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dans from Turkey^ and which had alfo been lately 
pradifed in London* This I thought was fufficientto 
juftify the Attempt, and what fiiccefs it has met with, 
1 have here fent, according to your defire, a faithful 
Account of, and of every Thing that has been done 
or obferved here, relating to that Affair, which might 
be worth your Notice 
It was in December laft, That I firfl began to put 
this Method in Ptadice, and finding it to lucceed be- 
yond my Expedation in the firft inftance, I was en- 
couraged to repeat it upon fome others, and after- 
wards feveral, feeing with how much eafe thefe got 
thro’ the Diflemper, were defirous to have the fame 
done to themfelves or their Children ; fo that there 
are mow upwards of Forty here, who have received 
the Small Pox by Infition ; who are all got well thro’ 
the Diflemper, and are at this time thro’ Gods Blef- 
fing in very good Health. Only one that was ino- 
culated, did Die , of which 1 lhall give you a par- 
ticular Relation hereafter, and refer it to your Impar- 
tial Judgment, whether that ought to call any Ble- 
mifh upon the Operation or no. 
What was done by way of Preparation was chiefly 
purging with Rhubarb for Children, and fometimes 
Vomiting or Bleeding for grown Perfons ; and many 
have had no Preparation at alL But I always found, 
as far as I was able to judge, That thofe, whofe Bo- 
dies were well prepared by fuch proper Methods as 
their different Ages or Conflitutions did feem tore- 
quire, had more favourable Symptoms than others in 
like Orcumftances, where that was omitted. ' 
The Method, which I always took in the Opera- 
tion, was to make two Incifions, one in the Arm and 
-another in the oppofite Leg. It is not material as to 
xailing the Diflemper, whether the Incifions be large 
or 
