The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-01-13
A Quiet Conversation Concerning
Vaccination.

our local board of health, III relation 10
The rules of the state IN regard 10 The
vaccination Of an persons within sixty
DAYS from Jan. !, 1882:
keporter--DO the rules made by the
state board Of health as 10 the vaccination
Iof all persons. within sixty days from
Jan. ]. 1852, refer 10 those who have here
toiofe been vaccinatcd. or only to those
who are unvaccinated,
Phys!cian--Ihc rules saw that ~ shall
be the duty Of al unvaccinated persons
within The state 10 be successfully yacci-
mated within sixty days from jan. /. 1852. \
II also provides that an 'sunvaccinated
persons coming into the state should be
vaccinated within sixty days after COM
| ing into the state" The intent Of the
lrule Is that every person shall be success
| fully vaecinated once-it does not con-
template reyaccination. If a reputable
physician ccrtifcs that person has been
al any former period successfully yacci-
mated. that ends II. The physician 81 70
Judge Of he success OF The vaccination by
any means satisfactory TO himself Such
q rule Is in force ii Illinois. and several
other States Indeed. some states require
revaccination we do not.
Rcp.--Do you think any bad results
come from vaccination.
Ply. - Not II properly performed. Til
should not only be done IN proper
manner, but with proper virus. The
trouble we sometimes observe, and often
hear 81, results from either impropcll
mode of vaccination. or because virus IN
used that is not good. Hufnanizcd virus
lis as good ns any. III we know that ihrI
person from which ii was taken Il mott
diseased. but such virus hougbt FROM
druggists and others cannot be insnrcdl
as good, as II may come from patients in|
hospitals or Others who may have skinI
diseases, or other form OF trouble thafI
may be impaired to the patient. Wei
ought not 10 be used. The virus obtain-''
ed direct from vaccine farms is free fromI
any danger, aud no harm need be apprc 4
hendcd. The various local boards
throughout tho state understand this, and|
have full instructions not 10 use any oth-i
~ illan pure bovine virus. The preju-|
dice against vaccination arises largclyl
from The fact that Inmanizcd virus whom
nscd sometimes produces bad results. Ift
the people look ~ these local hcalihl
boards for protection il this matter. thew
will be safe. and ifany physician shouId
be found by such health board vaccinal-;
ing patients with any but bovine virus.
the board or health know their duty. viz y,
10 indicf linn nj once for violation or the,
rules or The board Of health and IL anyl,
person lias knowledge Of any physicianl'
the rules they sh0nld VI onccl,
inform The board Of health of tile fact.lI
We intend io have physicians DO right,
first, the people afterwards.
DO you consider there Il any good,
reason % ofler why vaccination should,
protect from smallpox.
Phy.--Ifit does protect, that is suflici-I.
ent; but there Il good reason for III
Vaccine virus is only smallpox virus,
as II comes from The COW. The rule is|,
that II person has The smallpox oncc|I
he does not have IL the second time I,
There are exceptions. but tl.iS i The rule I
They may have modified form called,
varioloid, but moi the true or dangerous,
form of smallpox. 80, IL 4 person III.
successfully yaccinatcd" he has modi-l,
fled form Of smallpox. Tl.is protects as
. rule, against attacks Of the true disease /,
Rcp.-ilavc al the schools through-|,
nut the state been notified 20 have lie n
school children vaccinated BY Jan. l.lt
1882?
Phy.--All local boards known 10 thc'I
state board have had copy Of the rules
sent them. They, no doubt. will issuec
Il 70 The various school boards, Or prin-t
'ipals or institutions OF learning. Upon,
receipt of such notice such school boards,
)r principals of schools will notify thc;
scholars that they must obtain Tic ccr-l,
iiicatc Of some reputable physician thaf't
hcyhavc been successfully vaccinatcdka
before being admitted into tho schools. I,
kcp.--IIave you sufficient informal,
ion 70 know whether tile rules are beinplt
complied with!
Ply lcs. The rule as To vaccination.
II school children II being complied with,
fcry generally. aud the other portion OH
he rules will be complied with. Thct
'coplc generally see that such a rule isr
necessary. Or course, some 10 not un-c
icrstand the matter. butwc should think \
hat every father and mother would bc~
Interested IN having their children prof.,
cctcd IN the best way ws are advised oflo
Rcp.---IIow arc these local boards ofII
lcalth formed? n
Phy.--Thc law creating the state and|u
'arions local boards is clear. II Is PROV
'idcd that tho trustees ofcnch town, then
mayor and common council of each in-'o
orporatcd city, except where regnlarlyr
board o. health ~ ordinance
i such city now exists, or may hcrcaf-a
CT Be created, the board or county com-t
nissioncrs or each county shall consti-lo
uto board of health, cx-oilicio, for cach|i
u the - Nnral founa cifioa md cntani H. u