Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-02

ons To the general rue, is essentially Necessary that
not only lew individuals here x there should the
kne-inck, but the people generally should subject
themselves to vaccination ri sea>onable age, and
as universally tc nature Of this IemieJy will adj
mt u, without injury Inconvenience 10 society.
Whether The disease which has been introduced
into the village oi farbuu he really the true small
ioN or not, an, not prepared to declare with ANY POI
si,i,e degree OF cerU,iniy The directions winch sen;
WIN me matter wcrc ~ Is TOO frequently the case,
ti'ciy neglected. II DR.. Ward had used the matter
seat 10 han Ia proper time, aud attended To send me
The cr,isis which it Produced would have heen able
TO have answered nj, his queries, and would likewise
nave prevented ;ul the mischief which lear la, han
prneu do not state ,lis 10 any blame on Dr.
Ward. hut To shew To others how necessary il is fur.
them, II they would hold ANY intercourse with this
ilsuu.ou, 10 attend TO the rules under which have
offered To correspond with them.
can only state Ca the public, then, nj this time
that The evidence which have received from Tar
boro, IS neiiher fun nor satisfactory me-, ms to the
nature O the disease produced by the vaccine mai
| ter whIclii seNtto Dr. Ward. | am Inclined how
ever, To believe, that the small pox contagiom did re.
any accompany the virus put up here, and trans
miiiedto him by me. My reasons fer supposinp this
10 be the FACT apart from Dr. Wards statements, are
| these
list. have been unavoidably engaged in attend
ing to- persons diseased of The small pox here dsi-
! lyNIsi, handle, and administer medicine To them
ana, although have always taken every ptecaution
mat knew was necessary TO prevent this conagion
a"erinS I" my person, sui !; is possible that such an
accident may have occurred.
"a The genuine kline peck is in Itself SO nearly nj
ned to The sRal! poX that, when lhspiaguc Incomes
tpidennc IN any place, Il mturmixes wh the vaccine
matter oy natural and unavoidable process, and in
that uty possibly eutle the utmost care and
! 'g','nce ci AMY person 'o pyeventt.
| 81. Inc sane persons subjects from whom the
vaccine matte, nn'lhe taken, (tur he other
wise procured tIan from persons who are fl subjects
lorii) may he The bearers of the genuine kline mock
ana oil their small pox at the same time.
ft' Tie same identical kline pccI, vescle, under
Suct circumstances rs we now unhapp,ly inyoly-
ed an, ;ia, will day furnish The mos, nurc and &C.
hume vaccine matter, is susceptible of a change in
us natural properties, and within few DAYS after
"''? VII, l"r''sh u different matter, capable OF &C.
| heiatihS Inc nIoSt destructive small box
There are but few practitioners OF vaccination who
nave any idea thai, IN the selection of The vaccine
matter, they may be exposed SO much danger from
! tended 60 account for them
AS These causes OF detection in the vaccine matter
however, (hnd Others will be hereafter enuncrared
are OF serious Ipot TO the public | have stated
them plainly, thai all concermcdmay be nui f,v nm
'heir guard, not only against my own ms,nke, but
'r"'hs me MISTAKES oi others, who may possess even
9re''e, sA'iI IN thS business than myself. do not
SAFE THESE dii4cuties 10 excite any foolish alarm a.
no"t t"em but hope they will have the effect at
'''s' " "ppe,se tc Outrageous wrai! that iIs been
/ So uhi easOnahiy excited against me
But 10 conclude, If ;ere is any uerson WIN can ar
count tor the difficulties which nave presen,ed Them
selves, and The new combinations OF disease which
nave taken place. AID threaten TO extend their infu-
ence so far around uS, le him come fnrws ri IN Isnd
his aid, and TO settle these differences of oninion
winch now distract the learned as well rs the unIearn
cd, on the subject OF vaccination He who can ac.
co''P''S" hiS task will merit reward from mankind
even greater IMAM l!e received who first transferred
the vaccine virus from the COW 10 the human snecie
JAMES SMITH,
Y. ;. Agent OF Vaccination
Baltimore, Jan II, 1922.
