Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-05-18
The SMALL goz,

reported. From tie TACT that many
persons had visited the parties who had
small pox, before the nature Of the dis
ease was known, we are exposed to
greater danger than we were upon other
occasions when we had the disease in
the county. 1t is one of the most con
tagious diseases, and though by the
strenuous efforts of the physicians and
authorities of the county, the disease
may disappear, we will still be exposed
to great danger; for Notwithstanding
all the efforts which may be made some
of the infected clothing or other sub
stances capable of retaining the disease
may remain and at any time, but more
especially ia the winter season, the dis
ease may again appear, and spread
throughout the county. There is but
one complete safeguard, and that is
thorough vaccination. Years ago in
oc,lation WAS resorted to, and was an
excellent preventive of the disease SO
far as the inoculated person was con-
cerned, but from the fact that the
patient could spread the small pox, 1t
rather increased than diminished the
number of cases, and proved protect
ion to the individual but curse to the
community For this reason, 1t has
been abandoned and is now prohibited
by law. In 1896, Dr.. Edward Jennef,
having previously given some attention
to the disease denominated cow-pox,
made the experiment and succeeded In
propag eating the disease by means Of
vaccination. A thorough test of the
protection afforded by vaccination, was
made, and it is now we may say
universally adopted, because it affol
protection both to the individual and to
the community.
A serious objection, however, exists
in The minds Of many against vaccination.
1t resulted from the careless habit OF
using indiscriminately whatever usaats
could be procured, and frequently dis
eases. almost as objectionable as small
pox, have been propagated by the use
of impure viazts. This danger msy be
avoided by the use of genuine bovine
virus or such as is known to be but enc
or two removes from the COW, and the
parties from whom it has been taken
are well known. Every Physician in
this county should have a supply Of
genuine bovine virus and vaccination
should be general among both old and
yeung. From the Franklin, Pa, Re-
positofy, we learn that en- farm one
and half miles from Chambersburg,
Penna., DR.. r. Rush Senseny has
stock of one hundred heifers from
which be is producing continually a
stock of fresh vaccine matter. The
heifers used in this business are mostly
well bred, and consist OF either full
breed, threequarters, OR half Attorney
stock. They are shaved around the
udder and vaccinated in from ten to
thirty places in order to produce
yesicles of vacclnia On the eighth
day after vaccinating they are ready to
yield up vaccine virus in its different
forms. On the eighth or ninth day
the vesicles are ready to tap in order to
secure virus. This is done in four
ways: LIST. Quilts I'd. Ivory Points j; Sd
Lymph tubes, and lastly in about 10
DAYS, crusts Quilts are as follows
The imported goose quill is taken, boil
ed, filed, cut and scraped, and then
dipped into the fluid lymph and thus
charged for use.
The ivory point is dipped into the
LIQUID virus and charged as an Indian
charges his poisoned arrows. Lymph
tubes are long glass cylinders which
are filed with the fluid lymph and are
then shut up by sealing each end with
wax. In using the quilts or point upon
human beings the quilts are molstened
and then when the abrasion has beer
made on the arm, the quills or points
as the case may be, are rubbed OF
briskly upon the abraded surface, and
thus incubation of the true vaccinla II
produced. This is the true Jennerlar
system. In order to secure crusts O.
the true yacciuia, the heifer is allowed
to remain untouched for about sixteer
or eighteen days, at which time thu
yesicles have matured into hardened
scabs or crusts of virus and may ther
be removed. Each crust is then care
fully wrapped in gold or silver foil, ant
is then ready for shipment to any par
Of the world. This virus is now being
sent to every State in the Union, t.
every Territory, to Canada, Cuba
South America, and to all the states
Of Mexico and Central America.
~ Dr. John Hall, an eminent Presby'
4crian clergyman of New York, made
a. address to New York commercial
ecntlcmen at their recent dinner which
had The ring Of true patriotism, as vel