Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-04

What n Cincinnati Doctor Says 81 Iu
Preventive Efficacy.


DIR. Maley, of Cincinnati. tells an interviewer:
have passed through several epidemics OF
smallpox during the last fifteen years. and have
concluded that pure cowpox is the only sure
means Of preventing that dreadful disease |
have found some trouble with the use of human
lymph, but never have experienced any bad re-
suits arising from the use of pure cowpox, and
| believe that no disease either tuberculosis or
any other constitutional infections, can be trans
| mitted from the young heifcr and medical
| science will fully indorse this opinion. The
young aforesaid animal. from one to five years.
Is deted and kept solely for this purpose ard is
| perfectly free from any pulmonary difficulty.
Ihere seems to be an opinion REVEALING among
some OF our people that IL is injurious To the
| health to vaccinate with cowpoy. In all my eX-
| perience have failed to discover any injurious
| effects from IFS use
After he!fer arrives at the age Of five il is
| my opinion that she should be used for milking
purposes. and IL would not be healthy To use
virus taken from one after this age; bat prior TO
| this age it seems impossible for her to Toe az
| fected with any disease of the lungs; and If
tuberculosis exists, ii is in very mild form aad
can not possibly affect the human system i'm in
serting virus taken from the heiier at that age
and believe that medical science will sustain
| these views.
Almost every one has a theory as to a preven-
tive OF smallpox; but am firm believer and
au'oCdle VI JenucT ; lGcaS. ana no one Is sale
from the raSages of the dire scourge unless
properly protected 10y non-humanized vaccina-
ton. To speak plainly, in order that our peo-
pie may thoroughly understand what tuber-
cuioss is. | would state that ii is cell furna-
ton in the lung tissue containing small parti-
Giles of pus. exciting inflammation i'm the adioin-
ing tissues This disease is very simple I'm its
character. and the human being as well as the
animals affected with it, may live to All adj
Vanced age. unless there are certain other COM
plications.
incidentally. during the conversations with
the ply scians interesting little facts were re
lated, not pertaining directly to the topic under
discussion.
why do you always select the left arm as the
place for the vaccination, doctor?" asked the
scribe.
THAT is very convenient place, sir The
muscles OF that arm are not used to SO great an
extent as those of the right, of course and then
1t is very easy TO have the arm to perform the
operation. But that is not the only place we
vacciDate.''
Isn't it? Where?"
"On the leg very frequently"
" How Ooes that happen?"
1.-THE subjects are always females great
many fashionable ladies. who appear at parties
in low neck and short sleeves are so proud of
their beautiful arms that they are Mortified at
the idea Of soaring the skin of their arms and
they ask to be yaccinated i'm the calf of the leg.
And then it often happens that fashionable mann
mas bring their little infant daughters here to be
vaccinated i'm the same location. intending that
the beauty of the girls arm shall be preserved
intact
DO you have many such cases 2"
I'm, yes; great number of them"