The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-08-27
VACCINATION.
PROPOSALS
By DIX. I'M ~ HGNvG, IF Richmond, 10
establish w snbSefieii0n,
'7'7'TT'''T' y N''FN'F fIsffVNl
A VACCINE INSTITUTION.


For he beneH II The people II firgiaia
rENliE Necessity preserving a constai sup
Il ply oithc pue Vaccine injection, i deem.
ed OF such high importance. TINT in almost eve.
~ part Of Europe, Vaccine institutions have
been created aad projected by almost every 20.
eminent In our own country laws erea ina
ami ar institutions have besn enacted W. the
act OF Congress entitled An aetto ereon,are
Vaccination and the act OF the Ieaislatnt q Of
this state, creating the" office OF accine nnenf 8"
IL IS deemed scarcely secessarY TO advert h the
CAUSES which led TO the repeal Il these very sa
lniaiy laws, they must be k own TO an who have
taken an interest in this subject. II sufficient
to say, that II was not produced from oss of
confluence IN the proplylaclc power ol Vacci.
nation, hul prncipallyfro beiief, tha., il re.
pea cd, that klnd o. MN upoy which their eXis.
tencewds believe 10 ereste, would be DESTROYED .
and consequently il would be lett to tie exec,
tons OF individuals, and the % Iect dc ned would
be with more certainly attained Whether
these expectations are To- be ioaliIed o. rot re
maies TO be seen. To the man of research.
whether ofthe medical profe son q, not il is
scarcely necessary to say any thing relating 10
1hr cssnt rec wed opl'dons oil the eliza v Of
vaccination, IN eSterminatine the Small pox,
II still Coz unues with laIld strldesio extend its
blessing the world, plostr ting II, is course
every obstacle which ignorance, prejudice or
superstition ilsell, hadr AIRED fga INST u H. one
olthe epoits Ola iofelen Naeeine eat'tlishmcnt
II IS sad, that OF a.G7 CO., persons prpperIg
Naccinaicd, and sui raucnlly exroscd to the
'ontsgon OF Small FaN, oilr took that dir
ease. All thcau nallepotis 81 tdsat i,t t in ,
unite in saynE, that Small pox dats no. occur
ate Vaccination, IN greater pfopo'tion than
small PoX again occurs in the same person
alter having once received il, either by innocu-
la,ion, or in tie natural way. And even admit.
TN that Small PoX would in every instance fol.
low Nacc nat on, siill il would remain ofthe ut
most consequence 10 continueltbu @, in as niue
as the mahgnancy oil small pox would be dc
sfroycd, aud he dfease, in every instance, ten
dercd mild. and unattended with dlnger
Ihave been lately very warmly solicited by
gentlemen oil Standing in diflel eat parts of this
s'ate, TO c t1blish bysubsc,iption, = Vaccine b.
stnnt'on. TIE attempt i now made, iondly
believing, that should meet with hat degrce
OF encouragement which the Importance ofan
institution OF TIE Mind demands. I I that sup
port rs Afforded, The people this state have
It IN tier power 10 derive eeeiy benefit from
tins important discovery, on terms which all
must say are rra-onahie; and that from an es-
tab Ishlnent oil Their own creation. and conduct
Ell by one OF their own citizens - / ON the ma
ttlre OF things, Nacelnati' n must be almost ex.
clasv"'y confined 10 the medical pi ohrSsion. II
Is TO genilemen oftht prot sBioii. therefore that
moe phheul rly address myself and IL i
from them, that | expect to derive the most If
lec'ual aid all others. both IN tins and the ad.
coming staes, Who lee interest in the foim ma.
ton o ST. h an establishment, are invited to
subscribe
The praeticability OF supplying every app'i-
| cant, with the genuine Vaccine infection. from
an institution locatedin this CIV, ,yns mos. clear
| ~ evinctd while | held the appointment al Vac.
cine agent ior this state The Vaccine Virus
was distributed to ~ counties, and in manyil.
stmcds TO six OF mo,e Individual. in III. sam,
county Since the repeal OF The lazy creating
that office, have KEEP aconsalt supply OF pun,
| Vac Inc WINS, and h VEN, 81 freely supplied ii
who have applied tol it, both in this and othel
- at, >, without any compe salion.
! prop. &c to tu nlsh il on the following cor
= 1iti2ns:
! !. Five Dol ais pad in advance, will ent III
every subseri' er TO be supplied with the gcuu
| inc Vaccine matter as often a. is dcs cd ior hy,
years.
| 2. Ten Do arsp id in edyance FIR life.
| am Oppose to appoint an agent in ever,
county any gentleman who will take Up. /
himself the trouble Of obaning no, les, taar
> subscribers, and sending me tbrir nauss ano
! pace Of residence with The ann an subscribed
shall he entitled 70 the benefits ol the inst.luios
without any charge.
| July 80. WA. II. HENlNG,
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