132 Mr. hunter’s Account of a Woman 
letter. Moft of the pujlules were diftindx, but iome were 
blended or united at their bafe. The face had the 
greateft number; and thefe were in general the mod in- 
diftinch They were jomewhat flattened with a dent in 
the middle ( *K 
So far were the leading circumftances and external ap- 
pearances in favour of their being the variolous eruption ; 
but although thefe leading circumftances and external ap- 
pearances were incontrovertible, yet they w T ere not an ab- 
folute proof of this being the genuine fmall pox;, there- 
fore I mult be allowed to confider this fubjedt a little 
further, and fee how far all the circumftances correfpond 
or are flmilar to the true fmall pox. In the fmall pox we 
have a previous fever, in place of which, in the prefent 
cafe, we have no information but that of the mother’s hav- 
ing had the fmall pox within fuch a limited time as may 
favour the poffibiiity of infection in the womb; yet we 
may prefume, that the child muft have had con flderable 
fever preceding fuch an eruption, of whatfoever kind it 
was. 
In the fmall pox the eruption goes through pretty re- 
gular ftages in its progrefs and declenfton, which cir- 
cumftances w r e know nothing of in the prefent cafe ; but 
(a) I endeavoured to take fome matter upon the point of two lancets; but 
not having an opportunity of making an experiment myfelf, I gave them to, 
two gentlemen,- who, I imagine, were.. afraid of inoculating with them. 
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