Download or read book A Treatise on Cow Pox written by David R. Hibbard and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Treatise on Cow-Pox: In Which the Existence of Small-Pox, or Varioloid in Any Form, Subsequent to Vaccination, Is Shown to Arise From Some Imperfection in Its Performance, and Not the Result of Inefficacy on the Part of the Vaccina to Shield the System From These Diseases Another Opinion at one period also prevailed that the Cow-pox originated from a disease affect ing the heels of horses, termed grease. To test the validity of this, three cows were inoculated with matter derived from this source, but without effect. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.