New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-25

sentences pass at once into the memory and keep
their place in our stock OF priced and useful
thoughts or of delicaces which never lose their
flavor In such thesaurus everyone has his favo-.
rite jewels. but all find something permanently
costly Perhaps this is specially true of Mr.. Elmer
sons poetry. which full of original beauty and re-
minds us of nothing which has been sung before.
How much pleasure I" The Humble Bee " and Each
In All" have giveni To how many sad hearts has
" The Threnody" been gratefully consoling, Apart
from their slight archaica flavor, these and Others
by Mr. Emerson are poems which stand by them
selves in English literature. II they remind of
anything before them it is of the poets Of the meta
physical school of Cowley; bat the likeness is not
sufficiently close TO be worth special observation.
We have not, however, undertaken anything like
critical estimate of Mr. Emerson's works We have
designed merely to call attention TO this birthday.
Those interested in il will doubtless prefer to be
left TO their own reflections upon the anniyersark
OF will say 10 themselves each other whatever is
appropriate.
The Observation-Disclosures in this country not
numerous. much noise they make in England;
but undoubtedly we have a considerable number
who think that the practice which followed the
great discovery of Jcnncr is mistaken one aud
this opinion may be practically mischeyOus one.
Tho eminent Dr. Carpenter has written 10 he
London ines a strong letter. in which he gives the
result Of his own observations during period of
half century. He holds that the present doubts
concerning The efficacy of vaccination due to
three causcs-irst the entire ignorance of the pre-
sent generation. save the few who have specially
studied the medical history Of the last century.
to the iayagcs Of smallpox before the introduction
oi vaccination by Jcuucr NJ the beginning az the
present second. the exaggerated claims tO complete
protection originally adj anced by the advocates Of
va, nation: and, third. the strangely illo,ical
idea by which the antyarc;natioui,ts of the present
time are possessed that what is not complete pro
tcciion d, no protection at all. Those opposed to
vaccination. DR.. Carpenter says. are bound 10 ac-
coun for the broad fact that though at least nino
teen. tncut,,h, Of the British population have
never had the smallpox in its milde,t form. the
number who sulrr in tie seycrrot smallpox cpl
dcmc, Of modern times j. very smsl fraction OF
those who were affected by them in the correspond
ius pr.od Of the last century when the population
of lug'aud va. scarcely third of what II is now.
and tie great bulk Of IL was protected 10y having
been previously smapoNed. DR.. Carpenter admits
that rcvaccnation is necessary and that the
protective effect OF early vaccination may die out
That cowpox and smallpox essentially the
same d seas,.s DR.. Carpenter has no doubt. Second
attack Of smallpox did occur in old times just
second attacks of measles and Scarlaiina do now
lie thinks if il were possible 10 enforce not only
vaccination in infancy but revaccination at the age
~ eighteen smallpox might almost he eNteruinated
IN the British lscs ~ II has been IN the island Of
Malta. The point II Or. Carpenters letter which
most interests here il the absolute necessity of
rcyaccination. which, unfortunately, It would be
almost impossible TO enforce under legal penalties
for neglect.