The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-04-05

,ther to be used, is so just, and will strike
he minds of all as being so necessary,
hat will not detain the house in pre-
senting arguments in its favor, further
han to say that all the failures in vac
cination arise from impure vaccine virus,
10 say nothing Of the great dangers to
the health nf the individual arising from
the use Of impure and tainted matter. !
have seen cases when was a surgeon in
the army, and also in private practice.
where persons have been poisoned by |
being vaccinated, and their health rem.
dered miserable for all time. all arising |
from impurity OF the virus used. Syphi- |
lie, scroiula, itch, and other diseases, |
have been inflicted on persons for want
of care in the virus used
As we are in the compulsory line OF
law making. having passed the compul-
sorry educational bill. which is now a law.
let US enact this bill into law. as great
sanitary measure, for the protection Of
the lives and health of our people. and
we will be blessed by these who now
live. and by those who follow after US.
Mr. Brunner-Mr. Speaker will the
gentleman from Jackson permit me to
ask him a question
Mr. Monahan-Most certainly.
Mr. Brunn-r-IIow would it do to pass
a bill comp, Hing people to attend church
on Sundny7
Mr.. Monahan-Mr Speaker l would
say a law compelling the gentleman from
wyandot to attend divine service on the
Sabbath day, might subserve to restore
his lost confidence M God.
This is a bill full Of merit Its provis
ions protect the individual-it protects
society-it protects health. life aud bust
ness. IL smallpox breaks out in town
or village. it prostrates all business A
panic is the result. Persons in the town
leave. Persons outside Of town will not
go to town where smallpox is, to trad
Let all be vaccinated, for the protection
of life, health and business.
Men. womea and children, who have
not been vaceinated, are a nuisance to
society, endangering the health Of the
community in which they live. They
are constantly in danger to themselves
and TO others. They don't know what
moment they may, by going on a steam
boat, entering a railroad car, street car,
hotel, or on the crowded street, contract
loathsome disease, which will destroy
their lives, and endanger the lives Of a
whole community. as well as PROSTATE
business for months.
We have greater reasons for giving at.
tention to this subject now than we had
6fty years ago. Our cities are larger.
our villages more numerous, and our
country is more densely populated but
this is not all Our facilities for travel
ing are so comfortable and cheap. that
our people are all travellers. and are more
liable 10 contract disease than wsrc they
before the days Of railroads and steam
Boats.
The journals from the old country in.
form US that London. that great city oI
the Eastern Continent, has suffered most
fearfully this winter from smallpox
Report says that there were eiahty.six
deaths from smallpox in London last
week. At the beginning of smallpox in
London this winter. and reckoning only
the pauper population. there were last
month 722 patients under treatment in
the hospitals, against lis in the middle
of October. Things there are not yet az
bad as they were in 1871, but as is said
by the London papers, Things are on
the high road to be as bad" Complaint
on the one hand is made that the drain
age and drinking water of the British
metropolis is bad, but the cause for theil
scourge is traced directly to the neglect
Of the poor, in not having their children
vaccinstrd. Without their printing the
name OF Mr.. Gladstone. il is evident that
the London papers have him especially
in view when they declare that every
death from small pox results from th,
ignorant and wrong headed fanatics who
rtir up opposition TO the vaccination acts
as If il resulted from infection willlully
distributed by them. The law Is power
less in Great Britain, because it is moi
enforced. The sniiysccinationists are
fined for each offense, perhaps, but wber
the fines are paid the law is still disre
garded, and the parents still let theii
children 20 unvaccinated. Men who
will thus neglect duty and law. should b'
fined for the first offrnse. put in prison
for the second, and to hard labor for tn,
third. SOme one across the way sug
gests that they should be infected with
smallpox for such violation of law anc
duty. This, Mr.. Speaker, would be rad
ical treatment, but am not sure but il
would be meeting out justice to them
At any rate, let the melancholy sanitary
condition OF Great Britain, in neglectin;
to have the children of the poor anc
wicked vaccinated. be lesson to US as
people. and teach US that there are easei
in which all theories of selfgovernmeni
and individual liberty must bow before
the welfare and conservation of the State
as a whole.
Before taking the vote. Mr.. Speaker.
call for the reading OF the bill, and urge
Oh gentlemen TO give earnest attention
to its provisions, and l shall have nc
fears as to the result
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