The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-11-29

transmission it is invariably due either 70
want Of pFoper care in the selection Of
subjects or 10 inattentiOn TO certain details
essential 10 successful vaccination. But
let us now, for one minute, consider the
evidence OF some Of those who have ex-
perimented with lymph taken directly
from the heller.
During the siege Of Paris, DR.. Quin.
quand had all successful cases with the
human lymph, but only one-thlrd with
heilers'.
DR.. Thevenot, with calf vaccine, had
only two successful cases out Of twenty.
one.
OF thirty.two surgeons in Paris who
sent in their reports, one says that vaccine
from the calf became better alter passing
through the systems of three or four dill.
ferent children, though bad and difficult
TO introduce for the first time. The rest
(thirty.one) agree that vaccination from
the calf was provokingly unsuccessful,
succeeding at the very utmost only in .
fourth Of the children vaccinAted directly,
and much less calf virus or glasses, OF
sixteen others who tried the Call.virus
thirteen failed completely.
DR.. Gaillard, who succeeded one hun
dred and seventy times out Of two hun.
dred and eighty.three with Calf.vaccine,
was successful in two thousand seven hun.
dred and forty times out Of two thousand
eight hundred and tifty.six with JENNIE.
rian vaccine.
The next question, about which some
amount Of uncertainty prevails, is rs TO
whether syphilis and other diseases can be
conveyed by vaccination. Mr. Hutchin,
son has lately brought forward series OF
cases to prove that syphilis is capable OF
being SO conveyed; and, TO say the least,
they certainly appear to wear u very sis-
piciOus aspect. Still, il must be romem.
bGrGd that in 1857 Mr.. Simon medical
Officer of tho General Board Of Healthy
scr les Of questions upon this
very subject to q large number OF medical
men, both in this and other countries, and
received answers from no less than five
hundred and thirty.nine, with scarcely
an exception, entirely In tho negative.
They declared that syphilis could not
be conveyed by means Of true vaccina-
ton; but they pointed out that, by gross
carelessness, It might be innOculatcd in.
stead Of vaccine. The direct experiments,
moreover, of Cullerier and others with
mixtures Of syphilitic matter and vaccine,
and vaccine matter taken from persons
from constitutional syphilis, are
most powerful arguments against the idea
that syphilis Is able 10 be transmitted by
means Of lymph taken out Of true Jen-
merriam vesicle. To show that two pois0ns
DO present in true JGnnGrian
vesiCle, lymph may be taken from u Vesi.
clio developed in person who has been
YacCinatGd too late TO prevent smallpox,
and used without the slightest hesitation
for vaccinating another child. .ItwOuld
appear, from these facts, that
vaccination as such cannot convey Syphl'
lis with II, though u syphillzed lancet, or
blood taken up with lymph from u
Iyphilitic infant may cause II 10 break out
II persons subsequently operated upon.
Il might, nevertheless, be rs well to do as
Mr., Hutchinson suggests--viz., to avoid
aking lymph from tlrst.born children,
md take II only from second or later born
in families Of which the Oldest
las enjoyed good health. AS regards the
dea Of scroluIA being conveyed by vacci.
nation, there can be no doubt, as the Ian.
et says, that ut Is mistake. Its devel-
,pment Is, on the contrary, greatly pre-.
rented, inAsmuCh as smallpox, by weak.
ming the system, was often the occasion
" ScrOhlOus and tubercular disease.
Again, when skin 0ruptiOns are occasion.
ID by vaccination, the fault Is not noCessa-
lily with the matter but with the constl'
utiOn of tho child vacclnated, which
;annot bear even the slight disturbance
II vaccination with impunity; and for.
lori cannot bear the destructive distur-
Dance OF smallpox, which Is the almost
ertain alternative" Among the instruc.
ions lately issued by the Lords of the
'rivy Council, are to DO noticed the fol.
owing: AZ sT Eg'E1 ga e
"Never take lymph from cases Of re-
VACCINATION. Never use or furnish lymph
which has the slightest admixture of
Hood. Take lymph only from well.char.
.Cterized, uniDured vesiCles, At the stage |
the day week alter vaccination) when
hey are fully formed and plump, but
here Is no perceptible commencement Of
Ireola. Take lymph only, which, as II
ssues from the vesicle, Is perfectly clear
md transparent, and none which is at all
hin and watery. Never squeeze or drain
my vesicle. From such vesiCle as vac.
ination by puncture commonly produces,
10 not under ordinary circumstances,
AXE more lymph than will sufficelor the
vaccination Of five subjects, or
" for charging seven ivory points, or fill.
ng three capillary tubes and from larger
" smaller vesicles take only In proper.
ion TO their size. BE careful never 10
ransfer blood from the subject you vac.
innate TO the subject from whom you
AXE the lymph. Note any case wherein
lie vaccine vesicle Is unduly hastened, or
otherwise irregular In Its development
md II similar results occur In other cases
,acclnated with the same lymph, desiSt
1t once from employing IT, Change the
lymph II on the day week after VaccinG.
lon the vesicles are not entirely free
rom areOla. Keep the lancets and other
Instruments used scrupulously clean, and
10 not Use them for other surgical opera.
Ions. Cleanse the instruments used thor.
,ughly ailer one operation before proceed.
ng to another.
Except so far as any immediate dan.
Ter OF smallpox may require, vaccinate
,nly subjects who are in good health.
Is regards infants, ascertain that there Is
rot any forbrle state, nor any irritation
II the bowels, nor any unhealthy state Of
kin-especially no challng or eczema be.
lind the ears, or the groin, or elsewhere
n folds Of skin. Do not, except Of nGces.
lily, vacCinAte In cases where there has
,eon recent exposure TO the Injection OF
measles or scarlntina, nor where erysipe.
rs is prevailing in or about the place OF
esidence. Take lymph only from sub.
ecls who nre in good health, and, rs far
IS You can ascertain, Ofhealthy parentage,
,rnTnrriny rhii1rnn whOqe families are