Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-03
TIE rFEEoRY OF vAcCTNArIoN.
Alexander IWeedle, ln has system Of
Practical Medicine, thus discourses on

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/ Practical Medicine, thus discourses on
the subject Of vaccination:
II would lead as into too wide field 10 fol-
low ont the Views winch nave az different times
pcen taken regarding tle M9dds opel.LildL ul
] vaccination Ieuner originally proposed and
] steadily adhered 90 The notion that cow-poek
and smallpox were Identical iA llelr mature
Z anu tGag vaccination is only "a mlldcr form uf
Z inDculaIed smallpox Tins opinion has re-
I eeivad very remarkable confederation IN the
recent experiments col Alr. Ceely. or "A yie>buTy,
I which have proved that The COW may be iuocu-
Ilf-d viii 1a7Fous matter ana that in 1tssint.
Z through She body NJ the animal, the matter IS
] converted nom smallpox into vaccine. But
{ though l- be- admitted tiiat cuW-pON ana small
7 pOE have s common origin u u1 ilo means iul-
COWS flal they are lu-n4lctll diseases tcknoWl-
7 eGEluE the same laws The immediate effects
of The TWO p1lssus undoubtedly 1lller The lO-
rI inflammation Is llleieil-f ana tle consilu-
I rionaI influence rs different Itw0uld De unfair
Z therefore % argue regarding their uiter-ur ei-
4ects without reference 20 the results OF eNpe-
UOu the raer that FarclIlared persons are more
liable To attacks OF smallpox than those who
have once undergone Llai disease. The one is
nov very common The other v as always con
. sLeTel as r-irr event.
Among the circumstances tlat materially In
duence tie protecting power OF cOw-poG is
time IN the early periods or vaccination .lND
TO lol5.I the practice of ineculatlng after cow
poE, so as 90 test It's prpphylaeIc power was
carried 10 a great extent. ana many thousands
were exposed 10 the vurluious e1huNlun with
lllpun-is- since the year Lbia these eEpeu- &
mental tesTugs have almost entirely ceased, and
We cGIzeq ueuIlE EnOs very lIUs4e concerning
she effect of incubation al long intervals from
general nOt0Elp-y. thar smallpox uazeu casually
altlg gaccir irsi.lun Is very rare under the age If
eight wears. The protective power may be con- 4
sidered as nearly complete iuT that period. I
bout the ninth OF tenth year ol lie smallpox
after vaccination begins % be met with Il in
cresise> ll eileIlcy al lne period OF puberty.
and ls a-lL more common between the ages of ]
elghieen ana t'renty-nye. with ile>v facts be-
lofe u.s. y ls lnl possible 10 conceal the apparent
conclusion thai time lessons the power uI resist
alce TO tho varlolous germ.
me luIlailre eNefieu DN m atmospheric coll-
stituLlDu over tne power OF VaTlOlUus resistance.
opens wide HIl hitherto neglected Held OF iu-
QulEE. Having now witnessed, in LOuCuD. two .
severe epidemic visItatiOus OF small. pUE we
have no hesitation IN stating that such in- I
.Husuc- is unIouuted. Tine ftlt docs moi ftrrl
Us very nature admit of direct proof hut the I
uUlllJr ul persons attacked during epidemic
seasons vino had successfully resisted sInall-
ulent Ia 1aF-or OF Ine position, which 10 cur
minds is IIresisII bic
We come now t8 apply these views of vaccine
FiiLlotpEl 70 La-f eAililllali9n 1i the Two prfc-
gsl measures suggested OF ia-e years 20 remedy
the acknowledged defects Jt vaccine influence.
The il-rl ai these l> recurrence 20 tie COW for
supplies 1l primarE lymph. The seelud is r--
FaEgl nation 81 distant intervals rom IKE uare
Of lne primary process.
The impression tEal vaccine vITT> Geeags in 4
power in profsrfon 10 tI3,. d Der lf fir1,. ann
-I maies tiIe circuit Of the human Judv has
long preN llle-- auu ls steadily gaining ground. T
IN az parts oi inc ointment, ami lu England, 10
has leu 20 he frequent trials Of lymph recently
IDElIurH IrfIflI tie COW.
