The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1864-03-31
From the Campaign County Union.
Vaccination.

The question is frequently asked
What is Vaccination, and what are its
properties Vaccination is an operation
entirely homeopathic, and is one OF
the best illustrations of the immutable
law of sinsiia sinaili6us curantsw.
This boon was discovered by DIR. Ed
ward Jenner, and by him communica-
ted to the world somewhere between
the year l775 and 1898. The Doctor be-
ing a profound thinker, had observed
while studying medicine thatin the dairy
districts in Worcestershire the maids
or persons who had charge of the dali
ries, had contracted a peculiar pustular
disease from the COW, and that they
were entirely free from small pox. AT
ter closely investigating the subject, he
attempted, by way of experiment, to
propagate to disease by incubation.
His experiments were entirely success
full the disease was transmitted to his
subject, and in few weeks afterwards
the same case being inoculated with
smallpox virus, it was found to make
no impression on the organization
whatever. In his Oryanon, he pub
lished the results of his inquiries, but
they were received with incredulity by
the mass of the medical profession /;
but the evidence was too strong, and
vaccination became an immutable law
to physicians, and boon to suffering
humanity. @
This disease in the COW is of pecu-
liar pustular character, of rare occur
renee, and seldom manifests itself ex.
cept where cattle are corraled or herd
ed together in great numbers. DIR.
Jenner was of the opinion that the
disease of the COW originally came from
the grease of horses being communities
tod from the heels of horses to the nip
pies of the cow by the persons having
them in attendance. But be this as ii
may, it has been proven by experiment
that the grease or disease of the horse
can be propagated in cows and thence
transmitted to man, producing the vac
cine disease. rE
The first appearance of this disease
in the cow shows itself upon the nip
pies of the COW by peculiar and irregu
lar pustules of pale blue color; from
these pustules the cow-pox virus is OBJ
tanned, and put up in small glass tubes
for importation to this country from
Germany. This matter we place on
the skin, and then with the lancet pro
duce little irritation beneath it, and
soon by the absorbents it is imbibed
and in about fifteen days it will attain
its crisis. From this we obtain The
pure vaccine. This is the perfeetl,
pure source, and none other is pure, al
experience has too truely proven tina
from a neglect of this precaution, othe
diseases have been transmitted t,
healthy children from those who hav,
had eruptions of the skin, glandula
affections, soreness of the eyes, ant
those born of scrofulous parents
These are unfit subjects from which t.
take the vaccine matter, although a
the time apparently in the enjoyment o
good health. -.
The question is again asked-Hov
long does vaccination continue to be
preventive of small pox? In answer
it is an unlimited protection, just a
much so as the disease itself is agains
arecurrent attack, providing the opera
ton has been once properly performed
A failure in this respect is the reason
why vaccination so often proves incl
fectual, aud system thus imperfect
ly protected is liable to varioloid.