An Essay on the Expediency of Inoculation and the Seasons Most Proper for It: Humbly Inscribed to the Inhabitants of Philadelphia (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Saving Opium, we know but of two fpecific Medicines in N a ture, that is Medicines which operate, by fome fecret and unknown Qiality, to wit 7mm Bark and Mercury, and thofe we have jult found to be infufiicient: It is not to be doubted however, but there' are many fpecific Remedies, could we but find them out, nay that there is fcarce a Difeafe, againft which all-bountiful Nature has not provided a peculiar Antidote; but as the jultelt Reafoning can afford us no manner of Infight into the (lualities and Operations of Medicines, a Knowledge which can be attained to by Experience alone, We mull: allow Time and Chance to have more {hare in bringing thefe to Light than human F orefight Chance only hav ing brou ht us to the Knowledge of the few, with which we are acquainte -indigenous Medicines, however, are too often as prepolteroufly negleéted, as Exotic Drugs are unfeafonably prefer red, by Us. - Is it not reafonable to fuppofe that the Creator of the World hath enriched every Country, with whatever Remedies the Difeafes peculiar to the Soil and Climate of Each would re. Quire and alfo that Medicines very proper for Diforders incident to one Part of the Globe, {hall yet be very improper for apparently fimilar Difiempers in another.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book by an eighteenth-century medical practitioner argues for the benefits of a practice called inoculation. The goal of the treatment was to counteract smallpox by introducing a weakened form of the virus directly into the body, which would cause a mild version of the disease. The author believed that this inoculation offered meaningful protection against the diseaseās much more severe and risky natural occurrence. Inoculation had long been used in the East, particularly in Turkey and China, and was first popularized in Britain around 1720, causing widespread public debate. Several chapters are dedicated to responding to objections against inoculation, including arguments from those who considered it presumptuous to interfere with the will of God, those concerned about the potential introduction of other fatal diseases, and those who feared that inoculated patients could still spread the disease to others. The text also analyzes the most effective times of year and life stages for inoculation. Inoculation would eventually become common practice and is considered one of the most significant breakthroughs in medical history, with its principles informing the development of vaccines in centuries that followed. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780260228178_0
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