The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1830-06-30

SNAIL Pox Il is now generally conceded,
That this disease was unknown TO the ancient
Greeks and Romans. The first account OF u
il given by the Arabians. II was introduced
into Egypt by the armies Of Omar, the success
sor of Mahomet.
II is supposed that this disease was brought
into Spain about the eighth century, ny ths
Saracens, and thus propagated over Europe.
II was first brought to this country Immediately
after its discovery by Columbus. 81. Domingo
containing by computation, a million OF natVes'
was in a few years deprived of the whole mum,
Der, by the combined effects of the sword ana
this dreadful epidemic. Mexico lost, IN very
short time. upwards of three millions of inhao-
iiants; and in several instances, whole trloos
of Indians, in both Americas, appear to nave
been nearly extingaished by its ravages IN
17o7. il DESTROYED, in Iceland, 10000 persons,
being more than one fourth of its inhabitants
In 1893, Greenland was almost depopulateo oy
it.
eagiasfn SE5G6Hess Raa 9g Wis sdfS into
stantinaple when il was in general use not only
in Asiatic countries, but in BaIbary. IN IVA,
DR. Tmoni, a Greek physician, educated at
Oxford, but residing a, Constantinople, first
communicated an account of the practice to
the ROYAL Society of London, and from tins
knowledge Of its advantages came TO be spread
throughout Europe
The individual who more particularly attract
ed the attention Of the British public to IT, was
Lady Mary WorIley Montague, the wife Of the
English ambassador at Constantinnple. While
there, in I7t7, she caused her son TO be inocu-
lated, and he had tho disease mildly. When
sshe returned 10 England, in 1922, she had her
daughter inoculated. and this was the lrst case
in that country: it was successful. Afterwards
six criminals under sentence OF death, were OF
fered the alternatives, of suffering according to
their sentence or of submitting 10 incubation
They embraced the latter. were inoculated by
Mr. Maitland (ihe phy stefan of Lady Mon
tague,) and all passed favorably through the
disease.
In America, the practice was first introduced
by DR.. BoylstOn Of Boston, on his own child
In six months, he inoculated PA persons, bu
of these six died. When the death OF an Inoc
,ulated patient occurred in Eng land there wal
much ferment. incubation was denounced by
the press and from the pulpit But ca lnvestl
CATION il appearing that of those who had thu
natural small PIX, there died one IN i've or SIX
and of thnse who were inoculated. only one II
fifly the ferment subsidized and the practice o
inoculating was extended. Subsequent I'm
proyernents in the mode of communicating tn
infection and of treating the disease, made in
ocnlatea small pox fatal only in about one cas-
in two hundred
The loss of lives in Great Britain and Ire
land, from ITO to 1900, exceeded $4,000 annu
ally.
In 1893, Dr. Jenner made the discovery {
the benefits of vaccine mater, in checking IN
influence Of the small pox. During the twelv
years preceding the practice of vaccination
$500 died Of the small pox in Copenhagen alone
whereas, since its introduction (iSO2) down |
1903, the deaths from it. throughout The Who'll
Danish dominions, were only l5S.
Formerly 10000 died annually in the Prui
sian dOininions, of small pox. In 1917, onl
2940.
In Bavaria, in II years, succeeding the Pr'
mulgation of severe laws requiring vaccination
only FIVE deaths happened from small pox, an
l63,000 were Misunderstanding .3drertissT
GRoReIA TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. The thir
annual meeting of this Society was held Apr
18th. From the pamphlet published by the 81
ciety, we extract the following facts and oil
seryntions
During the past year two persons were mu
dered at or-in the neighborhood OF dram sh'
6T nquor as well as their murderer
A man was murdered between DeKalb an
Macon last January; both the murdered an
murderer were intoxicated.
In March. man, who had been drinking f
several DAYS in County, lay down nei
sono log heaps on ire--hs clothes caught an
he was in the agonies Of death when our inform
ant left the County.
At a dram shop in Henry County, during
from his horse and killed instantly
We sbudder TO continue The record Of sue
facts; but might fill sheets with them. W
turn to brighter page.
Al the late review and inspection of a reg
ment in Jasper County, where more tina
400 men on the ground. only two quarts and
few half pints were drank The vender say
that three years ago such an occasion, b
would have sold 80 or 80 gallons
Col Dawson's regimen; in Green County
mustered on the 9Th May, 1880, and not on
drop Of spirit was on the groundi
Members ofthe Legislature informed the Sec
rotary that not one-fourth part of the spirit
consumed at Milledgevile during the ses
son as was formerly. In some rooms not drn
was drunk. Some persons in Liberty Count
have ceased to sell spirit
young man three four months previou
TO his death, began begging his father, who wa
notorious dram drihkeI. to pour out all th
spirit in the house he refused; the son tol
him he could not die satisfied till it was done
After days of Importantly, he prevailed, and n
the same day :. fell asieep! The father ha
not been intoxicated since.
In the societies here mentioned, there ar
about 1000 members, and il is confidently he
lieved that 10000 in the State, who were for
merly IN the habit of daily drinking spirit nov
seldom il ever taste it.
CKouP. For this disorder, 80 fatal 10 chill
dren, NJ. Bretonneau, medical man at Tours
appears to have discovered a certain cure b
blowing alum into the throat of the cb
through an instrument invented for the pur
pose. In some cases two or three repetition
of this treatment are sufficient; in others, iv,
or six are necessary. Numerous children ran
idly falling victims TO this frighiful disorder
after the exhibition Of the antiphlogistic an
other supposed remedies, have been cured b
Nj. Bretonnsau--FT French paper.
We havo long known the good effects o
alum in this complaint and would recommen
TO parents and others, who have the care o
children, TO keep a quantity always on hand
Our method Of preparing il is 10 take a lnml