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Excuse them if they are negligent in this, for their ability to treat their child. If they leave him until he contracts smallpox, it will be too late to use cowpox inoculation, and they will regret it when regret is of no avail. In some kingdoms, cowpox inoculation for children is provided by the treasury, so there is no cost, especially for the poor. Therefore, the people of this kingdom should accept it immediately and not delay until tomorrow, for perhaps on the following day the smallpox virus will move and not be repelled. Whoever claims it is not fruitful, the correct experience clarifies its benefit. If someone uses it on a child and the child contracts smallpox afterward, it is due to the failure to meet the conditions of the inoculation being improperly administered and the lymph taken being incomplete. If you use it on a newborn, observe the condition of the cowpox lymph to confirm the success or failure of its use. Cowpox inoculation is painless; it is lighter than a needle prick, and a person will accept it. It can be used at any age. Smallpox is a disease that is expected during a person's lifespan, as if it were a debt that must be paid. Its payment is achieved by hastening to use cowpox inoculation if one wishes to be free from its affliction. Conclusion: This is the last of the useful health advice we wanted to explain. Health is a precious jewel above all else, for when it is lost, the adornments of life are of no benefit. What is the fruit of wealth, O wise one? The sick person cannot find solace in it. The sick person loses his treasures of gold if he is afflicted by his suffering. Nevertheless, it may be contrary to his purpose, and he may not be cured of his illness. Diseases branch out, a chapter of prohibition. On the path that branches out, a chapter of prohibition. Do not pity his complaints, nor listen to his claims. This is profound wisdom from the just ruler, the possessor of power and grace. We have no strength or power, but all is by the might and power of the Generous One. He is the disease and the healer, the afflicted and the healed. Here we are now in the bloom of life and stability, and we do not know if we will be counted

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