ ving Accounts, which a bare Heading is fuffi- cient to male ridiculous; I could little have thought, He could be guilty of the fame Prefuniption, which he has reprefented as pajjing all Degrees of Credibility. And yet the following Account fliows he has fall’n in¬ to the lame Folly^ he fo freely condemns in another. La ft Winter before Chriflnias, Mr* f Maitland perform’d Inoculatfbn upon a Son cc of Mr. Manns, a young Man of the Age of 2i, of a brisk healthful Conftitutioii, who was hardly ever troubled with a Day’s 111- f nefs before. The firft Operation was try Vi to no purpofe, and in about (even Day’s 4C Time, the Incifions were almoft dry’d up; f when they expected an Inflammation, and ''c the Eruption. He then apply’d frcjh Matter, but with no farther Succcfs than the other: c In two or three Day’s Time, he again rc- cc new'd the Matter, which had no more E£» ' fed, or made Alteration upon him, than c the two former ; any farther than what a c thin fpare Diet, and Confinement, might w occafton. He was purg’d two or three times, c and in three Weeks-time from the begin- ing, was releas’d from his Room, and went Cl abroad. In about two Months after that, * -• A y i J 4 ,