THE Publick having been lately entertained with a very dark and partial Account of this New Method of receiving the Small Pox; and this Account being given as is pretended, from the very Letters of Dr. Timonius and Pylarinus; it is thought reasonable and fitting to lay before the Publick this following Abstract of what those Learned Gentlemen have said of this Practice. But because the Gentleman who only hath these Letters by him, refuses to lend them; the Account here following is chiefly taken from a known Letter written by a Learned Gentleman of Boston to the Worthy Physicians of the Town. The Air of the Chamber must be kept very Temperate. The Greek Operatrix prick't more places, and less fleshy ones than Pylarinus approved of; with an oblique stroke pricking the Places, with an Iron, or Golden Needle dropping, and thrusting the Pus into the Wound; and so binding all with Fillets. Her way was thus to prick the Forehead, the Chin, both Cheeks, both Wrists, both Insteps. This was doubtless overdoing. Pylarinus affirms that some have done the Business, with no more than One little Inscision in the Arm, and it has done very well. [So it has been with such Africans, as have shown us the Marks of their Inoculation.] II. There is at this Time a considerable Number of Africans in this Town, Who can have no Conspiracy or Combination to cheat us. No body has instructed them to tell their Story. The more plainly, brokenly, and blunderingly, and like Ideots, they tell their Story, it will be with reasonable Men, but the much more credible. For that these all agree in one Story; "That abundance of poor Negro's die of the Small Pox, till they learn this Way; that People take the Juice of the Small Pox, and Cut the Skin, and put in a drop; then by'nd by a little Sick, then few Small Pox; and no body dye of it: no body have Small Pox any more." Here we have a clear Evidence, that in Africa, where the Poor Creatures dye of the Small Pox in the common way like Rotten Sheep, a Merciful GOD has taught them a wonderful Preservative. It is a Common Practice, and is attended with Success. I have as full Evidence of this, as I have that there are Lions in Africa. I don't know why 'tis more unlawful to learn of Africans, how to help against the Poison of the Small Pox, than it is to learn of our Indians, how to help against the Poison of a Rattle-Snake. VI. I have made my Experiments with all the Disadvantages that can be imagined, on Old and Young; on Strong and Weak, on Male and Female, on White and Black, and in the worst Season of the Year; and on greater Numbers, than I judge proper (considering the unaccountable Rage of unadvised People,) to mention; But more than twice Seven, I can assure you; and it has succeeded well in all, even beyond Expectation.

The public having been lately entertained with a very dark and partial account of this new method of receiving the smallpox; and this account being given as is pretended from the very letters of Dr. Timonius and Pylarinus; it is thought reasonable and fitting to lay before the public this following abstract of what those learned gentlemen have said of this practice. But because the gentleman who only hath these letters by him refuses to lend them; the account here following is chiefly taken from a known letter written by a learned gentleman of Boston to the worthy physicians of the town. The air of the chamber must be kept very temperate. The Greek operatrix pricked more places, and less fleshy ones than Pylarinus approved of; with an oblique stroke pricking the places, with an iron or golden needle, dropping and thrusting the pus into the wound; and so binding all with fillets. Her way was thus to prick the forehead, the chin, both cheeks, both wrists, both insteps. This was doubtless overdoing. Pylarinus affirms that some have done the business with no more than one little incision in the arm, and it has done very well. [So it has been with such Africans as have shown us the marks of their inoculation.] II. There is at this time a considerable number of Africans in this town who can have no conspiracy or combination to cheat us. Nobody has instructed them to tell their story. The more plainly, brokenly, and blunderingly, and like idiots, they tell their story, it will be with reasonable men, but the much more credible. For that these all agree in one story: “That abundance of poor Negroes die of the smallpox, till they learn this way; that people take the juice of the smallpox, and cut the skin, and put in a drop; then by’nd by a little sick, then few smallpox; and nobody die of it: nobody have smallpox any more.” Here we have a clear evidence that in Africa, where the poor creatures die of the smallpox in the common way like rotten sheep, a merciful God has taught them a wonderful preservative. It is a common practice, and is attended with success. I have as full evidence of this as I have that there are lions in Africa. I don’t know why ’tis more unlawful to learn of Africans how to help against the poison of the smallpox, than it is to learn of our Indians how to help against the poison of a rattlesnake. VI. I have made my experiments with all the disadvantages that can be imagined, on old and young, on strong and weak, on male and female, on white and black, and in the worst season of the year; and on greater numbers than I judge proper (considering the unaccountable rage of unadvised people) to mention, but more than twice seven, I can assure you; and it has succeeded well in all, even beyond expectation.