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is regularly, as in the natural way, tho’ in a milder 
manner, produced by inoculation, and that inocula- 
tion fecures a beaft alio from a fecond infection ; 
then undoubtedly inoculation will be recommend! 
able. 
Thp very few trials made in England, and thofe 
not with the greateft exa&nefs or propriety, will yet 
ferve to put this matter out of all doubt. 
The Rev. Dean of York had five beads inoculated, 
by means of a ikein of cotton dipped in the matter, 
and paired thro’ a hole, like a featon, in the dew-lap! 
Of thele five, one cow near the time of calving died : 
the other four, after going thro’ the feveral Rages of 
this contagious difeafe, recovered ; two of which, 
being cows young with calf, did not flip their calves! 
All four have herded with diflempered cattle a long 
while, and never had the leaft iymptom of a fecond. 
infection. 
Mr. Bewley, a furgeon of reputation in Lincoln- 
fhire, inoculated three beads two years old, for Mr. 
Wigglefworth of Manton, in the dew- lap, and with 
mucus from the noflrils. All three had the regular 
fymptoms of the contagious diftemper in a mild 
manner, recovered, and tho’ they herded a twelve- 
month after with five or fix diflempered beads, they 
never were the leaft affected. Mr. Bewley alfo de- 
clared to Mr. Thorpe, that there never was one in- 
dance produced, that he knew of, of a fecond in- 
fection. 
Since it is plain, that notwithftanding neither well- 
digefted pus was made ufe of, nor incifions made in 
the propereft places, and it may be fuppofed few 
medicines were given j yet inoculation fucceeded fo 
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