The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-01-29
VOLUME XX---NO. %.

recently RACED with destructive effect
in communities to the northward OF
us.
Ills report, however, gives US the
unweldBme news that the smallpox
is advancing South across the Cont.
nent, and ais a measure Of precalt dion
and ia the interest OF. human lite, no
recommends most earnestly that the
Gen eral Assembly will withoRf dciay
provide law for o compulsory system
of vaccination. .This humane. and
iudicious Recommendation hos, my
hearty concurrence, and in further
ancc Of it's object I ecommshd' that
the County Commissioners of each
county shall be forthwith required to
purchase the necessary vaccine mat
ter, ar d that all INDECENT persons swho
may lie unable to pay Tor tie same,
shall be compelled to submit to vacci-
nation at the expense Of their, respect
i've counties. should the local munich
pal authorities have failed to. make
suitable provisions therefor. ~
/ would also recommend that the
Superintendent Of Education obe in-
stracted to prohibit public teachers
from receiving into the common
schools Of the State any child who
has not hcen vaccinated. .asH l'-
In this connection the Health Officer
refers to the fact that in 1872 "a sys.
tenn Of vaccination in. the public
schools of New York (beingi consid-
cred tho fundamental and most suc-
|cessful means of protection from
small.pox1 was thoroughly organized,
and q special corps Of inspectors
designated for the work Y ~
The Board of. Education Of New
York, recognizing the Importance of
as a sanitary preventive
measure, have Incorporated into their
bylaws a section requiring all Chill
dren attending public schools TO- be
vaccinated, as. prerequisite to their
admission. s.i'i'2 's..2 -, : 80.
{, The exemption; of the people of
Massachusetts for several years past
from the attacks Of smallpox is
'ated to be due almost entirely to
the medical laws Of that State, which
enforce the vaccination Of aff pupils
in the common schools. :, ~ ~.
! DR. Lebby also calls attention, in
his report, to the vitallY interesting
fact that the Ciachona or Qninino
tree, which is indigenous to PERU is
rapidly dying cut, from che constant
and increasing ,demaDd IL for its ,bafk.
This is q matter Of special 'imp ttaSco
to those OF our people who reside
within tho n1arIariaI belt: Of bur low
country, qnfnine' being the most po-
tent specific known for malaria fe-
vcrs. t's@ h,'% '''t' oe'". 80
] The Amcricap Medical Association
having directed their attention to
this important subject, find that the
climate of California is we'll adapted
to tho growth Of tho Cinchona tree,
and they have pctitioned Congress
to provide by law for tho planting
and cultivation oft upon the public
lands in that; State. 'F"'s''1.!st
This may be practically effected
by provision i'm tile laws regulating
the survey oftHe public lands Of We
United States which shall require
each deputy Surveyor to deposit near
every corner and monument on the
lines of survey several Of the seed Of
the Cinchoha (quinine) tree. ,' n,.
J I would, therefore, recommend your
honorable bodies to memorabilia the
Congress of the United States to tho
accomplishment Of the end in view.
Your early action is also requested
upon the condition Of the QuarantI6o
building or Lazarcto on Morris Island,
in the harbor of Charleston. Since
the completion of these buildings,
four years ago, as authorized by law,
the rapid encroachment of the sea on
the shore line of tho Island greatly
sndangers their safety. 80" y ~ ~
. would recommed that in the an
1ual appropriation, which will be
made for quarantine purposes, this
subject be taken into con
'ideration and provided for, as it Will
cost the State much less in the end
o remove or protect the buildings
low, than to await their destruction
~ tho sea, which would neccssitate .
much larger outlay for the erection
If new ones. va
AGRICULTURAL LIEN LAWS.
A celebrated writer upon govern
mental science made the remark,
ounded upon wide observation, that
the true art of governments consists
n governing as little. as possihlo.Yf
This is no doubt true, and was de-
signed to enforce the correct, princi4
Die that legislative enactments should
,ot unnecessarily trammel individual
enterprise or independence 10 the or
iinary business relations Of the citi-
zen. ..,..' ...-;.-
The State, however, while it may
rot properly dictate in this particular
,an us u matter Of public policy, wise,
y foster that system Of private con.
tracts that will, in the judgment OF
The Legislator, tend to advance the
,"entest good Of the largest number
# people. In this view, and in the
common interest Of the agricultural
aborer and the land owner, [ car,
nestly recommend speedy changein
our existi' e agricultural lien laws. srn
We are now working chiefly on the,
share system in the raising of crops:
This is knownoas the Italian plan of
Cropping. and it has kept the agri715
cultural Iaborers of Italy poor for tho
past three centuries, and has greatly
,;jod in making that country the