The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-14
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

TO TIE EDITOR OF TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
While the Inhabitants Of this city are availng them
selves OF the protective powers Of vaccination Anst the
oAhsoms and too often fatal disease Of smallpox his
tory Of the waco vrus, well Of the
croun attending its inroe uetion into genera
use, viii not only interest your readers but must
tribute to the confidence Of the public mind the pro-
phi, Tactic merita OF Jenner's great discovery.
Previous to 1859 the rAyAges Of smAp great
eat terror OF mankind not only oonsss great
mortality bat likewise because Of Its los hsome eharas
ter, ard especially for lis effects the hu oo1nts
lnoculs,on, the ouly barrier Viii III raised
protection INST smallpox dii more evil than sooi
fr although it smeorsted In any inoiv uAls the
letce, as well rs tie fatality, Of tbs disease, stu
its aggregate evils Increased by tbs prAc
tics Of incubation multiplying the OF
iniscton. In London, says Dr.. Gregory, the evil
Effects az incubation were felt In their fullest for,,
Il oculstio there widely ased among ths 10
rank, OF society but wnout tho Of
10 consequences of which the Of smallpox
ercueeted daily in the pu Ollie street, and country dis
trcts which previously only visited By smallpox
81 Ing izterva beca ne the constant l3cat OF that
al eiul disease.
In 1867 "a -srd Jenner Who was ct thxt tins An -
prentice In surgery, in Gouce stsrshre frat
quainted with popular notion among the oar and
Ids OF that part OF England thai th- OF ds
trct ty communicated TO tee IN lsers pvs
disease and that those who had be subscs of 1t
enjoyed forever sftersards csmplets immunity ON
the contAgon OF smallpox THIS Interesting faot aud OBJ
servaon rested the xten ton o! youpg Jsn.er aad
followed up by him in e,nmen table spirit OF phil
loscphicsi reseerch and dedu eon until it
the ettabshn snt o. the propsylAcuo power OF
the vscese virus regards .poX well In tbs
general adoption OF vacsr stou by the Intelligent in
W. II ~ out OF tbs medical Profession.
IL not until May, 1895 that Dr.. Jsnusr. who WAS
then medical prActi Homer in Gloucestsrshre
so ws satisfied Of the saf,y .s we'll o. tn. protective
efficacy OF the vaccine al ease artifciay Induced to
feel justified to trotuce tt 20 practice James Phpp
hoy Of eight years OF the first recipeo Of the
vaccine oease by the lancet nd fro Au,6er hemsn
subject After this the couhdcncs OF the medical pro-
fesion 10 the protective powets OF cowpcx rapidly In
creased that Ia 1899 thou sDd3 OF tbs OF
Gres Britain tested after being vacs8sted by mo-
culston with smallpox and is merits as prophy scuc
completely cop6rmed la that same year it was intro
duced into this country BY Drs Wa'erhoue and Cox
Ind immedia ely after iuo every country 10 Europe
where merits tru nphsny testsd by further ex
psrimsns and ts slams to public Audience completely
ests blshed
DR. Gregory asserts that when vAcclosaoa has been
successfully performed the following symptoms may be
progressively observed Tbs incision may be felt elevated
the second day, and the third ella hit eio esoncs
may be observed with microscope slight veslols,
fifth day 1t reaches tse period of perfection the
eighth cay, when IL Ii circular and distendsd, with
ring areos which continues to increase daring the
two sollowns days On the tenth DAY the pasuls bursts
and the Ihsmmaton begios to aecine Tas lynn pa 1t
this time Opaque aud after the vesics bunts
concrete; that nothing Is after the iecond wssk
butts hard scAb OF reddish bro color, exhibiting on
Its surface six or eight slight ps responding to the
number Of its cells .
