The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-15
V-AC'CINA.
A STEP TO INTRODUCE VIRUS DIRECT
FROM THE cow.

FROM THE COW.
Opening Of mr.. de Zayas' Establishment
ON CarOnhelet street.
For me time past--since the reorganization
OF our State government-Dr. de 2ayas, dis
tinguished Cuban physician who has resided in
this city for several years, has been endeavorng
to introduce among US vaccination
DIRECT FROM THE cow.
To that effect DIR. de Zsyas addressed lengthy
communication to the Board OF Health setting
forth the necessity of such an ms titution here,
and laying before that body plan TO carry out
his proposition. The plan, involving an outlay of
six thousand dollars per annum, although it met
with the favorable consideration of the board
could not be adopted on account of the expense
Undaunted, DR.. de zsyas, who is q gentleman Of
means, determined to make the experiment at
his own expense and with no object Of gain, but
purely from humanitarian motives, and his es-
Enlistment at No. Oarondelet street is now in
full operation.
On 90 urdav last q large number OF persons
visited his Office, including many professional
men, to whom he exhibited the nobus operdnii
Of vaccinstipg direct from the cow, of which he
has made study for many years. 1t is simple
in the extreme, and for the benefit of those Of
our readers who do not belong to the profession,
(who, of course, know all about it,. we shall en-
deavor to explain the process. 1t requires tie
possession OF
AyAcc1NATED HErrER,
which ia Europe costs $4,000, and in New York is
valued at $4,000, and in order that the vaccine
v ru. shall be mainte tanned fresh aud vigorous it
has to be constantly transmitted from one animal
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that the heller shall be from eight to fourteen
months OF age, experience hav ng taught scien-
lists aud medical men that at this period Of the
life of the animal 1t cannot communicate disease
to The human body that the virus is in Its great
est state of intensity after the fourth day of the
vaccination and until the seventh. Under the
circumstances it will be readily seen how
LABonIoUs AND EXPENSIVE
must be the task of keeping On hand vacclnsted
animals.
The animal exhibited by DIR. de Zayas on Satur-
day was hefer ten or twelve months old (laid
on an operating table specially arranged for the
purpose), with seventy vaccine pustules, fully de-
veloped, above the udder, from which he demon
straled the process of transmitting the virus to
the human body, aud its preservation in glass
tubes in it's liquid form. We need not dwell upon
the objections 10 vaccination
FROM ARM TO ARM,
owing to the terrible danger OF trans hitting with
the virus some constitutional disease from one
pereon to the other, the truth Of which is uni
versally admitted.
Our purpose is to give to the public DIR. de
Xavas reasons for the necessity OF doing away
with all forms Of VACCINE virus except that which
il communicated direct from the COW or from the
dminutivs glass tubes in which it is confined In
it's liquid form, and BY way Of preface we will say
that he main tains ths5 it requires the entire
lnoculatipg liquid OF one postue from the COW to
act as positive preventive against smallpox.
We can do no better than quote from the com.
munication Of DR.. dc Hsyas to the Board of
Health to convey his doctrine and that Of tho
worlds.
The preventive virtue OF the vaccine matter,
saws DIR. de HAyas, is absolute in the case Of the
greater number OF those vsccinated,. and TEMPO
rary in that OF the smaller number. Even
among this latter class, it is almost absolute
until the age OF adolescence.
Small. po1 rarely attacks those who are 'n-
ated before the age OF ten or twelve year. 1t is
from this age until 30 or IS that persons
ARE MOST EXPOSED
to the contsgion.
Iu addition to its preventive virtue the vaooins
matter introduces into the system ian element
which mitigates the symptoms of smallpox,
shortens it's duration aud diminshes consider
ably it's GRAVITY.
THE cow-Pox 1mpARTs
to sle local phenomena of the vaccine matter
very pronounced intensity. It's effects are more
positive thar those Of an
OLD VIRUS.
but after some weeks Of absor ion Icy chs ia
tent, the local irri alton dsapptsrs AID ii dues
not involve, "a the practice of fascinating from
arm to arm, the danger Of inotlating syphilIs
The preventive virtue OF thu vaccine N alter ap-
pears to be allied to the intensity of the symp-
toms presented, hence the advantages
OF REGENERArrNG II
as often az possible.
Among tho IN an, proposed for effecting this
regeneration the only one in which science can
rely con ists in takng the disease at it's origin.
Rev4cchation is the only test within the
reach OF science for distinguishing those who
are
PERMANENTLY PROTECTED
less pronounced. Statistics indicate for this lat
ter class proportion.
DR.. de Zavas introduces besides, other propo-
81 ions, which, how yer, are addressed more par
ticulsrly to the medical profesei M He added. in
conversation with US, that according to statistics
the proportion OF those permanently protected
by direct vaccination Is about 81 per cent which,
as compared with other methods, sho w vast
difference in favor of The direct system.
Our special interest In DIR. de Zayas' vaccine in
stitutioi s we wish our readers to clearly under
stand, not due to desire OF attributing to him
anv invention or new discovery, but to ing the
system prominently before the public, and
GIVE DUE CREDIT
to the eminent physician who has, regardless Of
the great expense and labor which it has en-
tailed upon HIM, introduced it among US. For
six Of seven years small pox has been alarming.
ly prevalent among US, and during the past few
months until recently had acquired the proper
tisns of an epidemic. ANY effort to put check
to the loathsome and fearful mslady, all of our
readers will agree with us, should be commended
and encouraged.
In his communication to the Board of Health,
DR.. de Zayas speaks as follows:
"If then vaccine matter, that precious gift
with which Jenner has endowed humanity, has
diminished the number of the blind, preserved
beauty, prolonged the mean term Of life and
contributed powerfully towards the increase of
population, what is there strange ia the welcome
and favor which have been accorded to it by all
civilized peoples?"
We can find no better expressions to close our
reference to ih9 insti iution of DR.. de Zayas,
which We hope sincerely will become permanent
one among ue.
THE LOG CRUSADE.
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