among the horned Cattle . 5 41 
part were loft, notwithftanding the many difadvantages 
which unavoidably occurred. 
Profeffor camper had before attempted to introduce 
inoculation in Holland-; but the learned Profeffor’s abili- 
ties, diligence, and perfeverance, were fo much counter- 
acted by the obftinacy and interruption of the peafants, 
the badnefs of the fituation, and inclemency of the wea- 
ther, that out of 1 12 only 41 recovered ; and yet that 
number is full fufficient to prove his opinion of the 
chfeafe, and of the ufe of inoculation. 
Application was made, in 1 770, to the Lord Prelident 
of the Council by a famous inoculator, for leave to take 
matter from the infected beafts in Hampfhire, and to 
inoculate the cattle in the Southern and Weftern coun- 
ties of England : on a reprefentation to his lordfhip, 
that by fuch an operation the contagion would not only 
be introduced in thofe counties where it had not yet 
appeared, but alfo might fpread the ficknefs, fo as to be- 
come general all over the kingdom as before, a pofitive 
and ftriCt injunction was given to drop the intention ; ef- 
pecially as by killing the cattle there was no doubt of 
extirpating the contagion out of Hampfhire. The 
inoculator therefore made no attempt. 
According to the feveral prejudices of different coun- 
tries, various opinions have arifen of the nature of this 
462 ficknefs. 
