Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-25
THE GUARDIAN.
SMALLPOX.


South As well is said that immi
grants are scattering the disease
wherever they go. and this seems "a
be the case with the Russian Jews
though We believe they are mainly
coming To the South. Aside from
this, Cincinnati, Chicago add 81
Louis, with their large immigrHn,
populations, are especially afflicted
aud wherever the disease spreads
and increases the mortality, it is
as rule, among this class ana al
ways among the unvaccinatcd
Almost every newspaper contains n
paragraph Oh the subject, and some
contain not merel V news items, ~
reference thereto, but explanations.
and views and remarks, which
arouse and keep up the public in
tercst. Under these circumstances.
the anti vaccination crank sees his
opportunity for seeming iLmr by
getting. his name in the papers, and
acts accordingly.
There are II certain class of miad~
that are always az the opposition.
They are constitutional 'cdIclIcIS at
ter ana Hista"Pftrs of mares ht>iS-
the common herd can accept this.
that or the othcr theory rs true. but g.
for themselves, they are wiser and
know better Let Il quack doctor
or u shyStcr lawyer locate in i
town or city and there aIr sure 20
he some of these wise men hu
know that the uuack is the must
scientific physician, anl the sht-trr
the ablest LAWYER IN IN" plIcc-pub
lie opinion To the contrary uutwlth
standing.
To the class referred to belongs
the anti vaccination crank. uIrr
preteNt of anxiety ton the public
good, he proceeds 10 write articles
for the press, dcnouuriug ,accjud
ton, and urges his point uJlt,\ by
sqalc and solid lynn. and rliIy bl
destinations against the houGl aui
morality of thosr Whp alr >,lnlr.
to avert the spread ot the pr,Diirucr
by the one AMI only means hich
the experience at the civilized NrIid
has found ta be tiltrariur, f,f t}ttt
purpose. Arguments, he has upuc:
bat hy dint of bold assertion. thlt
vaccination transmits tuhrrc'r.
syphilis, etc. be- sometimes surcrrd,
IN getting up Il little scare and i'm
inducing some on" Ia reply tu him,
which IL about all hr desires. The
SlchncSs and suncl.u. aud tie
thousands of deaths, ~ one uf tile
most horrible and loltuSomr lcim>
known, which would follow If his
recommendations are carried uu'.
are nothing to him 50 long as he can
make his offensive pea >uudltjN ,n.
splcuOns. II the opinion o.. lhr
leading men a. jhc profession 90 an
parts Of the civilized g'ol'r cGu hr
accepted Is correct, these ami vac
clnation cranks have no reputation
whatever n scientists, aud Yet cool.
IS ask us 10 accept their iiriuM in
place of the adv ice of he rducated
and skilled physicians eli the whole
world, aud proceed tn quote their
manufactured statistics. IN The itcr
of the experience Whirh every oh
servant person possesses, rs ~ the
power of vaccination To prevent
small pdN, aud rs To- the ahScurc Of
unpleasant results IT amy Kind irrm
the operation of Vaccination it>rti 90
the immense malnllty uf eases.
There have, no doubt, been u few
deaths from the operation, abuu, as
many perhaps Ms there have been
from pm prlckS there may have
been few cases in which syphilis
was transmitted 10y the use of i'm
proper matter, about rs many per
haps as where it has hocn transmit
ted by cigars; and even that Slight
FISK no longer exists, as pure bovine
virus Is within the reach of cNrlt
physician, at least ia TINS country.
We helIcN, al PIN el,,.u, ui,ut
that there may he Isolated r,siS
where vaccination Is uot 4 pr,,n.
tivci indeed. when We were lu N..
Orleans in 1871 a !,ldin. uil..rllu
ui that city Informed H. jhat l.r l.,d
seen il srNclv ease of Small-puN at \
man who WAS badly ut I'd ftont he
disease Years hrluic EYJ thr.rrN.
IRENE cases ctHHW Ice accepted asa
rational argument against >acrina
tioH
Curious.