aay a difficulty of. breathing, o or x other sym 
succeed to the small pox, the treatment direc 
——— necessary. ais 
KINE, POX. 
-sdfeciiiiadion with the kine, or cow pock, is now fully established to 
be an antidote against the small pox. This was discovered 
roduend, about the beginning of the nineteenth century, 
gil slishman ; since when, although at first, like ev: 
e in medicine, it was frowned upon and e ry 
the ruling faculty, it has come into such general use, that the loath- 
some small pox is now nearly extinguished. 
_This discovery arose from the following circumstances :—In many 
parts of England, the cows are liable to an eruption on their papsor 
udders, which was occasionlly communicated to the hands or arms — 
of those who milked them, producing an ulcer, and some degree o 
fever ; and it had been observed that those who had underg 
disease, known by the name of cow pock, were not liable to the-menil- 
= ‘This was noticed by Dr. Jenner, and he satisfied himself f fur-— 
ts. He ascertained that it was a much milder dis- 
-small pox, and that it effectually secured those who had _ 
with it, from afterwards being liable to- Pee es 
t the vaccine-pock was not infections but by i . 
it it was never fatal 
ocess of inoculation is as follows : 
ay 3 Take the watery slime, at about the sixth or eighth day, from 
the arm of a healthy person who has been inoculated, while the blis- 
ter is still in its clear state ; for when it becomes yellow, it is not $0 
certain to give the infections 
2. Raise the scarf skin on the arm, about midway neiwenn the 
shoulder and elbow, with the point of a lancet or needle, into a little 
- cup, so deep that the water will just rise in it; then int 
‘small dropof the vaccine matter, such as you can carry on 
of your lancet or needle, into the raised cup; then ec 
,orclean cotton, Ina few hours the lint may be Sines 2s 
a has taken, it will show a little inflammation in 
_ forty-eight hours. All excesses in eating, drinking, and exercise, _ 
should be avoided, asthe system will be. thoroughly affected ; amg 
frequently the person will experience chills and a slight fever, with — 
kernels in their groins and under their arms; and the sore on the 
arm eapeerair considerable size. If it is mecessary to carry the — 
in any distance, or time, a cotton thread may be saturated wi 
1 matter dried moderately before a fire, and dropped i 
This may be cut to pieces, and moistened with spittle 
and the‘bigness of half a pin’s head will be sufficient 
a. Ifitis Se ees ion 
the. aisenyos abanlds 
