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quelling it, I received from them thi£ laft Week the 
Account following. 
Some little time before laft Chriftmafs the Small. 
Pox appear’d in this Town, chiefly of the confluent 
kind : Some had it with Purple-Spots, and other 
violent Symptoms, whereof feveral died. Towards 
the Spring, the Mealies became more Epidemical, and 
alfo more fatal, than the Small-Pox. Some of the 
Subjefts that had been vilited but a little time before 
with the Small-Pox, and upon their Recovery had 
their Bodies purged, yet died of the violent Cough 
which attended and fucceeded the Mealies, which af. 
terwards feized them. The Mealies continued to rage 
’till almoft all the Subjects in this Place were vilited 
with them, the Small-Pox continuing alfo during the 
whole time, yet making but a flow Progrefs; and to 
this time it has not left us. 
About the End of February laft, Mr. Francis Mey- 
ler inoculated his own Son, near three Years old, 
from a Child of about the fame Age, who had the 
diftinft Sort of Small.Pox, but the Puftules fmall. 
He made a flight Incilion on both Legs, which took 
only in one: After four Days a Puftule appeared on 
the Part wounded, but did not much inflame it, nor 
make much Progrefs. On the 7th Day the Child grew 
feverilh, and on the 8th, or towards the 9th Day (in- 
fteadof the intended Small-Pox) the Meafles appear’d 
all over his Body, attended with a Cough ; at which 
time the feverilh Diforder abated, ’till the nth or 
nth Day : Then he grew feverilh again, and to- 
wards the 14th Day the Small-Pox appeared, a fmall 
diftinfl: Sort, and few in N umber. After the Eruption 
was full* he grew hearty, and fo continued, not being 
R vilited 
