The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-01-10
FROM ROCKCASTLE.
PiSr mt RocxcasrLE 20, XIV, JAS ", is7a.
sr,.,p-rex Vaccination. Fire Personal
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On last Thursday, January %, our usually
quite little town was thrown into an intense
sta,c 81 excitement by Dr. J. j. Brown, an
uouncine a case Of that much dreaded disease,
smallpox being in town. Many were the
cpithcts and expressions Of our citizens but
the question Of most vital Importance was the
best means Of preventing its extension. Some
proposed the building Of pest-housei Others
thought il best to LET the patient remain and
have the house guarded, rs your reporter
thought Various were the opinions as to the
best mode Of preventing iissprcad. However,
after dine consultation and delibera,ion, the
authorities set to work TO build pcst-house.
The next difficulty coming up was, where
should they build it, no one consuming to
have IL built upon their land. IL waa eventu-
ally agreed that II should be bull, about one
half mile from town, between the old aud new
State roads. The material was Immediately
pu, upon the grounds, and upon the ith partly
put To It's place in the building. Its destiny
was but short. On the morning 81 the 9TH
some unknown marty or parties set fire to H.
Il wa. discovered by some passers-by and ex.
tinguishcd before il was entirely consumed.
so the conclusion now il 10 let the patient re-
main. The subject Is a negro man by the
name II Henry Stewart, lie has recently re-
turpel from Memphis Tennessee, where he
VA. vi.;ti,g anne Of his relations who had the
disease. The probability IL that he will re-
covc, We can assure our friends in the
country that there is no danger in coming 10
,,vn n. the house Il under strict vigilance
M o,e hs;,, allowed IN 90 in or out and the
bon.e |. NO, on anv pnblic street or passway.
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nave no. oeeh '%''''"''u " "'''"D
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4, a., iro, xh.n whore mr. how
10 obtain GOOD vaccine virus; but very often
obtain IL from some one laboring under some
hidden constitutional disease. such as syphilis,
etc. Ills in this manner that untold Of sui.
lrring and constitutional disease may be i'm
parted TO those subiecting Themselves to such
impure virus, and at the same time giving no
protection whatever against the terrible dis
ease. Il would have been much better never
to have been vaccinated Virus taken from
the h,man should be taken from healthy
child. in it's lymph state, or after the scab
fall. from the arm. Physicians IL possible,
d, uld obtain the virus direct from the COW,
ard then there can be no doubt OF lis purity
anu Saie,!, ana OF giving mort '"'''~'''i' ~
suns iaAihs 'n'o 'oiis'u''a 'io" "'e Pi.'"
'ehoe OF 'he uise'se IN our o'A.' we Ve''''s
90 a." -, -. -,
,.,,i,,,., -. ,,, ,;r,,s Ia ob,.;,ed
and =, Tho ..uo Tim. making !, ;n;upe,;ve for
al go. % ho v.oc,na,.a F,, the pre..nt
800 al. ~. III,
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