, 1870-05-08
The Last PafIs EuahEons

From. the NEG Tork Evening Post.
Sore heads ara the fashin in Albany bu
sore a1ms in Paris. The cause in the fornel
case Is political, in the latter, scientific. ''Pre
cent arms was once the cry of revoiutionat.
leaders and AMY commanae1s, but it is nov
the CIT Of the medical profession: for, Jenner
ally speaking, the whole population OF Fari.
il now undergoing vaccination. The whole
virus Of infalIbiity itself, which circulates il
Papal veine, and ID inoculated By papal conse
Grafton alone, yields IN interest to the pnrel,
secular virus Of the vaccine diheaae !, and it il
to the bu1ls of the Seine pastures, rather thar
to those Of Rome, that FIenchmen now lool
for protection. The invasions OF the Frencl
constitutions committed under the pEete1t
arc said to exceed in number, those Of Napo
leon himec1f.
in short, vaccination is fashionable. No one
is admitted into good society who cannot show
fresh aero, or at least recent scar Wounds
received 1t solierino Or Sebsstopol are ] second
In value to . promising and thorough coH-po1,
az passport to the choicest circles. The most
famous physician in this line takes 32. 600 q
day in fees, for communicating the virus to
Eve hundred people. Extra rites ire charged
to those ladies' whose arms arc kept for show,
and who prefer to 1ocate their scars elsewhere,
and were chee1fully paid at first, but it is now
thought vulgar not to htve IN plain view IN
eruption go charming. People who are 80 t1n-
fortunate as not TO be susceptible to The poi
son have the operation repeated weakly, in
order to be able to "e1pect - = nice sore soon.
The fashion is connlng, it is said, to NsH
York. But We always orerdo such things here,
aud what will be the result Wien We carry this
particular mania far beyond tho Parisiau de-
gree? VIII artificial sores, to be tied or pasted
OH for anlls and parties, be sold side by side
With i'palpitating bosoms 7" viii other sss-
tcIaa Of vaccination for other diseases be in
vented and practised by quncks, and
n Fo1a 1VuJ ~ In Fn<i
in Ill the journals By patent medicine vend
crs? VIII our courts DO occupied BY injunc-
tiops against persons refusing to bo raccin-
ated, as dangerous nuisances, and by suits for
da1uageB against physicians for ineffective op-
s eratiSass 81, T. + he Eng1iah language, alrsaay
spontaneous slang, to DO itself inoculated with
new medical and physiological jargon, thrown
into its circulation by the new faahion, and
breaRing out in verbal puHtules on every
tongue7
A French paper finds now motive to vao-
cinnation in danger 70 which -small-pox pa-
tients are now subjected, no< before known:
I'M Dc c., sn1eripg from smallpox, was IT,
ing well covered over by three blankets and IN
eidetdoKn guilt, By the e1preas orders OF his
doctor, it being most desirable to produce
violent action Of the skin. The result was OBJ
respectfully dressed man, who, with the great
"sr, pray DO not move, I know the least e.-
ettson would be fsta1 to ron !; tell me quickly
where your money aud jewels are" "Whni.
wretch my jewels and money?r' "Do not
move; you are surely nHare how dangerous an
illness this ia" - "Go out Or I shall
call for help" 9on viii not, for il you do l
shall throw the window wide open; draught
of air will Kill you, OF, at ali events, disf1gare
you considerably. Ah! hero is your watch.
That's right. Now your money! t'Eascal."
eDon't Stir, or beware OF the open windowl
Come, where is this droas7" '.h that desk"
murmuIed the poor invalid. every well, you
are reasonable. should be aor1y to increase
the danger Of your state. wish you speedy
recovery, and 80 take my 1eave."
But tho small -po1 itself is bad enough With
out 81 'aggravaHng circumstances" and when it
is attended with fobbe1H, and may be prerented
by 80 delightful and fashionable diversion as
vaccination, who will withhold his arma