American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-01-20
From ~ .s'ttio0al Gasette.
!s,nlLL POK IND T.iCCLp.3TIOA.

IS the public mind appears considerably agtated
On the SUBJECT Of the small poX and its confidence
shaken, ~ some instances, in the efficacy Of the
vaccine disease as preventive, from the preya-
!aace OF the former disease as an epidemic it may
oe attended with advantage through the channel
o. The pubic papers, TO state in form Ineligible
70 general readers, the several questions arising out
o. the subject, and % notice some erroneous views
which have been taken by many Of our citizens
i IS some time since the small pox first made its
appearance this sea,un As il progressed consi-
6eraole emotion was produced by the occurrence Of
lu cruptlve disease am anSs, the vsccinated ana Va
violated, (Ihe HocllateA fer Tie small pox While Il
wore general resemblance II ordinary small box
hut ran, ~ every instance, mild and safe course
Much difference Of opinion prevailed amongst ply
sciahs as 70 the precise nature or this mid form ii
the prevailing eru?l'e disease; some considering
\ essentially the same as smsl pox, 1ut disarmrd
OF It's violence, while others coutended That II was
an aggravated form Of chicken pox.
hatever may eventually be proved 10 Sc the
essential nature OF the miider disease, i. Is sUh
clentlY evident, that it is the same affection with
That which prevailed some years ago in Edinb0rsb.
and which has been accurately described under IL.
name OF Varolold, IN work Of Scotch physician
OF The name Of Thompson. Without ATTEMPTING
70 60 iuliy into the subject Of the identity, or non
identl OF this affection with the small box, il Is
name and as the term yariolod, from its ety,nolo
gy' simply implies like small pox which The
prevalent mid eruptve disease confessedly is, no
inconvenience can be experienced BY adopting il.
ava rs ahposlteness cannot be effected BY the final
disposal Of the question Of its essential nature.
Il has been supposed by some, that vaccination in
SUBJECTS who have been affected by yarioIoid mnst
have been unsuccessful or spurious and by other.
'hat the vesiele though genuine, is utterly inoDe-
rattve on the system. Now Doth these suDnositionS
are equally removed from The truth for. in The
hrst case, i the vaccination be spurious and II he
second case, though genuine, yet imperative. whv
DOES nol ordinary small Pox occur:
Beth the nterenlcs above given, Of unsuccessful
Or imperative genuine vaccination, from, the occur.
renee q Nafluiod, rest upon tie opinion thar iris
Disease y essentially small pox and admitting this
suPpositioa 70 oe most reasonable, it must be eyi-
GEM ~" erroneous they are For if the VACCINE
lion oe unsuccessful or spurious, why does a mild
sale small pox occur and if ii be commended. that
though genuine, 7 is imperative, why does II mode
rate 50 wonderfully The danger II he disaos.
hese views cannot be questioned, unless indeed i
snould We commended by some. that a spurious v,cc;
nahcn leaves the system in middle state. 4 ,yh;cb
though not secured from small poy. il is liabls a,I,,
70 mid form OF It; supposition by no means
sonable 'ea-
II has already been stated that the yarioloid al.
ease occurs IN the varloated as well as in the yacc
mated and The same train Of reasoning, which
proves vaccination genuine in such cases is equal,
decisive OF the genuineness of yariolation.
a question which has interested many families
"se oeen' "ne'her i IS necessary to repeat yacci
nation, this measure has been defended on ssyera
grounds