The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-08-16
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VACCINATION.
A VACCINE INSTITUTION.
PROPOSALS
By DIR M II. HEfLSG, of Richmond n
establish by subscription,
For he beneft 81 he people Of Virgisia

For the beneh Of The people Of T1rgiaia.
vsSHE necessity q preserving coneta 4, s,,,
Il ply otthe pure Vaccine injection. is de-, :,
I'd Of such high impo lance, that in almos, eve
~ part OF Europe, Vaccine nsthu io,s h,y.
been created and pro ected by almost eyerv 90,
ve'nment. In our own country, laws ctes T.,
similar ms tuti0fIs have been enacted viz ~
act OF Congress entitled an act to euconr,a.
Vaccination and the act OF the Ieeislatu,e5,f
this state, Creating the office Of Vaccine aoen, -
II IS deemed sce'y necessary to adyettto m.
| causes which led to the repeal If the. very a.
utary laws, they must be known to all who hay.
taken an interest in lhis subject II Is Suffice,
to say, that 1t was not produced from loss NJ
confidence IN the proph ylactic powers 6Vacc;.
nation, but principally from belief, that. if 70.
pea ed, that kInd oil mcnopo which lheir exis.
tence was believeito create, would be DESTROYED.
and consequently it would be left 10 the exe,s
tons OF individuals and the oiject dc ilel would
be with more certainty attained. Whether
these expectations are to be eaIized or not. re-
mains to be seen. To tue man OF resc1rcb
| whether ofthe medical proie sion or not, it -
| scarcely necessary to say any thing relating TO
the present received opinions oil the efficacy os
Vaccination, in exterminating the Small Pc,
It still continues with rapid strides to extend lie
blessing to the world, Frustrating in its course
| every obstacle which ignorance, prejudice or
! superstition itself, had reared rgainst It lnIone
| ofthe eports ola foreign Vac cine estabk
| it is said, that Of 2,67l CO., persons pr6pfrIx
Vaccinated, and sub equently exposed to the
| contag,on OF Small Pox, only Z took that die.
ease. All the annual reports of Great Brt,in.
unite in saying that Small Pox does not occur
I after Vaccination, IN greater propo, ton than
| Small Pox again occurs in the same person
! alter having once received it, either by nnocu.
| la!ion, OF in the natural way And even adm.
ting that Small Pox would in every instancelal.
! ow Nacc nat on, sullit would remain oithe at.
most consequence to continue its use, III as mucn
as the mslsnancy Of Small Pox would be de.
stroy d, aad the disease, 10 every instance, ren.
| dered mid, and unattended With danger
hive been lately very warmly solicited by
gentlemen Of sanding in different parts OF this
state, 10 e-tablish bysubscriptioi', Vaccine H.
sttutlon. The attempt is now male, fondIy
he ieving, that should meet with that degree
! pf encouragement which the Importance ofan
institution of trc kind demands. II that sup
port IS afforded, the people ofthis state wihave
| it in ter powe to de'ive every benefit from
this important discovery, on terms which all
must say are reasonable and that from an es-
! tabishment oltheir own creation, and conduct
| ed by one of their own citizens From the ma.
| ture ofth,ngs, Vaccination must be almost ex.
clusivc'y confined to the medical profession. 1t
is to gentl men othat prof, sslon, therefore that
| mo c particularly address myself and it is
! from them, that l expect TO derive the most ef
fectual aid all others, both IN thi' and the adj.
| Joining states, who iel an interest in the forma-
! ton OF such an establishment, are invited To,
| subsc ibe
The practicabity o supplying every appi-
cant, with the genui c Vaccine infection, from
an institution loo ated in this city, most clear
| y evinc d While held the appointment Of Vac.
cine agenl for this state The Vaccine Virus
was distributed to 62 counti,s, and in many in,
| st ncds to six o moe individuals in the same
county since the repeal oil the law creating
thai Office, have kept aconstant supply OF pure
Vac inc Virus, and We most freely supplied all
who have applied for it, both in this and other
states, withou any compensation.
propose to fu nsh it Oh the following con.
di.ions;
!. Five Dollars paid in advance, will entitle
every subscriber to be supplied with the genu.
inc Vaccine matter as often as Is des ed Tor five
years.
9. Ten Dollars paid in advance for life
am di posed to appoint an agent ia every
county any gentleman who will take upon
himself the trouble Of obtaining not less tnarr
disorders, and sending me thur names and
place oflcsidence with the amount subscribed.
Shall be entitled to the benefits of the institution
without amy charge
Juy so. WIN. II. HENlNG.