Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-07-05


the year 1872. The state of neutral commerce
and OF the connected interests of neutral agrcul.
ture are wJa'hy of all our consideration.
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From the american Daily advertiser.
Mr. PoULsoN,
You are requested to give place in
your useful paper to the following Certi
hca'e in proof ofthe efficacy of Vacc,na,i-
on in securing the Human System from
both The inosu'a:ed and natural Snail Pox.
Tn. Subscribers are among the most res.
peetable Physicians, Surgeons and Apo
,theca,es Of London.
CIviS.
Origins! Vaccine Pock INSTITUTION, London,
eh Settem6er, 1905.
MIR. benjamin Jesty. farmer Of Downs
haydn The lsle Of Purbeck, having (agrec-
ably to an invitation from the Medical Es-
Enlistment of the Original Vaccine Pock
llsti,u,ion, Broad. Street, Golden Square)
visited London in August 1905, to commu
mcate certain facts relating to the Cow
Pock Institution, we think il matter of
justice to himself, and beneficial Ia the
public, to attes, thai, among other facts,
he has offered decisive evidence Of his
having vacc,nated his wife and two sons.
Robert and benjamin, in the year l774;
WHO we're thereby rendered unsusceplibie
oil the small pox, as appears from The ex-
posure OF all three parties, TO that disorder
frequently during The course of 81 years,
and from he incubation of the two sons
Tar the small pox Is years ago. That he
was led to undertake the novel practice
IN IVA, 10 counteract the small pox, at
tina. time prevalen, at Yetmins,er, where
he then resided, from knowing the COM
mon opinion Of The Country, ever since
he was a boy, (Now 60 years ago), that
persons who had gone through The Cow
Pock naturally, i. c. by taking II from COWS
were unsusceptible ct The small pox by
himself being incapable Of taking the
smaii poS, having gone through the COW
pock many years before from having
known many individuals, who, after the
COW peck could not have the small pos ex.
cited from believing that the cow peck
was an affection free from dandser; and
from his opinion that, by the COW peck in.
oonlat'on, he should avoid migrating vari-
OILS diseases of the human constitution such
asthe Evil. madness, lues, and many bad
MINORS" as he called them. The remar-
kaby vigorous health Of Mr.. Jesty, his
wife, & two sons, now 8 years subsequent
to the COW peck, and his own healthy ap.
pearance az this time, 20 years Of age, af-
ford a .singularly strong proof Of the harm,
iessness OF that affection but the public
most, with particular interest, hear that,
during the late visit totown, Mr.. Robert
Jesty. very willingly submitted publicly TO
incubation, for the small pox IN The most
rigoI Gus manner and that Mr. Jes,y also
was subjected 20 the trial ofinoculation for
the Cow pock after the most efficacious
mode, w:hou, either of them being irfec
ted. The circumstances in which Mr..
1esiy purposely instituted the vaccine
peck incubation in his own family, viz.
without any precedent, but merely from
reasoning upon the nature of affection
among cows, and from knowing its effects
in lh: casual way among men, his exemp
lion ON the prevailing popular preiudi.
ces, and his disregard Of the c!smorous
reproaches ofhis neighbors, in our opipi
ON, viii entile him to the respect of the
public Tor his superior strength Of mind
bu, iurih:r, his conduct is again furnishing
such decisive proofs Of the permanent
an,ivariolous efficacy Of the COW peck, in
the present discoDtenled state Of mind in
many, families, by submitting to inocuIa
ton, justly claims at least the gratitude Of
the country. As a testimony Of our per.
sonal regard, & to commemorate so ezra
ordinary fact as that of preventing the
small pox by inoculating for the COW pock
81 years ago, at our request, three quar-
ter length picture Of Mr.. Jes,y is painted
by that excellent Artist Mr.. Sharp, to be
preserved at the Original Vaccine Pock-
Institution.
Law. NihslL Physicians.
Thos, Nelson,
+. +. Forster hsn's, con'anirg'uygeon'.
}. D %. ss tc'''''' Surgeons.
Fra r,a' ~ R Rrsr1. ,Atoarenres
Phi. De fruyn, N'if'"S'
John Heavisidc,( T.,o
Thomas Payne, ~e'0'
William Sancho, Secretary.