48 Letter from Dr. Thornton on the CaiV-Pox» 



thronged were the carts and waggons and horses loaded with 

 the rich treasures of the countrv, that, as at fairs, there 

 were women who came to Lowtlicr with cakes and fruit, 

 and the turnpike-man desired I would go through his gate 

 toll-free, saving, " he had never had so many people pass his 

 gate before." The number inoculated by nie at Lowther 

 amounted in all to above a thousand ; and calculating what 

 others have done from mv example, I should suppose that 

 tl\e number nuist have risen since to near twenty thousand. 



Sir James Graliatn, of Netherby, near Long-Town, on 

 the borders of Scotland, being much mdisposed, came to 

 the earl of Lonsdale's at his lordship's desire, on purpose 

 for niv advice ; and having witnessed the goodeflects of the 

 cow-pock, he look matter back with him to have his nephew 

 (the child of the Kev. Mr. Graham, the rector of Arthuret) 

 inoculated, and that he might extend this blessing to liis 

 tenantrv. Of the pleasing resvilt of this case I have the 

 satisfaction of laving the following letter before my readers : 



*' DEAR SIR, 



**■ T have had the pleasure to receive your kind letter. 

 My little boy has had the cow-pock so very favourably, that 

 little or no fever has attended the complaint, if any ; it 

 was very trifling on the eleventh night : seven children were 

 inoculated from him yesterday. I am happy to hear lord 

 Loiisdale is better, and hope you will soon restore him to 

 perfect health ; T beg my respects to his lordship. My 

 brother and his lady are coufciderably Letter from your skil- 

 ful advice. 



" I am, dear sir, Sec. 



^ Arthuret, « FKKGi;y GRAIl.-\iM. 



Nov. 24, 1800. 



P. S. The inilanmialiou on the arm was about the size of 

 a shilling." 



I was equally anxious to establish the cow-pock at Car- 

 lisle, which is situate but nine miles from Long-Town ; and 

 Dr. Heysham, an eminent physician of that city, proposed 

 sotting the example by having his own child, only six weeks 

 old, inoculated. 



As a more certain means of imparting the cow-pock, 1 

 asireed with the parents of one of the villagers, who had 

 the pustule in a proper state, to set out on horseback, for 

 Carlisle, witli his child, ~\\a\\ Brown, a girl only five years 

 old; which was consented to : and inmiedi:ately upon reach- 

 ing Carlisle, after a journey of twenty-six miles, nine per- 

 sons 



