B<> Vaceinathn, 



oblige him to let go his hold, or that he should be overcome 

 by sleep, he eiKkavoured fo fasten himself to a rope. By 

 means of a bit of glass he detached one from the balloon, 

 and fastened it round his body, the other end of it being 

 fixed to the machine. In this situation he floated on the 

 water for some hours, the balloon being still inflated. 



At length, about six in the evening, he observed seven 

 fishing-boats, the people in four of which, ijcinc: struck 

 with terror, betook themselves to flight, imagining tliat they 

 saw some strange kind of sea monster. The othc r three 

 approached, and took from the water the unfortunate 

 aeronaut half burnt, after having spent four hours at sea, 

 amidst the most dreadlul anguish. The fishermen at- 

 tempted also to seize the balloon ; but as soon as they had cut 

 the ropep it rose and took its course towards tlic Turkish 

 coast. Paring some days great apprehensions were enter- 

 tained for the right hand of the aeronaut, which had been 

 severely burnt; but happily qnipiUatioii h,ii not been found 

 necessary, 



VACCINATION. 



We have devoted a larger portion of our present Number 

 to the Cow-Pock than we usually allow to one subject, and 

 its importance at the present moiv.ent demands it. 



Two cases of an eruptive disorder, supposed to be the 

 small-pox, subsequent to vaccination at the Inoculation 

 PTospital, and of course under the management of profes- 

 sional men of the greatest experience, -have lately occurred 

 in one family, that of Mr. Hodges, Fulwoqd's^Rents, 

 Holborn. These cases hav^e excited more alarm, attention, 

 and examination, than any that have taken place since the 

 commencement of the new practice. A considerable part 

 of the medical practitioners of London have visited this 

 family, and the accounts given have beeri one of the most 

 popular themes of medical conversation during the last 

 month. Different opinions are entertained on the subject 

 by medical men, the greater part of whom may be con- 

 sidered as having divided themselves into two parties ; 

 one representing these disorders to have been nothing 

 more than the chicken-pock, and their account has 

 even been published in the last number of the Medical 

 and Physical Journal, in which the other party is charged 

 ith shunning the inquiry by breaking their engage- 

 ments to continue their visits to the patients, in con- 

 sequence of the contrary opinion which they had given. 

 The otlier, however, have uniformly declared the cases to be 



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