Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-13
saaALL-POx AND vACC1vaTTOy,


The extract following from paper read ct ths
recent Medical Convention in EoshiRgtOu, appears
TO be Of spsh value, both to professional and Icy
readers, that Il cannot be tO9 widely difuSed Il is
from the pes Of Dr. Lyndon A SNTH, eg Newark,
n. j., and is part Of bis report o. the epidsmics Of
that State for three years past;
small pox has been more than usually prevalent
in many portions Of the State, especially in ESSEX
county, tu; The filth OF tie PEefe,sen Ia the efsca
o. Of Eaecina ion IS : preventive Is il no sense
Weskened, but most Of ID N believe that 9 per
ieot vaccination Is "perfeet protection" Ia nv
eyIe isRee this perfection S not slEags attained
by one diai, but sometimes requires two or more /;
snd my practice is 30 TCyaecinate IN Ell cases. 80
long s vsccin0id effect can be produced
That vaccination never wears cut Is M belief as
10 my eWn il las stood ths test Of forty-eight
yesrs, during Fhish iiIas have rtpsafsdly revso
einated myself without any other effect than q slight
imgammaioFy action. and hsve very often besa e1-
posed to the most VFulent forms Of susli pox With
impunity,
The Board Of Eduoation in Newark have adopted
resolution that 40 child ahall be admitted into our
public schools Who has not been sueOsssfully Vacoin
ated, aud arrangements are made hY the city for
vaccinating the poor gTatgiiOusly. We're he SANE
plan adopted throughout the Siaie, small poE would
soon cease to exist in ell our boFders-
From an experience Of thIFty-seVeR Year,, during
which time have been VERY careful observer, the
following opinions are advanced vita great conf
denee. They we're originally PEblished in the New
Jersey Medical Reporter, vol 10, and are here re
produced:
l. That . perfect vaccinations afeFds 9 perfect
protection from smallpox during life, and that if
this is dane in al Instances, sOOR after BIRTH small
POE msy, as Dir. IeDRer supposed It would, be
eradicated
=. That in some subjects Oae vaccination is sufF
= II -asI.f M
while in others two, and sometimes more. are re-
quired; and therefore il is import ant 10 rsTaeoinais
Is long an impression can be made.
3 That vaccination vii protect the life and miti
gate the DISTRESS Of patient VIE has already taken
the smsl PoE, if done az Tins to ALLOW the first dis
ease to PerTsds the system.
4. That the Common Idea. ihsi the s0Fsr the arm
from vaccination the better The protection is mis-
take; and that very small pustule, which goes
through the regular stages and Produees . constitU
tiona effect ABOUT the ninth day, Is more generally
perfect than oRa that pgodueas Efsst inflammation
pain and swelling, and sfsets be glands. Indeed
l am always suspicious Of : eass where Ii has
occurred, sna take ~ early opportunity 70 TsVas.
cipate, and have often had ny suspicious verified
by good pustule.
5 That the virus should always be saksn before
the areolR forms, II taken from the puslule and
with great caution, lest it interfere With its progress
My practice is 70 the soab and insert it in
apulveriSsd fora b. Hssngof fanehsFs Faeciaator,
which is . simple and eORFenisRt instrument and
saves much time, aHd asTsF gEsdacss unnecessary
Inflammation.
g. That the virus should ne7er BE taken from any
but healthy infant, Of healthy parents, sad then
there is little danger VI pFOpagaling any other
disease, as many think may be, aud sftsn is, done
Z. Thst eTupi0DS chen occur after the most care
full vaccination, and are owing to some peculiar lido
syncracy, although the friends Of the patient attri
butts it TO the virus hence the Importance Of the
last observation, Ehieh may the ply stefan from
blaha
s That small scar, with pits or lnasntaliOns
around It's border is a much better evidences Of the
psrfeetness Of vaceinsiioa than 3 larger, smooth
and glossy one, though many think that the bigger
the scar The better the vaccination.
In FeVace Rati9g pstisnt Who has good
OF, if the virus produce redness and itching for
few days, and th0D dries up, infer that the frat
vaccination was perfect. If it prOdues no ether
effect than is common to slight puncturs Of the
skiu, iafer that the virus is not good, and imms
diaIely make another attempt with q new supply.