The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-01-26
REGULATION AND VACCINATION.
The Only Known Remedies for the Pre-
vention of SMALLPOX.
A Prominent Druggist Explains the Use OF
Quilts and Ivory Points.

n DTuSSisb INC use Vi
Quilts and Ivory Points.
In answer to the interrogation of a LIGHT
reporter, Mr.. G. II. Kalteyer, of the firm of
Kalteyer & Son, well-known chemists of this
city, said:
"There are two known remedies for the pre-
vention and amelioration of smallpox, by
incubation and vaccination. The former is
the old custom, and is more popular among the
less cultivated races, notably among the Mex
leans. This is very effective, for it consists of
forcing the person operated upon to take
smallpox, either by contamination or by in
Producing diseased blood from a smallpox
patient into the system. This custom has now
been discarded by most civilized people. Vac
cination is the more recent and popular sys-
tenn, and though it had many opponents and
some bad effects may arise from application of
impure vaccine, there can be no doubt of the
good effect it has had i'm reducing the
severity and fatality. Two kinds of lymph or
vaccine is used, the bovine, that distracted
from the cow, and the 'humanzed, that is bo-
vine lymph after it has been worked III the
human system. | prefer the bovine lymph, be-
cause however much better the 'humanized'
may be it is liable to be contaminated by any
hereditary or other faint ,Of the person from
whom it is extracted. AS to the method of ap-
plying the vaccine, there are three forms, the
ivory points, the quill and the hermeti' ally
sealed glass tube. The last named protects
the vaccine from climatic influence, but is al
most discarded by American, physicians,
though it is still used by the principal vaccna-
tors in England. The quilts are fire.
quentiy used, but in my opinion
the ivory point is the best,
cleanest and most effective system. In
vaccinating a patient the operator simply in
serts his lancet so us to show blood, then takes
an ivory point, dips it in water, and introduces
the lymph to the human system. In most cases
than the humaniZed Care should be taken not
to injure or remove the vaccination Scab, as 1t
destroys tue effect of the operation. They
should be allowed to "die" and drop off, The
scar by this means becomes almost impcrcept-
BILE. Vaccination to be effective should be per-
formed every seven years, because, according
to the best authorities il loses its influence over
the system in that time.
81 should think that owing to smallpox
scareS the'percentage of yaccinated persons in
this city is very high. All classes, more eS-
pecially the cOlOred people, are generally in
favor of it. The main Objector is the Mexican,
who, if anything, is in favor of incubation.
Vaccination is generally performed on the
arm, near the shoulder The Chinese perform
it on the nose, probably so that every person
shall carry an outward certificate of yaccina-
ton. In some cases, such as persons who have
no arms, and on ladies who don't want to scar
an unusually pretty arm, the operation is per-
formed on the leg. Many persons are vacc-
mated every time there is Il rumor that small
poX is coming. Our best, or ut least most fire.
quent, customer was Mr., +. Z. ClaudOn,
deputy city clerk, who was then reporter for
the now defunct Herald. Why" added Mr.. Kali
teyer, laughing at the recollection, 1--WE kept
u bottle behind the counter labelled 'ClaudOn 8
vaccination mixture"