On the 9th he was perfectly well, and no more eruptions shewed themselves.
Having had several patients, who undoubtedly passed through the distemper with no more illness than this man had felt, and sometimes even without any eruption, I really thought that the affair was over.
On the 10th he took a laxative draught, eat a piece of mutton, and drank some ale. On the afternoon of the same day I found him complaining of a pain in his head, which he thought was occasioned by his venturing abroad during the operation of the purge. He had now more fever than at any other time before; however, as he averred that his complaints were such as he usually felt from a slight cold, I did not apprehend any thing more.
On the 11th in the morning he was still much indisposed, and had rested ill. In the evening of the same day I found him much better, but he said there were more pustules on his back. These I did not see.
Next morning I found he was gone to a friend’s house, having left word that he was quite well, and that I should hear from him if there was occasion.
On the 14th I was desired to visit him, when I found a moderate number of fresh pustules on the face and limbs, and in such forwardness, that I was convinced they had been out ever since his removal; which indeed was confirmed by the account he gave me: these maturated kindly, and he remains in good health.
CASE XIX.
A gentleman’s son in perfect health, between four and five years of age, on the third day after inoculation voided a long round worm alive, after having taken on the preceding night a dose of mercurial physick. No signs of worms had hitherto been observed in him; and he afterwards seemed to be quite well, till the symptoms which usually precede the small-pox came on.
After a very moderate illness, an eruption of about twenty pustules succeeded, and all complaints then ceased; so that on the 4th day after the eruption, I proposed, and was permitted, to discontinue my visits for the present. I called again however on the 6th day, and found him well as usual, and at play, the pustules being then nearly maturated.