Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-07-11
Jolly 1898.


IN the Boston Courier He was the FIRST
lecturer in tins department Of science IN
New England; and foriy-two years ago,
he communicated his first Thoughts on
this subject 10 the public, In the Boston
Sentinel. Edited by Benz. Russell, ESQ. -
u seems seasonable AZ this time, to give
the community information respecting this
prevention against the small pox, which
exists IN many places, Our dread OF
this terrific disease has been heightened,
since the beloved Knowles fell prey 70
its 6erceness. We shall make few ex-
tracts from the numbers as they appear
Christian WatekmaH- 49, sss }0'
DIR. Waterhouse says, shat cows, in
more places than one, but principally in
Cheshire and Gloucestershire, were liable
TO a slight distempcr, called there the
Cep-pOr, which visibly occupied their
bags or udders, and chiefly their teats, in
the form Of distinct pustules, but not TO an
offensive degree. Il did not appear that
this spizootie disease very much incom-
NODDED the animal, or deranged It's ordin-
airy habits. L. seems 20 be confined to
the fsmals Of that clean and healthy quad
ruped; hence properly called kline, which,
in our language, Is the plural Of coo
hence the first vaccinator here, in point Of
time, called Il Justly the Kiae- peck, as pc
euliarly appropriate TO England; for q
ssrnaenlar distemper ought 10, have a
vernacular name. sr.E $500 .....,
Az | write not for the aged, but for the
young andincxperienced, would remark
on the error Of some, that, when the poi.
sou Of smallpox, or the virus Of the kline
peck, % inserted into slight wound or
scratch Of the skin, il enters Immediately
into the red blood Il enters into the
lymphatie or absorbent system, which is
in manner transparent. being beauti-
ful system Of vessels. carrying a peIlueid
fluid from all paris Of the body, bearing
acolorless fluid all the way from the fin-
gers and toes TO the heart, and thus keep.
ing up the round ofthe circulation of life,
end the powers Of intellect III
An exact knowledge Of the anatomy
and laws Of this very general system or
ssse'nblage Of things adjusted into reg
ular whole, is Of prime importance to
every medical practitioner. When NOR.
bid poison enters through wound in the
srm, whether it be variolous or vaccine,
It's effects may be traced through the
absorbenls up 10 the lymphaiie glands in
the srmpit, which become inhamed and
painful, aud tume6ed, and then follows,
and not before, headache, chillnrss, and
other common symptoms Of fever. These
symptoms are worth attending to; and I
never feel satisfied Of the protecting pow
srof vaccination. unless they appear more
or less distinctly. and Of course i repeat
the vaccination. ..~...." 30
suppose. and give il as a conjecture.
that the matter or virus, inserted through
the skin into the absorbeuts, creates a
fever; that Is, lights up fame which
CONSUMES that pGbELHs, or fuel, on which
the smallpox Ere feeds, and It is never
after re-kindled. What that something
is, we know not. We only know that i
belongs alone to humanity; for il seems
thai the brute creation have il not, as we
have never been able TO give smallpox
70 the bruleereation, either horse, dog
eat. nor COW. 80 s,..s .-1..
Yea clouds and darkness hang oveI
this affair of smallpox. The ancient:
never knew the disorder. Moses and al
the prophets are silent on the subject
There is no distemper mentioned in the
Bible resembling smallpox. The lepro
sy was no way akiR to Il. The Greeks
and Romans knew It not. 1t appearef
less than thousand years ago, and tn
Arabian writers gave Us the first accoun
OF Il; and il seems that the leprosy grad
ually retired before the spotted plague
II appears, however, to have ameliorate
in It's malignity, even before vaccinatio
took the field against il.
lis curious that the mild and tint
coo should overcome the ferocious an
wide-wssting dragon Of Variola. But S
lis. Goods ways are not like man
ways." He makes use Of the smallc
means TO operate the greatest and mo
powerful elects. la his hand q ptPpet
corn is the foundation Of the power, glor
and riches OF India. He makes an acor
and BY L communicates power, and rlch'
toour nation.
STEAMBOAT Lost. The sloopBreez
Capt. Gottheil, arrived at New Orleal
from Sabine Lake reports the loss Of u
neamboat William Writ. on the 18th al
from Cincinnati. with cargo Of provi
ions, bound 10 Texas. She was asho
three miles to the westward Of Caicos
and entirely under water. The schoon
Casoisn was alongside OF her. prepari'
to save as much Of her cargo as Possib
Yrom,A .Daski+t tchs.aaquo Co, Beacon. June
CaoPs.-we learn BY gentleman
siding in.this county, who has recent
travelled over most part OF Il, that