! iHE EDITORS OF THE NATIONAL IyrELLIGEEcrR.
c. BahiRore, jan. 81, 1922.
OEETLFMEN: L observe in a
! nay paragraph, which, in my humble opinon is
calculated To DO great Injury, not only TO me- bur TO
| the public. ' "1' :"
GU state, rs u It was matter of fact known 10
yo' t'',, the small Fox has taken root in Tarbo-
70, IN forth Carolina, from an error of mine ); RI,
we cause OF tins accident is yet known neither
| nave yet received ffom Tarbofo such answers To
my queries as may possibly enable ME to trace !, IA
sproper source. hope, therefore Won will Inc so
Kind as to amend your paragraph or insert this letter
ls communication from me, and which hope will
serve To eXcupate from the blame thai has hee,,
SO premaiureiy attached 10 me.
- Ht'iuen'ii OF tins city, personally known TO me
a'" Oh INC htSt responsibility, paid visit some wars
'.' 10 the iiii'y OF relative in Frederick County
u. u''' s''Hc, about Oh miles distant About a for.
hSnt after wards the servant there vino was or,Inrs
10 t'Se care oil ms horse, his great coat &C. was Ia
Ken ~ OF the natural Small Pox-lhe entire secsor
o ls idnily, AT that particular time frou, ,n,, ;r
'crcouise with this city, led TO "a suggestion tho the
'''oous conlason had been brougl,, thitber in the
great coat. Inquiry was made, but the gentleman
HViAict scSli or becN v,nJic
y" person, and lie had not the most remote ode, or
ne'h9 'he agent who carried SO dreadful disease
me, mo tie iAmiy OF his friend and relation On fur
Nv! INJURY, however, he found that his great coat
ma bee" torn and that he had sent IL TO tailor here
10 i'c 'hended before he out or his Journey JLo
'"'of 10y, who had mended tile coat had been
'.nc ''ilG before diseased with the Small Pox-he
injected The coat, and the coat the servnnt ,nd H.
servant tie remainder of the family NJ we
oPimoi, Tie gentleman who visited Frederick coun
~ '"u was tne agent who introduced this dreadful
, ", among ms friends there, might with full
is much propreiy, be condemned as guilty of grea
error, as am condemned by you at thus time for in
"T'uonS me small pox into the village of Imboro
h 'c' Ola IN my HE suffer any assistant to select
we vaccine virus which abroad from this in |
stiinon. have always confined mi. div nnr,;o,
larry TO myself and have been engaged IN Inc nor
iormancc OF 1t for twenty years past without amv one
my knowledge, ~ " '''e "es' VI
In October last as as found that the small, |
PoN Woud become epidemic here and that il ,vonLi
~ a'' human probability be spread abroad from ths
|,"y' ana prove ihtalio many persons who care no
'In@ aboW the kline peck, until they are iumc,,,e
y exposed 10 The danger Of this conagion | BEGAN
20 occGpy myself daily 10 COLLEGE the vaccine matter
nom nose whom vacCinated here and ne 60
iectcd IT day alter day, sent il by mail lo tlc 49,;
ci'ns resident IA such pllces as expected wonlJ h
most ikcy to want il before they wonld fben,Sci,
,hn -, nppNInS Tor u anI IN this way supplied
ne pDTSicians OF Mayiand Delaware, VirriniI' and
,orin carolina, generally with This virus Lef,ycon
the 18th OF October and The i0i, of Noye9ber All
"' Nen from patients of Tie same description. and
Pet up ~ glass III the way But have moi benrJ
% any unexpected consequences f,om il Cron, ,nv
one Phys'cIan, except f'On DR.. Ward of T,rhor3
tnd nc, III tie first letter had from him. dated oak
Decen''er, speaks doailully of the nature of h;s
,r5I cascs--but subsequent information has lel, No
!io. IN M NUM- thai The disease now existing in
llrh0ro ~ really tie small pox ~
~ VIC VIRUS seat 20 DR.. Nld had been for any
particular patient different from that which has b"n5
ussu successfully by other pbysicians 1 could tnrn
my attention to the investigation Of The pntre of 'b
accident with hope Of snccess bnt ,yben , ,.