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A treatise on the cow-pox; containing the history of vaccine inoculation, and an account of the various publications which have appeared on that subject. In Great Britain, and other parts of the world / by John Ring.

  • Ring, John, 1752-1821.
Date:
1801-1803
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise on the cow-pox; containing the history of vaccine inoculation, and an account of the various publications which have appeared on that subject. In Great Britain, and other parts of the world / by John Ring. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    proceeded from the cows; but was at first told, it could not possibly originate from the horse, as there were no men who milked the cows on that farm. At length, however, he was able to trace the poi- son to its real source. The farmer's son recollected, that one morning he milked a cow that was rather untractable, after dressing the heels of a horse. To conclude this subject, Dr. Jenner informs me, that he has received a letter from Mr. Fermor, of Tusmore, who, to other attainments in various sci- ences, adds a considerable proficiency in that of medicine. This gentleman has set a laudable exam- ple to the medical practitioners in his neighbour- ‘hood, by introducing the mild species of inocula- tion; and has since favoured the world with the result of his experience. In his letter he mentions, that he is now perfectly convinced, the vaccine disease is originally derived from the horse; and that Sir Christopher Pegge has complete evidence of the fact. On these authorities, and those before adduced, I shall for the present leave the genealogy of the dis- temper to rest; and proceed to examine the modifi- cation which the matter undergoes in the nipples of the cow. Here I must again have’ recourse to the fountain- head of knowledge, respecting this subject. It is only from Jennex’s Inquiry into the Causes and Ef