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removed in a few Hou s. The Patient is to take care of 
his Diet. In this place the Cuflom is to abftain wholly 
from FleiTi and BFoath for io or 15 days. 
This Operation is perform’d, either in the beginning of 
the Winter, or in the Spring. 
Some, for caution, order the Matter to be brought from 
the Sick by a third Perfon, left any Infe&ion fhould be con- 
vey’d by the Cloaths of the Operator ; but this is not ma- 
terial. 
As to the Procefs of this Matter, in refpedt of the Idio - 
[yncrafic ; the Small-Pox begins to appear (ooner in fome than 
in others in fome with greater, in others with lefler Sym- 
ptoms; but with happy Succefs in all. In this Place the 
Eftlorefcence commonly begins at the end of thefeventh day. 
which leems to favour the Dodrin of Crijes. 
It was obfcrv d, in a Year when the common Small-Pox 
was very mortal, that thofe by Incifion were alfo attended 
with greater Symptoms. Of 5c Perfons, who had the In- 
cifion made upon them almoft in the fame day, four were 
found in whom the Eruption was too fudden, the Tu- 
bercles more, and Symptoms worfe. There was fome fufpi- 
cion, that thefe four had caught the common Small Pox be- 
fore the Incifion was made. It is enough for our prefent 
purpofe, that there was not. one but recovered after the In- 
cifion.* In thofe four the Small-Pox came near the confluent 
fort. At other times the inoculated ate diftindf, few and 
fcatter'd ; commonly 10 or zo break out ; here and there one 
has but 2, or 3, few have 100 : There are fome in whom no 
Puftule rifes, but in the Places where the Incifion was made, 
which -Ewell up into purulent Tubercles ; yet thefe have ne* 
ver had the Small-Pox afterwards in their whole Lives; tho’ 
they have cohabited with Perfons having it. 
it is to be noted, that a no fmall quantity of Matter runs 
for (everal days, from the place of the Incifion. 
The Pocks ariflng from this Operation are dry’d up in a 
fhorc time, and fall ofl^ partly in thin Skins, and partly 
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