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Mara, (Medit) Sept. II. 1880
nc small pax has ragged here for f.ay
l"oh.hs past. More than II 900 have been
vaecinnated, more than 1000 have hsa -
small psx, OF whom more thur 500 hav. a.
Ell. The new cases OF attack are fro., a. -
90 a day on an average.
Small por,--The case Of small NOR ,n.n
TONED IN our last terminated fatally ve.ter-
day about noon. The first report. tkat Ia
subject oft had caught the infection frsn, !.
Mother person, is nov bell ed not 10 he ts,,s
there beng every reasouI3 conclude that 4
IS an original case, arising In our own fa.,
The subject was net removed to the country
as was Intended, Il being thought preferable
Tor hira 10 remain at his own home. and NJ
place a guard at the door to prevent All IN
gress or egress save the visits Of his ph,si.
e,an. Thus far tho disease has not bee.
communicated to any othcr person, and as
Tue sufferer = now dead, IL Is presumed tho
contagion will die with him.
There has bean a good deal Of alarm an
tins subject. and vaccination has been pretty
generally resorted TO. This il right. III.
now rs well settled - any fact in the science
Vi medicine that eaceiaaiion is a prereatirs Of
swat Por.N We have abundant evidence an
TINS score which we would adduco were Il
necessary. One Of our physicisns pst iota
our hands q day or two ago a philadeiphia
medical Journal. containing the re s,.lt az 40
examination before the Philadelphia Medical
Society, directed solely to this peint, and
which we handed to another physician. who
was then secretary TO that socHty, 10 mako
an analysis Of il, aud who has sent US tie note
which follows:
Mr.. Eprron: The time allowed me IA tao
short to comply with your request oil giving
you an abstract OF the valuable report OF the
fiaiadelphIa Medical Society on the subject
Of vaccination Ii must suffice ut present to
barely state, In general terms, the substance
oi II, with the intention, if il is requested. u
preparing for the next paper a more enlarged
and complete statement on this matter. The
most important query Of the committee, was.
whether The confidence OF the medical pro-
fession was at all diminished in the protee-
tive power Of vaccination. The answer OF
upwards OF 60 physicians was, that their con-
kacuce was not in the least impaired, aud
some Of them asserted its superiority even to
incubation. There was bat tive dissenting
individuals, and even they stated that they
preferred vaccination to every ether means
OF protection.
With regard to another important suhiect
Of inquiry, viz: whether there was any risk
OF The attending physician conveying the IL.
fiction IN his clothes; | will merely addnco
the clear and conclusive testimony Of two
English physicians OF great reputation and
enlarged experience in small pox, DIR. Clark
and Mr.. Henry. They state, the one after
IL years practice, and the other 40, that
they never communicated the disease to any
one, not even 10 their owa children, notwtth-
standing they had visited patients in the most
malignant steps Of the disease. The testi.
mony OF other physicis lis is equally conclu.
sive to the fact that substances do net boz
come sufficiently impregnated with the poi-
son in clean, well ventilated apartments, ex-
cept by being a considerable time in csntaeA
with or very near the siek,-as the bed on
which the patient lies, or The linen which he
wears. Now as in the present case every
pfccaution is taken, and that valuable diSin-
feeling agent the cloridc of lime is uscd by
the direction Of the attending physicians. and
as TO the best Of our knowledge, all those
who hare had intercourse with him are pro-
fccted by previous variolatien or vaccinations
we have the strongest hopes that this will be
the only case. But at 1.-THE same time We think,
that Ut the present copiunciure, that father
or mother who ncglects for enc hour 10 hare
their Children under the protective power OF
vaccine virus, lies under a fearful responss.
bility.
Ia conclusion, | saanst fsrbear saying .
parting word TO those individuals. whoever
they ssay be, who have i:norantly yentured
10 assail the judgment and neral honesty ~
their medical fellsw citizens, by asserting
their entire disbelief oil the fact Of this case n
Simpsons being the small pox. II Was the
deliberate opinion OF the physicians Of tho
place that this was acase Of simple seniluen1
small pox, and thsre has been every thing il
the peculiar character Of the eruptions. md
the regular progress OF the disease, to cam
firm them in this opinion. We will but say,
Ne sufor ultra crepiSum, and would warn
those individuals Of the awiulsesponsshilityof
attempting to cry peace to the public mad
when there is no time for peace. Let theu
beware, lest. like the Jews OF old, the sonae-
qucnces be upon tiem s. their children ID.
We are authorized to say that the physis
CLANS OF our town have generously offered 10
vacciDate the families OF poor pefsens g7ofis.
and they invite all such 10 be prompt ID has-
ing that operation performed.
- WiRsLssfer Rrpnbiie N, N6r. 10.
rye mean as ! ssrnxral rule. There have
been instances Vt persons having the ANAL pok
twice, and these cases are ~ frequent, u -
said - are thcss where the smfil psx cccurs
alter having been saccinsted.
The conservation ofthe Rev. Beaiavsaa T.
O~aderdoak, Bishop elect Of the discess OF
New York, win take place 10 the city Of New
York on FRIDAY the 7GlE. ,r&f The Right