Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
How should smallpox inoculation be conducted when established medical habits may burden the patient rather than protect them? This case-based medical treatise sets out a distinctive answer, challenging warmer, more restrictive practices through a regimen built around careful preparation, slight incisions, fresh air and cooling measures. Grounded in a physician’s practice in Hertford, it presents disease prevention as a matter of close observation, disciplined procedure and continual testing.Practical detail gives the work its force. Patient selection, diet, medicines and the management of infection are examined as connected parts of a single inoculation method, while cases provide evidence for judging how the approach performs. One especially memorable principle is the preference for uncovered wounds and limited confinement, bringing the patient’s surroundings into the treatment itself. The discussion remains focused on decisions made in rooms, houses and the open air, where theory is measured against the progress of illness.Experimentation broadens the enquiry beyond routine smallpox treatment. Reinoculation, exposure to infected people and variations in infectious matter are used to probe the reliability and limits of prevention, while the same cooling approach is considered in relation to natural smallpox. The work therefore captures medicine in an investigative mode: comparing methods, recording outcomes and refining disease management through observed cases rather than unsupported assertion. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions.It has been restored for today’s and future generations.This edition is not just a reprint - it’s a collector’s item and a cultural treasure.