Persons vaCciu4lei ay DR.. Jenaor himself IN
ne very lnl1ucf gf the prslr-ioe, Defuna such ue-
ellni-ll0h e1liu possibly nave taken place.
have undergone sIuall- puE iu after life. such
occurrence are now more common juau for
merry but much may be attributed % Tile rv-
Royal aeluerral Institution OF London -1u-
1IuEs nov the same lymph Ehicn has been .u {
lse since the yeaT ls-5r when rde Institution
1=- rounded, According rg IIls authority.
: lla ah releut-g ouIalnel ugm lhe cuu does not
5i d .,.s - ~ --s Wy rql,eI-of lg talt
Royal Jenurr.au Institution 1901 The same
eslll was ouislne1 I'm italy, IN lset when the -
i.l li % rp-uelilif -liitA poA induced the Pied
u0uIese physicians 10 ny a variety Of new ,
tgeAs 9i lymph. We are informed 5v Dr.. Grivs. %
tplgeluIa aluuiusO del IoriuO. ..-f.| chief Of ]
Doe Vaccine Eslaullshment N Tufu taThaf M
,ercgpL'hie difference was 20 be- traced beI ,yaau
DE aspect and progress u the old and the new
ne primitive and Lle long lfumanIzsd virIs.'
b Germany the plan Of recurrence 90 the COW
la- been largely tlleu OF late years. In " ire
en- berg alone, between lol and 1855 forty var- Z
i-e- ul primitive z-Euph were successfully aIl-
slowed. The action Of superior efficacy afrach-
ug 90 The new ivu on was, however. NOT. gem
laraIalUng der PotkeuseuchenI on tlIeufhgr
and- We are bound % acknowledge that the !
man OK Hospital OF Loudon changed their
I'd stock OF iymuH for more recent matter In q,
81. and ttiat marked lmDrOy uIfeut WAS per- :
'iFel in the resulting vesicles Inp local IN ] =
-lniiial-on WIS more severe, the constitutional .
nlutuIus were more violent. the virus was a
-1r- energetic; the most minute incsion took
.
no tenth day was -tili IN an active state The
.tloua- Vaccine Establishment has also On Z
-veral occasions. varied their stock Of Iymph a
nm advantage. Tn France new variety 8I
acclne lymph, obtained fr0m the diaries Of
si-sy, near Paris. and called fasru lyfuDn was
ruught INTO use in ls56 and Is considered ~
l,tnl rs superior 90 the old stock. In ISIS SIR. n
sum- % Bristol opened "a new source of lyinDh A
pin "a dairy ln t1-i neigh 1pfiIou.i. 10 has hsaI
puma very fUorletlc, and is now Employed ln \
ielE parts of england fu preference 70 the -
iuuh OF the National Vaccine Esla lli~lment.
= Lfetse-inoif0n. BY many oi The physicians
Germany TINS measure is eEfliiel scarcely
- iInsoIfenf ~ IT'S e11ecr nor less widely D.
llEfill, l-luu waco. nation Itself The auflUri-
en- ln PARIS, on the Otner hand, have reported l.
the French Government against sine ufefss ~ q.
7evaccluaJigu, and there j. really some difIf- >
ans IN deciding Om the actual merits Of lie -
laus The Germans aver that few. u any. OF
DO recently revaecinateu have fallen under rle -
nuence pI small pos bat ine time which has
ID i-el ~I9rn lft- general adoption Uf the meas
.1 alfl-tl- nom the value Of such a statement ,
H- practice may Dee recommended for lt- safety =
zen ~ 10 oe much less servI Iel.lc than the Ger
ans contend lor- We have sJIfiCicnt facts be-
'Ie PCS lg state a.fl confidence that 10 need Z q
ever pc r-frsmlu-udel prior 20 the tenth wear ~
me- ANA thai tlH age best urteI for II s nom
be- period % puberty u that OF confirmed man
o0l.