The Wilmingtonian., 1824-01-15
CcoMMUsIcATEn.]
TO THE PUBLIC.

The undersigned, members of the Medical AS
;ociaton of Wilmington and its vicinity, consider.
ing the many vague and alarming rumours afioat
respecting the present epidemic Small pox; andl
also, some pieces incautiousy inserted in the
Newspapers tending to discourage the practice
Of vaccination, deem it expedient to address the
Public OH subject so closely connected with The
health and lives OF their fellow citizens.
Through correspondence by letters with a
lumber Of the most eminent practitioners OF me.
dlcine in Philadelphia, are enabled TO state the
following facts in relation to this subject:
/ The epidemic small pox, which has prevail
ed for some weeks past in the city, is very ma
ignan, and is unusually fatal to the unprotected.
2. A considerable number of persons, both OF
1.-The inoculated and yaccinated, have also been at
tackled by an eruptive form of fever, similar to
lChicken pox, and so called by some OF the Ply
|scians; but more generally known by the name
|nf Varioloid disease in most cases mild and
free from danger.
8 Both the noculatcd and vaccinated are gen.
erally subject to the varioloid disease; and it is
stated BY one of our correspondents that the for.
Irner have it more severely than the latter.
| 4. None Of the physicians with whom we have
have known of single death from
this disease, amongst those who have been vac
cinated; nor does it appear from their reports
THAT the small pox has occurred after genuine
Vaccination, in single instance; two deaths how
ever are mentioned of small pox, after small pox
/ S. Vaccination continues TO be universally prac
ticed by the Physicians in the City, and to be
IL a he hact n yauti nj
Ihas ever yet been discovered.
Il Such being the facts that have been communi
;icated to us, on this highly interesting sublec,
lIfrom the most authentic sources, we, therefore
,lnhesitatingly declare that onr confidence in vac
,lcinaion, as preventive of the natural small pox
remains un,liminished. The mild character o
: 1.-The vaccine, has induced many 10 perform vaccl
lnation, who were ignoront of the important dis
: ,inction between the genuine and spurious dis
lease by this means errors have been committed
Iand many persons have been left wholly unpro
tected. by having undergone spurious vaccina
Elton. Ii is from these unhappy mistakes, that $
many reports get abroad, affecting the reputa
-Ition of vaccine innocuation We therefore re
Q lcommend, to all those who have been vaccinate
olbv persons unaefuaintcd with the subject, an
Ialso. TO all other doubtful cases, to undergo th
|operation second time.
we are aware that there are a few persons VII
e|either for want Of information, or by yielding
oa blind prejudice, reject vaccinations and als'
l. THAT there are some, with whom sordid interest
= paramount to all other considerations, who wou
,Iby innoculation, spread the small pox, and wit
it death and terror through the community. "
u have only to add, that if any should attempt
c. execute such scheme, we have full conhden'
JrIthat legal measures will be resorted to, by an
IS sldgnant and injured public, to arrest their cru
, j purpose, and punish their temerity
JOHN BItINCKLE,
r JAS. TILTON,
eel GIDEON JAQUES,
WM GIBBONS,
ALLEN M'LANE, Jr.
nj WM. b. BAKER,
IL w. ID BRiNCKLE.
=, Wilmington, January 14th, 1894.
@, CHRISTMAS AND CHRISTMAS BOXES.
" The reason for eating mince-pies at tn
: season, is thus accounted for by Mr.. Blan
: The Yule Dough or Dow, was kind
e.'Ibaby, or little image of paste, which bake
II used formerly to bake at this season, al
u -Ipresent to their customers, in the san
he way as the chambers gave christmas ca
of|des.-I find at Rome, on the vigil of Il
adlnativity, sweetmeats were presented to t
Fathers Of the Vatican, and all kinds
c-IIittla i'm, ,arac fno dnuht in naste1 warn