- What's in Mr. Gitney's invitation to the pox party?
- In fact, what is a pox party?
- Here's the gist of the invitation (which is the chapter):
- Mr. Gitney's holding a pox vaccine party.
- Everyone will get vaccinated with the smallpox vaccine and stay at the Canaan house until they get over whatever after-effects they might suffer.
- The whole thing will be one big party, with food and entertainment and—better yet—inoculation against the disease.