The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-01-04
FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS, SPY.
THE VhRiOI ON


merIiment, reprnach and ridicule and viii
the nope OF exciting others to an adjustment I.
the matter, we now come forward to offer oil
views freely on the subject.
We fully believe the disease now prevailint
IN this place to be the same which has apoeare,
IN other place. under the name of Earjolo;d
we believe that unmerted repruach has bee,
bestowed upon the Faculty for, the undecided
views they seemed 10 have had of the Disease
Tor we look upon il as impossible to have an,
iixeh principles in relation TO this disorder, o,
long as 1t bears that name
we believe that the physicians came honestl,
py The term, lnasmuch as it has been bestowed
upon similar diseases in other places, and hav
ing the name, i; is no more than natural fol
Them to attcmp; 10 reconcile facts to individua
cases.
In order TO shew into what inextricable con-
fusion the Faculty are thrown in relation TO the
Smail FOX and It's supposed varieties, and .he
utter overthrow of all established principles in
relation TO the same disease, we will enter into
bfief history Of what is called the Varioloie
disease The first we hear of its appearance
was in Edinburgh, in 1878 At this time it was
Considered settled principle by medical men
and the public generally, and was established by
proofs which were not to be shaken, d" that vac
cination was preventive to the genuine Sinai
anu ''i"e having hda the 0"ah f"A, iur
nlshed an equal protection from second attack
of that disease"
During this state Of anqullity, a "miid and
imperfect form of Small Pox' appeared in Ed
inburgh at the time above mentioned. The
first thing which excited attention tn it was
that it spread more rapidly Than Small Pox usu-
ally did But il was soon discovered that 1t at
tackled equally those. who had leen vaccinat.
ed, and others who had gone through with the
S"ia'i Va 40 II u'u 'oSe VINO were uhguatded
ny m'In'i u '"es1 circumstances HIS as might
80; w suPipse", e'1"eI ri setioos coiis,efna-
Wv" 1'"'"s '"e pouP'I' ney iea'1 lhat lhe
'e''"" "P'" ""'o'. t''y "do re"tu against
'ie n'rS' 'o'ths"ine OF assesses was LOST: Inc
p"ys'c''ns WIRE cai'eo ppm 10 reconcile Inc
anu nus S''u''eu' ~ easy 10 suppose
10y "'si' so'Io upon I''ci'"9'ahceS 10 satisfy
''e peoP'e, unu ,ec"nei'e ene idc's "nich at an
y n'' "ne' "pus" ho' "aVe oeeh considered SUI
no'ent glounu iol se'tleu pfnhcip'e. lhey
1880 So, a,,', !" s'he taseS, wnere 'no o's
uifu NM "ao ue'" tno oi'ate"
vi h'u '"u '"o 9''d'' oA' II u'u !io' anecI theh
so senerely as tnose WHO were not 'hus protect
Gu. my ie,reu upon 'n's circumstance lof an
cAP'dhdtioh Vi 'ne occurrence ana lhey ihere-
lore ueeiueu 'nat 'acc'ha.'oh WAS not Always
" Pc''e0' Pi"'eS,.'" o'ii H'Idh on anu thelr
having c"ee suiercu WIN 'he uisease' pre-
vehtVe rom second attack out mat persons
tH a Prp.eoteu ".eh exposed 10 Inc cohtagion
OF 9mall ro&, might teNe the disease out II
you'd De .h'ia FORM OF II name was then
!i"eu upon TOT TINS ih"o'heo FORM Oh the disease
IL was cai,fa 'a'lni"'d' wnlch means, reSemO
t"g 0'i,a'i FOX tar'"loid was men defined 10
oe 01Se"Se 'eeelofe from om@m r1h c0"f@
g'on IN me persons o. h"Se 'ch" had been pdc-
ctH ~, or had h"d me Small Po1' ;.
t..
