Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-03-16
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
TaCCLN4TIOWAG nv!

As there manly persons both in the city and country
who have n,g.cced 10 have this aiaet Introduced
their fanies under the opinion that the cow-peN
a ct'al preventative against the smallpox; aud
there IS sun greater nnubsr. WHO not"iti ,iiii.;
they have beti regularly saccitd ard have tine
handsomely constantly a.ng the sna-pVx-I
have ihosgS proper 70 publish die following rfn'r's from
Thomas prlc'ice, which Ihore Will do away ovoJ
AID qui't the fsqrs Of all.
/" he vaccine virus IS certainly ci very singular
1e, inasauc, ms that prison Who , been ineI, b,
ii 20 rer after secure from the infection OF the
sai uS; neither exposure To variolus vthuNl nor tie
eriior OF the matter INTO the sn, being eapabieOf produ
S.n; the disease.
MANY direct apartments innunersb.e practitoi
prove that the Susceptibility Of the smallpox is totally
destroyed by iHnoculilng with the vaccine matter.
Instances certainly have bern auced of the cov-pox
king place second time but they of rare occurrence
and should b. lacked upon Irregular The ia,
Happened with The SMALLPOX.
x few CASES have b,m brought forward 'vh the view Of
proving that che no ulated c0wpoA = permanent
seedrity against the infection The snapox but failure
40 oneor ou Ofmor> than thirty thousand, al,o'
well sGiantiatel should be considered III other
light tan casual irregarity, upon which IN solid deer
JniatIon can. or ought to he grounded Instances Of e
Ike nature have b.el' known hSre among per-
rosu!ad %i'h sario1us matter, and when lt "..!i,
snshtto be looked upon ns anomalous.
Persons who hsve bn yaccinatd and through the
so~-paS with all Try usual accompanying symptoms Y who
have afterwards tnken the sual'poS, Of winch Jep snn
have iapp1i have generally iinper;ec pustus,
which dc a"aiu ieS days without exciting any CONSTR
rational eonplaint lie effect produced by Submitting per-
TO tia influenced The vroloUs and vaccine matter ~
The tae, IS, that they both prove eittre the
yae,ie yce proceeds u is III the usual number of
days and die n,tnr:,on Oft yaroor pnstucs IS attended
With pusula' eruaeni in different parts OF the hNy hn
when rarooes matter is not insert until the ninth day at
riol.us seems 10 be wholly pr, cludei.
fhe yarioiou, and vaccine duds innoculad about the
same Il a.a- restrain the I-ton ofeacll other"
Thus i"r h~n has ar Author proved hope sasngtori
- that the cOgoA Preventative aSaius; ue small poN
sns IN favor Of imnoenton for die cowPoN over tniiUr
snialipoy.
ist of STRAIGHTFORWARD persons who have lal the limo
ciated cow-pock, only one or two have died.
ii. Very few went sle instances have been produced
Of any Thousands Of tie above pc known 10 have
had the niociat, vaccine pock, and Who subsequent,
y iiRoc,at. ur the smap this diseSe Beng i,er
wards taken although many oft'ese were exposed 70 the
ifsc,prs siiuyrl til natural sna-pOS And trSGitioI
ally this aet has een established tins ineIlori with
shy, IL may SAFE y braiirmed that the inloeulated
poes is much slight disease tlri tei Hnoc Late snaiio,
and a' TIN proportion Of eyerccase in the la TO the
former least ones-Noe. I think ArisIr
might s,tiy have SAID one thousand To one,
4;ilS It doc 49, appear iat t' genuine vaccine poeH
b. prUpas ted like smallpox. by eiluNia iron per
SONS lauusny urcf Hence, Il The vaccine .iocula'on
should b universally isii' IN place oftc smallpox Il
unreasonable t2encie tiat THIS most ioAtisonie ant fatal
n'aady VII be sr,sVi-ied,
siy. Il does appear that the vaccine poison, Ike that
OF the sra!pox he conveyed produce tie Dis
eseindirccfiy n ,easl person., by sd'erng clothes
Propagation in these channels Is be apprceided from
The universal practice Of the nocstion Of he coNpoch.
6ly T. has been found. that person whose eoI,sutu-
ION has distinctly uncrsoAe the yaceinediscae, II IN 7;
Pnsuscel.'he of the disorder. He no objection
can We nie 10 the new inociiaiion. WIS cUce ur,
aceoat o. is bug believed, that BY he mutation fthe
smallpox for the vaccine peck erupiiv disease World
Ssbie. '''''e'D . S'-''' 'S ''' f''''" "''' -
7ty4 II io,s appear that those Who have already
diseso, fri believed HeUce objections can he
g on The Of persons Who have air' ady gone hro
bic in,rcieerion If the vaccine irnocuiasio"
3y.: Experience sewstlat ,l,e reason TO appre
bend The smallest chance Of dcfcrui;es Of the shn from
the vaccine innocuatiun.
9ty. extensive practice Of ,be vaccine i'mocua'i-
and The OF The disease ia the casual Way do not
sew that any other disease viii be cXcnd suts -1utny
Which is peculiarly iinpu;sl'c TO The new practice
canreiual doubt bot till die vaccine noeulaton viii
wholly supretde and DO away the yarioons Could
al parents BE- persuaded fnocuate uirr chi ren with
vaeciie after birth The smallpox might b. 1r
trsiy erlteated III ii The Introduction OF tins si'ts
Of nrocuiatiCu generally throughout buh tie army aid ia
Wy, aud It's extension Pran. Spain Germany, ard Every
part Of the Continent well to both the Indies fully
stamp its value and eftacy and give rs reason to hope
that il will shortly i adopted By nation of The earth
lnini~cu iringfor tie vaccine disease, should care
fully atti'id 10 tie following circumstances:
st a the matter Should not h. taken later than the
ninth day. Note This rule is esacy good at the pre-
than FORMERLY after the vsee his perfectly formed ard
reacvi its aeme-the matter genuine and proper to be
usd 90 luig II remains hmpd.
~. Ihath nd should b, perfectly transparent asif is
re' ~ 'e depended upon, tit has become - eHy dge0
, That tho matter, ifuot used immediately should b.
allowed u dry gradually aud thoroughly before It IS ud ~
4,hy. JIa the punetrrss can scarcely be made
pcrfeiauy, AID account should more uian one Oe
sd,. Thai attention sl.od nc paid orcpre,'. as
and this n done 5y cold and rerinCcnt applications.
No ash The in6an',d part with cold ~ates neqdenty
me cilaracteri,tes or the true eowpox arc as follows,
VIZ: etrcyruscrissd circular elevated erupto
DID By halo eisoFescrnse smooth suriace, buwn,
brck mahogany aid LuUarifal stone eoiouTej, long
aihctnF scaL"
ln,yct-r the rouble Of giving son long extract
from Tuaas practice mdf tbe hope hat IL may bt TIE
ntrvincng tc disease into GENERAL Tee
~ cnuly. and thereby from de many
hubble f Should ray cxpecu tbs subject he rf
ped, she'll Feel ihei have btn most richly rlwafded for
DE abour ofpar uf ,h add shall c,lr 0oi back to
4 FRiENb TO YdccINfTIcM
p S.t!at every rtgy understand, VslViSas " aus
~ sln. ly0x anal saccint TIE cow-pOA.
FDY TIE E.E'QUTRER.