Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-04-27
From s'FarHneF.''

have felt open to the charge of. be-
ing somewhat remiss in my corresp pom
dence for the REGISTER, not from a
disinclination, but because our section
has been SO eventless of late, especially
to a quiet, stay-at-honle clod-hopper.
Lately, however, the weather office
has played little game on us well
worth noting. The first ten days of
April were as soft and balmy as May
or June; the ground had not been froz-
Ell deeply AL winter, and was quickly
warmed to sprouting point, fruit came,
bees were humming. even oaks began
to leaf out, and few very early birds
had planted some corn,--when the
morning of the 11th caught the mercsi-
ry down to "a or eight degrees below
freezing point. Every peach of the
millions promised was gone; most of
the early apples, and even the COM
NON Morlllo cherry suffered q good
deal. Red clover had made a fine
start, but i'm places it looks badly
scorched. Wheat, which seldom look
Ell better, has not been materially
hurt, though the ranker branches show
the effects of freezing. Since then the
weather has been cool, or cold, gener-
ally cloudy, and everything shows the
back-set. Under proper condition, we
have soil and country here that ought
to make grand garden, or a paradise;
but we are only denuding the soil and
increasing the vicissitudes of climate
now.
AS a result of bit of very loose leg
isIation. the Board of Health of this
State has issued an order commanding
that all scholars attending public
schools shall be vaccinated. Some
are inclined to kick at this; and they
ask if the Board should decide that it
would promote the public health to
Il week, or require all with unsound
teeth to get them plugged or pulled,
could they not issue an order with as
much authority in the matter as they
have in this. Admit that vaccination
is a safeguard against smallpox, who
is in danger if chiliren who are not
vaccinated attend the school? Ger
tainly not those who are vaccinated,
are not vaccinated, and for these tile
parents and guardians are responsible.
Now, for the State Board of Health to
assume the responsibility of parents, is
taking "a long step in the direction of
or parental government.
A man may accept the doctrine of
germ theory-and appre-
late vaccination as such, as these doc
t,rs do; but to be put into the hands of
Il class and peremptoriIy ordered to
patroniZe them, goes against the grain
Of many who are tinctured with lit
tie democratic independence.
The application of this unc0nstitu-
tional measure caused another outrage
In this district. The district is very
large; the school was much crowded
during the past winter. and the roads |
muddy, SO that many of
the smaller children, living two miles |
Or more away, did not attend; the di-
rectors employed doctor at the ex-
pense of the district to visit the school
house and vaccinate all those attend
ng, but they did not notify the parents
If those not attending, and vhen the
spring term began they ordered the
children outof the school.
Upon protest being made these chill
iren were Permitted tacitly to attend,
,ut n" preparation has been made TO
raccinate them as for the others. This
5 interesting because it shows how