Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-23
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Srine from prcuuice SCt0S Oul ignorance ana, (oe
gr;o Ing To tell y some OppOSeiito II IOu sell
fish principles However, in spite OF All ta,t could
be urged agias; IT'S highly tent hcia AMI probny tactic
qualities, II " found 10 be a pc. cet seSillI-
" against the most erCcious and destructive jis
ease, which was suffered To escape from the BOX
OF Pandora, and il was almost universally used, as
mud and certain preventative against the r, all
tai mroads whivh the small -pox was daily making
in the human family. But uOtwithsiaudin that vac
cnation was thus introduced into general practice
AID Its preventative effects almost rs generally
KNOW lehs cd, yet there so persons wo he
stated, dDublod aud failed 10 avail themselves Of
tbs heavenly gut, Under Tie fatal belief that was
not sure and safe anti tote against the dreu puison
OF the smallpox t.er, FIRE To render security
Goub!y sur~'--n.any emioont physitians expert
meGted on Themselves, aud patieuts Wit, the vac
cine, and ,arioo,is nIertinhThey first affected the
persons ~ho subjected To them experiments,
with tse Former disease, and after !. had ke,i ct ct,
then the matter OF smallpoS MSS serted iutJ eir
arms lsomctiines in sev.rl piaees) and always
without producing any thing nioee than a mere TO-
c'thriatIon, and frequently not even that meon-
Ysnltuce was suffered.
To render IT,, testimony IN favor of the preven-
tsiiVe qualities ct vaccination. still strong and
nrcsistib.e, colleges Ui me'iie,d gentlemen we're
formed to ascertain the a, qualities and pruphy-
Tactic virtues or dis - 5i5gs ii Je,nier."' Tie
following Is the tesIimuniA OF than fifty PLY 81
clans aud double tliat number IT surgeons, gentle
Inea 81 lie highest reputation III the pr tesS.oa liz
LJLdJl
" Ma,.y uufoua,lcd ports having been circulated.
which have tendency To prejudice The public e.
Sainst The incubation Of The -pUX We the un-
dersi3"e'! PHI scians, and suEseO.s tns- d,-
y tn declae our OPT .ior that those persons who
have had the eow-poX, are perfectly SeclHe FROM
tn future injection vi the smallpox
Sc We asV declare, that the inucuate,l cow-pox
IS a nnch mder anu safer disease, than the irucu-
"a, ed smallpox"
But what is still more tothe point and also more
satisfactory the faculty oil PARIS, wise, iateili-
gent AMI discriminating It'll - Gag les eye" eve
~ bi anch OF the healing art, aud always sSv.t-
OTIS to establish their opinus upon stubborn lac s,
than to soar upon TIE wings of conjecture fancy
hey had one hundred aud two children who nsd
previously bsen vaccmated and gone through tie
disease, carried to the medical SCHOOL and had them
nccu.atcd all 10. the SMALLPOX. On eighty -eigil-
OF them the varlolous matter pro luced effect on
fourteen temporary local inflammation was exci-
ted, but no other symptoms Otuessnsss or disease
appeared. They also state that the pus;ues OF
vari ,ious character which appeared, ION the arms
oil the sOurtlea children above menGo.ei) were
the ell ct OF local action, similar tat which caa
be excited by iEoeuatng the small- pox ncily:du-
ais having formerly had that mslay and which will
also De often contracted, even alter having hal il,
by physicians and nurses, attending upon vsIioIous
patents and hnay they SAY, that II Is natural 10
conclude the vaccine has preserved FROM the sdaii-
pcx the ons hundred and tw o inuiyiinas vino have
been mocu!Gted With 1t IN presence" Here
then IS strOgg and rresi5tibie flct founded upon
the experiments and observations Of college oil
learned men; can we ask any tAg more Sa'isisctc-
~ than this oEc t.ct But testimony pour3 in
upon us ia torrents In every part Of Europe
where the experiment has b en made, the result
has been the same.
And n cur OWE country we have many ilustrious
advocates at this grand discovery, and have made
maay experiments With the vaccine and yarioious
aileetious--i OF which tend 10 corToborate the o.
pinoEs oil the European physicians and 10 establish
more irily cur gratitude to Heaven for granting us
such ccTtn p.Ophy tactic against the varioous dis
ease. We iini on the list OF those persons who
have taken an INTEREST," in diusiug the benefits Of the
vaccine virus througn our land, the names OF Rush
aud Jefferson Z" How grateful to the feelings of
te INDUSTRIOUS discoyerCr oil tie efficacy Of yacciia-
ton must u'e X iection prove, that to him viii man
Kind owe the preservation Ofso many lives
Ii whh AL these facts before our eyes in favor of
vaccination, We sta neglect 10 guard against the ia
tai effects OF the small pI1--wiatl ask must be
the ie-!iu2s o! a father when he Is loved ill.,
ian writing under the toriures OF this foe to
KIM, without having given hima chance 10 es.
cape By the safe path Of y-c-iaation!"
1t appears to most extraordinary that every
parent doss not anXiousy seize tie opportunity OF
g'mg tier helpless Otispril ch:Hc. 10 escape the
rayages Of the smallpox The simple act of sub
situuns the minutest spcck of vaccine CT var oluus
Injection, may prove the means Of .uture happiness
OF so rec Of 5tterrca, cton, and too late repen-
lance ii beauty IN female, IS desirable in the
eyes OF u parent, how much reflection is necessary,
before the pleasing prospects are blisht,d by tie
smallpox! Even were At proved the vaccine WAS
not the preservtive is, what is be sppre end
ei from disease, 50 slight to exceed the range
OF possibility, to suPpose. that death cOuldbs induced
byu?
How eccentric is the conduct If mankind vih
testimony IN favor OF tine vaccine, ten thousand
times stronger than would be required in count Of
justice by the most prejudiced pei to convict an
individual, is il net surprising that the slightest OBJ
Jecon can be urged agalns; it Z Can be surpris-
cd at the disbelief eyineed by many in the Ho7
Sc 'ptnreS, though strongly attcsted when we
sec this propensity 60 scepucis!0 50 prevalent on
subject, the truth Of which every one has il in his
tmoeAafe power to verify, aud which appears to
stand on ioundstiOa as strong Christianity it.
sclfi''
Here shall conclude in the words Mr.. Ring
As to the genuine disease. IL s-a3s 1t cai b.. cali
ed on tue thlrd day tresembles nla- bite o. the
sixth, crystal; On the tenth, pearl; on the
twelfth, q rOsc---a rase viii out thcrni
The yesclc which L displays, may be consider
ed as gem ofines,imablc value and the fluii which
IL coatains, a prCgiOus ban. How enyiahe is the
lot Of that man who has put the world 10 possession
otsuch treasure ltisto himself an ucxhausube
'eouree OF happiness; and 10 the land which gave
him 1i.ta, an eternal monument o( glory"
d FRIEND TO YACCiEATION.
Dr. Jenner has he credit Of first ealing he
pH6Ac attenffoH 10 uGcCinqfiya.
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