On the 7th the inflammation on the arm was considerably abated, and the incision seemed disposed to heal.
Apprehending from these circumstances that nothing more was to be expected from the operation, he was inoculated again in the evening, from a person who had the distemper pretty full, though of a distinct kind, in the natural way.
No marks, however, of infection ensued from this last operation; and he continued visiting with me many patients in all stages of the disease: so that it is probable he was then in more danger of infection than he will ever be again.
CASE X.
Dec. 19.] A healthy florid young man was inoculated in both arms; and soon after on the same day he felt a disagreeable numbness and stiffness, beginning at the incision in one arm, and extending as high up as the shoulder. That night at going to bed he took five grains of calomel in a pill.
On the 20th the same kind of sensation in the arm remained, extending also to that side of the head, which was in some pain. These complaints continued this day and the next. I ordered him to take the same mercurial pill at going to bed.
22d. Another indifferent night, with the same complaints, and a stiffness in both shoulders. The pulse appeared to be rather quickened, but without any such increase of warmth as was sufficient to be called fever. The incisions were unusually forward.
23d. In the morning I was told he was better, and had taken a ride to visit his mother at about ten miles distance; also that he had several pimples, which were believed to be the distemper.
In the afternoon he returned, when I found there were several pustules out, which had the appearance of being true small-pox; and his arms were as forward as is usual at the time of eruption. All his complaints were now gone off, and he seemed quite well.