10 tie adult the conshtutional we'll IS losa symp
toms higher thai in infancy This fact has led many
t. believe that the cissAse In the adult is
and that consequently the product must be
getic 10 the pssat OF vaccine dist prsort
Totally at vaAucs with the general
the disturbances Of the animal system oocasionsd
by the resistance Opposed the action Of agents rather
IL to their oIrect operation
The vaccine disease mxy, from many causes. both In
relation to the virus used we'll IS to peculiar
dia o. the patier DO modified to exhibit another
elisa Of poms widely differing In progress ap
pesrance from those already mentioned being the dis
lingpishrg characteristics Of pox, aud at the
vel greater exts lion OF local nasm oatioa. b
s,ees its dew atom fen the rtg1l.rsy attending he
gross OF true vaccine disease taa spurious disease GO
Iers noted for Its too early aod rapid the
iresusrit Of the srsos, tn. deep yellow color OF tae
ieots OF the pustule exhibiting the
OF bile than OF the true spscifc disease
OF the many which interrupt the dsvslopsent
Of COW 4 there are two which observation has
shown to be most generally operative In its fsurs The
character Of tie lymph used, and the health Of ps
ent 1T the time operated The lymph ought
taken fro young and healthy subject Eni from pus
further xdyAscsd than the TEN day for after
this the process OF common suppuraon Is established
secretion distinct from that OF the spsciac
disease and which when into ano her system
s apt to provoke too early development OF iphkuma
ton and oonss lueps eon similar Ia kind ITSELF
process Therefore the scsb, II possible ought to be
discarded ard the l'mpa BE- taken from the pusuis when
In It's stage Of greatest Perfection and introduced imme
dates into tbs srm Of the Patient kept quilts in
co.l ten par .ture INIT ufed.
The best age for v,cona lou is during the nrst year Of
life. and as early, practicable the four n month
The child ought to be ia perfect Nth ut the time bat
especially free nom all sruptive and fsbrs disease
The regular deveopemest the pustue opsht not to be-
intscred with either by xposiog 1t to ths friction Of
the cbios dress or quent bAndina and BY
100 early attempts to optaio supply Of matter for fu
ture ue. lnd,ed think the practice good oae OF
vaccips,ins both arms At the time using for
the public gooi and permitting The ether ieman ua
disturbed
To to the individual the full protective inau.
ence OF vaecostop IT would be well to repeat the opera
tion on disen parts as often as the lymph arrives
perfection until toe system refuses to bs seted by
for hes been found that upwards Of thirty per Of
cases will be Influenced BY repson aad even the
According ,hs very full and able report o, the Select
Con mittee Of the British HOUSE OF Commons OF 1913 i
wa clary shosn that time produces decAdsncs the
protective poser OF vaccination and tha suhseq
port Of Dr. George Gregory taken from Of the
Lorton Smallpox Hospital supports the same conclusion
OF teo hundred and niney eght csecs OF smsp T. pre-
vously fascinated during the epidemic OF 1858 none
unSer Ave 81 age, agd osly fys under nus
years Of sse while there ware oae husarsd and SIX be
uten twenty and twenty four years. and 70 b. tween
twenty five and thirty years OF age. These are facts
which caeuaed to establish the truth n the popular
idss that 'me does d minis, tee protective power OF
covpox, and that the practice OF after In
tervals OF . f.w years IL = safe o. d judcious one
The foregoing observations vaocuaou are intend cd
10 confirm the pobh, in tho OF Its protective DO YER
AID to point out the well provide Tor the
prevention OF the exceptions which usually occur 1t Is
10 be hoped that IL hsa been clearly sho perfect
vlccir st.n s dependent pom csrsir contops which
IL dressrded will prevent its regular ges Of
I'm pair its protective The
writer feels warranted IL believing that N ,rs blame il 10
be attached TO the hurried which ION
is practiosd on persons who have suostq been st
tackled with smallpox than with any want OF protective
power In the senuins vaccine te,se This fault Ia dill.
cult TO be avoided In such times the present. when vac
eipa,ion Is prscised by Wholesale .'In peace pre-
pare for WAR; is maxim which lie equally Is ap-
pcable to public health rs TO national defenoss and
the adoption OF some plan TO encourage . Continued
practice of vsocn.ton would be certain TO secure
its efficiency protscton, than the present buried
aud pronifcuous rsxulAhon This might be enecssd oy
"a.
oibsvns rdsrgons the process Of vaccination bs.oe
admission 10 the public schools and thsn 1T tins family
physician in ever case practicable be tire operator; and
let him understand that he Is responsible tor IT, faithful
performance. Could this plan be generally sdop ed tie
number OF cases OF small box subsqusut to Supposed
vaccination would be greatly diminished and the pu bic
confidence Increased In i's prophyseto efficiency koR
STATUS ON THE CALrSDAR.--The very common
question, "sbsIe ss WEI the American AmAnao
srrs quite fPecif,,y From its tables wa these
importsnt fscWe ere Ia the 18th ycs Of tbs Ir ,epsn-