The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-07-13
From the Greensboroueh Patriot.
VACCINATION.

lhoW Gdt u COfiiHUUiC
er ted to man by one of lhe,bruies should pr,
nj ieci the former against the small. pox is OF
" Of the most interesting facts in The who
nj history Of medicine. This discovery vi
p, made BY DR.. Jenner Of England. lie lour
lie amorg the great dairy farmers of Glouce.
ersh're popular belief that no person v b
a had had the cor por Ian erupiive complain
G communicated f,ofn tie udder Of the co,
l. 10 the hands of tie mixers could "iak
e tha small. pos."
J. Dn THE hin, he acted. He proved th
T. correctness Of the opinion by inocula,in
T. with smallpox mailer, several individual
II who had md the COW pox, and finding iba
: they were protected from he former dis
ease. Now was formed the happy idea o
rdce'nation or propngalIng the Gov pos
rom one human being TO aDoIhef aud .hUs
) espelllng tho small pox from the earth
lie was not successful, however in convin.
chg his professional brethren Of the ifnpor.
lance Of this idea, and so dIstasielul did lbe
euI Ject OF COW pox become 10 them thai he
vac compelled 10 abandon all attempts 10
interest others in the inquiry. His own
efdor. however, was unlIminshed, and for
nearly twenty years he continued 10 follow
his iayoflie pursuit. And go slowly did bis
! Phlosophic MUD ripeu iD!o conviction Iha,
he inoculaied his own son with small pox
nine years after he idea of vaccination oc.
cured TO bin.
The 18th Of The h mo. (May) 1895
was the birth day Of vaccination. 90 that
| day matter vas taken from the hand Of Sa.
rah Nelmes, who bad been infected by her
! masters cows and inserted by two surperh.
| cia incIsions into the arms Of James Phipps
healthy boy Of about eight years old
lie went through the disease apparently in
a regular and satisfactory manner, bu! The
most agialing part of The trial still remain.
ed to be performed. |, was needfuI to as
ceitein whether be was secure from the
con'aeion Of small pox. This point, SO full
of anxiety 10 DR.. Jenner, was fairly pu. to
The issue on the lst Of tie 7Gh mo. (July
following. Matter Immediately taken from
a small pox pus:ulo was carefully inserted
by several inc.sions no disease fol
lowed.
It's Progress. OF the objections made
to the practice Of vaccination some we're
merely fooish--as that it YES unnatural and
impious to engrait the diseases Of brute
upon Christian, others we're untIue-as
thai II introduced into tho system new dis
orders distinct from the COW pox. Il ri
umphed over all these evils; and in six
years from lis first PRONUNCIATION it was
known IN nearly every region OF the world. |
In 1901, 5000 persons had been ,accnai.
ed, The greater number Of whom had been
tested with small pos and subsequently, e1
posed TO Infection without effect. 10 1899, |
vaccination vas commenced in America
and IN lhe samo year, the most eminent !
ply scans and surgeons Of London signed !
a strong testimonial oil their confidence in |
the virtues Of COW pox. 10 $500. il was in.
iroduced into France, end spread rapidly |
over The whole continent In 1902, il was
begun ID lIlndosian ard vas thence pIopa.
gated rapidly over every par, Of the contl.
nent Of Asia. The parliament Of England
voted Jenner $50. 600, as a reward for his
discovery and his generous devotion 10 The |
public welfare.
The True Vaccine Fesicle. Ca the Sc.
cond OF thiid day uher the insertion of the
vaccine matter into the ara, the puHctures
lock red aud uaamed, and on the fourth or
fifth day the vosicle becomes pereepible-
PeorI.coored elevation Of the cutce en-.
closing small quantity Of thin trsnspar
eat liquid. II gradually increases in mag.
nitude till The eighth day, when i, should
measure from o quarter 10 half On inch a.
cross. lis shape is circular or oval, accord !
ing 10 the mode Of making the incisiou.-
Like the pusiu.e Of small pos, i, is more
prominent al lis circumference than at its
ceuite, and II consists Of small cells, from
ten 10 fourteen 10 number. By puncturing |
carefully one OF ,bese cells, drop Of the
virus may be let out. the other cells remain.
ing full. Up TO the seventh or even 10 the |
beginning of the ninth day. the infllmma.
ton around the vesicie should extend TO on |
ly very small distance fromit. Aller this,
it spreads, and what is called the areola is
formed that is circular red border, which |
continues TO increase during the ninth and |
tenth day, aud begins 10 fade 90 the elev.
enlb, passing through shade of blue as il
declines and leaving degree of hardness
behind for two or three days more. BY |
this time a brown or mahogany colored
crust has formed over the vesicle Of nearly
circular shape; this becomes gradually
harder and darker and finally delaches it
self about tho twelfth day. The cicatrix
{mark which it leaves should be somewha,
less than half an inch b!osd, circular slight
ly depressed. marked by radatng lines, AID
dotted with hpllo pits which seem to CORES.
pond with the cells OF the vesicle.
Abou. the 9Th day, there is usually some
slight tebtlle excitement which soon sub.
sides. This is analogous to the secondary
fever Of small pox and appears TO furnish
the condition of desired protection.
Test. II is OF much moment to deter.
mine whether the COW pox has run its pro.
per course or rot. A very ingenious test,
free all ambiguity is this: Four or five days
aGer the frs. vaccination, vaccinate the 9th