1 3 8 Mr. hunter’s Account of a Woman 
died, van swieten appeals to a more recent cafe, which 
had been reported to him by perfons of great credit, and 
is recorded in the Phil. Tranf. vol. XLVI. p. 235. 
“ A woman, big with child, having herfelf long ago 
“ had the fmall, pox, very afliduoufly nurfed a maid fer- 
“ vant during the whole procefs of this difeafe. At the 
“ proper time flie brought forth a healthy female child, 
“ in whofe fkin Dr. watson afferted, that he difcovered 
“ evident marks of the fmall pox, which file muft have 
“ gone through in the womb; and the fame phylician 
ie pronounced, that this child would be free from future 
“ infection. After four years her brother was inoculated; 
“ and Dr. watson obtained permiflion of the parents to 
“ try the fame experiment on the girl. The operation 
“ w r as performed on both children in the fame manner; 
u and the pus ufed in both cafes was taken from the 
“ fame patient. The event, however, was different; for 
“ the boy had the regular eruption, and got well ; but 
“ the girl’s arm did not inflame nor fuppurate. On the 
“ tenth day from the infertion of the matter, file turned 
“ pale fuddenly, was languid for two days, and after- 
“ wards was very well. In the neighbourhood of the 
“ incifion there appeared a pujlule like thofe pujiules that 
“ we fometimes obferve in perfons who, having had the 
“ difeafe, attend patients ill of the fmall pox. 
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