pe"P'e' az" 'it'ie was sa.o Oh Farioi"id UNI" d
H,sease "PPGeLed IN rar's anu subsequently III
view iork' rhiiaoeiphia' ana many oiher plac-
es y, .N.s country wn'ch was Ihought |" re
s sc 'ie one which of'gihaliy appeared IN
4uiioul H. Al "'"s' 'ls, aHces. .'ie caSes nave
orch 'hu'Scr,'i',ha'e,y c"'en 'af'"i"id' 1t Is 10
pe P'esui'ee lna' 'n"se VINO were uesTnhS q
nneeplis up tne nlsllnetl"ns win regal |" small
i"A' u w"cn tney nau oeen accustomed can
eu Tue uiSease oha' OK Wheh IL occurred IN
tnose VINO had never had That disease or been
VacCiha.eu' out geheraAy Inc epldemlcs nave
oeeI' cu,'eu ny 'he name Oh sari"'oid:
No" let US loon at the ut'ef eohius''h int'
winch we are thrown oy the ADOPTION o' 'h's
.si'n III appnca.loh 10 ths preVa'ilng q,sease III
t ,n 'o"n' nc cases are al caiieo faiioioiu
why IS th's: 'arloi"io is omaii fox IN one
S Sno "as never er neeh Vacclha.eG OF nod inc
"hat 'nen Is ne answer must De- ana l,e
my ans"el 'llat can DC gwen IS that 'ne
o""o 1'eoas0 ""'0" r1s aPree,c1 L" "'iei P."o'
dnuei 'io .ia'iie VI 'a'ioioiu' 10 saesina
~ ''vp '"o u'soa's Nv M,
na's o s.ses nv co a'i'ons tioee
NV "u'e oeIh 'aooi"atou aHu "iio vi wv nd'S
Ine u'SeaSe ""o nave oee" through WIFI ol'aii
"a ..
~ cahn"t oe '''e ohla'i ro1 tnen, ior naS
Den eo''iou '"io the wofia' t"a' 'scc'i,,
d,loh 70 p'o'eIt.'" against lne genuine o'all
- "elo uiu ~ co''e ,,o'ii S"I n ~ oo
V " any oh1 WHO hau ti,e oupd'i loA VI
Ct.;1I o''ueh'iy ud0eS W t"e
,n;l hoA. VOW, IN we" " tn.se
e en w"q D cur pnyslcidh say .na. Is sutls
~ ul ."s % '.o' 1ne VI o. tnno '"a' al
H. 49,, lotoI', 'II;-. ~ ~ -.
iia. 80" 10y Puoris"eu' WIN view e'luen''
'Iieheve tne procession OF IIs elloarrassniei'
Ia" '' ~ ,i';o eI''.ieo' nonison OIL aiio
81, IT, Go .no sut"oi plo'.s o" W.
49,; t. - Dt'' az q, '''1o 4. ~
. .t. ".us III ms h'nu tne ole
"". a.io''I ".u'u oo"''iu"ioete I'ias' oA
'e 90 '.at 'i'o i''e1,,oh VI each oi lneee
'n. IL 10, ' ns no ms Pos'''on a.
c' 80 ~ 'V ,V H'no.ue''n Ma9 u'"",
r ru:i' 'u''I P'oMS's '.'h 'ne Posnio'' '"a
Unseen, oA WIN run ihto "Iot Is now caliee
'a'oioiu' VS. on'noy aE5oe "a ms '"oIo y
~ n?n0 y, u"npc W. LINN '"V W. "a n;sl
PlesSs meoss"y 'oa suon eo"H H. c. WIS" ,S",
" .o' " aooount .o' 'n1 az tnI
60, WHICH, ''a,l's % "eaI on a'l,a'oo wiz
Si'ui, n On, WIN run over vaccination aht
ouia'. "a 70 "'o'' IN opPos''io" 70 eSteDiiSn nc
pi'ne.p.e' ~, 70 no, al VIC eelh '.p'i c s'i'
puu"oat','" VI t"'' oo"Hi II eo"ur 'i'S JUG 'aG
INA. o'ns' 'P,ne','cs roeh'lnea as .i.io'' ,nl
originate III H"'esrn ro1' a"u ,uinsne n ~, W.
presumption; tp"t 'ne 'h"lher VI tne"' %n' wax
pu,"o", IN 'ari".oa, or'S'haleo III Nu, ,l