The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-11-12
SMALLPOX AND VACCINATION.
An International Congress OF the
OppOnents of Jenmcr'a Discovery.

The second International Anti-Vaccina-
ton Congress recently terminated n four
days session at Cologne Forty-five dele.
gates attended, representing the various
leagues and societies and opposition to the
enforced vaccination in Prussia, Saxony,
Wurtemburg, Switzerland, Belgium, France,
England and the United States. DIR. Hubert
Boens, of the Belgium Academy of Medi-
cine the author of numerous works
on smallpox and vaccination, pre-.
sided, and was supported by Professor
Adolf Nogt, NJ. d., of Berne University;
DIR. II. Oldtmann, of Colognc Dr. Waltz. of
Frank fort.on.O ODER Mr.. w. Tebb, of Lon
don, and many Others. Letters of regret
for nom attendance, accompanied by express
sions of warm approval of the objects of the
congress, were received from the Countess
dc Noailes, Lord Clifton, Sir |. Clarke Jer-
yoissc, Mr.. Peter Taylor, NJ. r.; Mr.. Thomas
Burt, NJ. T.; Mr.. Kruchonius, member of
States General, Holland; Mr.. Alderman
latham, Mayor of Leeds; Professor Alex
ander Wilder, of New York; Dir. j. Emery
Codarre, professor matcra medical Victoria
University, Montrcal Professor James
Browne, Ii. d., of Willamette Univcr-
sity, U. S. A.. Dr. G.. Il. Kolb, member of
the royal statistical commission, Munich,
etc.
The Tables Literally ..Groaned''
to use the words of Mr.. Gladstone with
reference to the literature of this agitation
ON another occasion-with imperial, parla-
mentary and municipal returns, statistical
tables and official reports, to which con-
slant reference was made by the several
speakers, and with books, pamphlets and
journals relating to the subject of small
poX and vaccination. During the seven
sittings of the congress about twenty fl We
formal addresses and papers were delivered
under various sections dealing with
the scientific, social, political and historic
aspects of the subject.
Several Of the speakers notably Dr. II.
Boens and DR.. Oldtmann, devoted special
consideration to the irrational and unscen-
ttic basis of Prof. Pasteur's theories for
multiplying artificial diseases rs means
of promoting the public health, instead of
removing the sources and hot-beds of dis
ease by sanitary measures, which could
alone annihilate smallpox and other cpl
denies. Dr. Charles Pigeon, the delegate
from France, delivered an address on the
scientific and medical sides of vaccination
which, briefly epitomized, sets forth the
prevailing opinion of the congress in
The Following Propositions.
First-Small-poX when nationally treat
ed, is not relatively dangerous disease
Observation-Disclosures does not afford inn
munity against it, but, on the contrary
(being itself an infusion of zymotic mole.
culcs), is an excitant of it.
Third-Vaccination not unfrequently in.
oculates syphilis and other maladies much
more dangerous than smallpox, as the virus
is never free from the risk of such contain.
nations.
Among other proposals approved by the
congress was the petitioning of the various
Legislatures to make vaccinators response
bic for the evil consequences attending upon
the operation, which it was believed would
at no distant day cause the practice to be
abandoned. An executive committee was
elected for the ensuing year, and resolutions
passed agreeing to continue the interna
tional congress until the compulsory vacci
nation acts are finally abolished. !, The next
congress is to meet at Berlin in 1882, during
the sittings of the Reichstag.
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