Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-02-15

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in this village We hope that our Physi-
clans will soon be able TO furnish The matter
to our Citizens generally, and that parents
will avail themselves Of the opportunity OF
having their children Vaccinated.,
Vaccine Matter We have recently lear
ned some interesting facts relating 10 vaccin-
alton MIR. Estlin, distinguished Surgeon
of Bristol, England,h has succeeded in obtain
tanning a new supply of vaccine matter.
directly from the COW. In the early part
of Angus, last, he learned that the disease
existed in some cows on farm in Glouccs-
iershire, and repairing Immediately to the
place, found il in proper state for furnish
ing matter for incubation in young wo-
man who had taken il in milking. With
this matter he iuocualed a child on the | lih
Of August and obtained perfect case Of
kline pock disease The succession has
been carefully preserved. and the matter
has been freely distributed by Mr.. Estlin
to different paris OF the world. Some was
sent 10 DR.. Jackson. Of this city, taken
from the tenth succession ofcases. DR.. Jack
son and DR. Putnam have succeeded intro
ducing The disease here with this matter. and
have freely communicated the matter TO their
pEOlccSIOUdi bEelultus WHO are UOW using
it pretty extensively; so that matter Of the
eleventh and twelfth generation from the
cow can readily be obtained.
| Ii is an interesting question how far Tho
disease thus introduced resembles the kline
peck that we have long had among us; and
the answer is most satisfactory, Tor so lar
as can be observed. it is perfectly the same.
There has not OF course been time 10 test
the question by practical observations. us
10 its greater or less power IN preventing
small pox, but in its course. and appearance.
there is no appreciable difference. This
new introduction of kline pox matter. though
circumstance OF great interest TO the medi-
cal profession, and to the community, does
not weaken but greatly strengthens the con-
6dence which may be placed in genuine vac
cination, as it has been practised among US,
for forty years past Boston Adrer.
AS there appears from the following also
10 be some possibility that re-vuccina,ion
may be necessary. we hope all will try il.
RE-VAccINATIoS.-S Some
time ago, the Minister Of Public Instruction
requested the Academy OF Medicine to en-
tighten him on the following points Wheth-
er The pr,servaiive virtue of the vaccine
matter be not impaired rroporiionaby TO The
time elapsed from The process Of noculstion2
2 Whether The decrease OF efficacy does
not render re-vaccinatioE necessary 3d.
Whether il would not be desirable to cause
the pupils OF all the colleges 10 be re-vaccin.
ated according TO dates. &C.
| The Academy solved three questions in
The negative. and begol controversy which
RACES IN the common newspapers not less
than in the medical repositories Physici.
ans of note Immediately addressed protests
to The minister, styling The decision Of the
Academy rash and baneful. aud arguing
all the points, in the affirmative. by facis and
authority which the Doctors OF the Acade-
my are accused of having utterly overlooked
or disdoined.
Nj. Drzeimeris has just published copi-
Gus memoir, and DIR. Gaullier de Claubry
large pamphlet, in favor of re-vaccina,ion.
These writer's and a crowd Of others on the
same side cite nulnberltss cases and onin.
ions drawn fIom Great Britain. the north
OF Europe and America aud they finally
concu. in this general inference, that expert
ence and reason render il an obligation Of
law 10 prescribe ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 10 propa-
gate II with the same zeal as original inoeula-
lion. Their special views are-lst. That
vaccination loses its preventive power after
some years, so that il no longer prevents
small poS iIom appearing. taking the regu-
lar course and proving fatal 9 That re-
vaccination has the same original power
and inal decline as aceina,ion; and tba,
ltsuceeeds the more certainly in proportion
as the time is mole remote at which The pa
lient has had the vaccine disease or the
I small pox. The question whealher the cf-
hcacy OF the vaccine virns is not materially
impaired after ipquent transmissons through
the human body. has been brought forward
in some interesting communication in the
London Medical Gazette. Partisan Cores
p0ndeRf Of The N. " Amsriean.
nFFrom what little we can learn. bv re-
port. The locofoco gathering at Middlcbury
was IN every respect rather great-failsrs.
than otherwise. The several thousands of
delegates promised, did not come. In the re-
sub OF the few hundreds who did meet. the
failure was no, less signal MIR. Smile was
nominated for Governor and O. C. Merrill
Tor Lieutenant Governor. This is placing
the cart before the horse with vengeance.
l-Hoatpelier Wdtchmam
Yer Planck Van Antwerp, formerly N.
Y. has been appointed By Governor Lucas.
AdJu,ant General Of Iowa Territory.
i The Iowa Territorial Gazette. of January