Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-10-30
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ar ran"cspCNs upin,ou OF ,ts Emcscy
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ar taun'stnck's opinion uf tfs EnicaCy,
FOR the lNrELiIoENvaH
As many OF my southern friends have
requested me ~ write an article upon
vaGniu Itibn, Re- 81 now, with tho Wow
ur cliuiuug the truth, not the opinion of
others.
lam aware that there is great opposition
in Europe, as wolf rs IN this country, To
tho use uf the COW or kino pux, because
many believe, and have reported hospital
cases, where diseases have been introduced
into the ~ ystcm Ot those who we're VagOt.
uate'. | have bat little timo, and lc,s
inclination t. discuss the topic PRO or
cot" and will s,mpIy state facts, or what
| know IN regard u H.
My fathor, De. Samuel FahnestOck,
commenced 10 vacciulto spmo years before
was born OSJD, and continued to do 80
as long as lac lived, or until 1896, some
thirtyyears afterwards During that
time, he kept regular account, name
aud date Of all the pcrSuus that ho vaooi
mated, (uver thousand) aud often heard
him say, that OF all tho eases recorded,
not one had takru the genuine small pux,
/ but thAt some few cas's, towards tho end
of his lie, had taken the varialutd, which
seldom LETT auy pirs or SCARS
lie was SNCrudlugly careful not to vacct
I nate any one who had the least eruption
| uu their body or disease of any klun, and
/ only used matter that was freshly taken
/ from tho arms OF children that he knew
were healthy, and free from hereditary
! taluts. havo prac'ised medicine and
vagcinatcd ever stuCo the spring OF 1923,
some Hity eight ycars--aud my experience
| ucCOrdS with that of my father.
| was myself vaccuatcd niuo times be-
fouC took tho disease and have been ro
1 IL hf
disease second time, and ~ | have been
exposed, as physicians generally ara, u
all STAGES oi the d.s.asr, with impuuily
vaccination must have been ot some use
uui IL cannot be duncd that mIl.tOus have
! hccn protected by the same remedy
! Under the circumstances, therefore, the
question naturally arises, are We tl
abandon rtmHdy that prom scs pruJrC
tiOn from s. dreadful a disease as small
pOX, because sotno persons have suU're,
and died at diseases that moro than hkcll
h ave bon caused by uCg gleCtiug the nee
es-HrJ pgrCAuttous.
Am aware that diseases may b. Z in
muuiJatod 10y vaccination. CArelrssueN'
Oh uuc'eAn lancet, or foul matter ot an!
kind, introduced under tho skin, may pro
duCo diseases, which, although, not OF
svegiic ulturu, may tc equally pCruiciOus
/ VI lIE l'lrt..A0 10 A.l'l bNAalN II ~ 's Nv
doubt, been laid a. the door Of vaccination
when they IN truth, wJro tho result o
other causes lAtuui, there are man
causes that produce dseAss outside q
vaccination that have bvcn aslubcd TO II
Exposure - sudden changes of heat
, cal Or dlmpuc-s as we'll As to C1rtay
CDniJ,irus OF the mini. Fear hl' a power
ful iuhLcucU. \ case IN p'iot oocurrc,
s'tnc years ago % my certain know ledge
III that oi a gentleman who was very mt c
afraid Of smaiIPnN-whO took tho d.sels
perfectly upon being told that q child %
tho opposite side pI the street who Ia
die Of m,h,lns), had died ot smallpox.
This terrified him 50 that h0 took Chi
aud fever, followed hy all the Symptom
OF genuine su NlppN, although tAcro wa
no, case of dls,a,o IN the city, nor with
10 hundred mile, or IT, The geutlema
was much pisted and ,til bears th3 mark
of the disease Il, therefore, tho min
thrOu Ga fear can produce . specific di;
ease ike smallpox or cholera, which hl
often taken p.lc', what may It not ctieC
IN the case Of other diseases
With rrsp.Cs u ro.ylCCinaJiOn | haV
but to remark, that If lt has been prOpaTl
done once, sGd the pus-ulo has been pei
fec. an vel. defined, the protection vi
: bo perfect as possible, aud At the mos
! yari.l Id can ouIy take place.
WV BAKER FAUNEsTOCK, VI. D.