The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-10

TUESDAY, Dec. 8.
Vaccination statistics are being taken
in the Americas schools preparatory to
enforcing the order of the State Board
of Health regarding compulsory Yaccin.
alton. We f1nd in talking with a num-
Der of the prominent citizens of the
place decided opposition to its enforce
ment. Although, perhaps, we Will not
be as bad as the Canadians were and re-
sert 10 mob violence, yet every effort
will be made against the enforcement of
the act, which will result in legal suits,
If not In mob violence. So strong ia the
feeling against communicating innocent
children with the virus of the bovine in
this vicinity that many have already gone
so far as to declare their intention TO
override Law and order and take matters
into their own hand to fight the matter
to the lest extremity, and to win If 1t is
within the power of mortsis to do SO.
We would like TO ask, for the sake of
information, If the State Board of
Health have and what power they pos
sess TO enforce 30 arbitrary an enactment ?
Do we know any law that does not ap-
pear between the two lids of the statute
except common law? And Is it a uni
versal and common law that our persons
must be violated against our will Must
We suffer the pains aud Ills of We know
not what to escape the Ills that do not
threaten usf Must We be punctured,
lacerated and contaminated, for the pIr-
pose OF getting sick, when We are feeling
we'll, only to replenish the purses of q
class of phYsicisnsF Whence our rights
endowed to Us by the constitution,
which guarantees our persons shall be
inviolate, except in cases of felonies and
m1sdemeanors2 Is IL felony not TO
submit to the knife of the physician ?
Or, in other words, Is it the people or
the state board Of health that is running
the great commonwealth of KansasH
The ladies Of the U. p. church viii
serve fresh oysters and supper on Christ
mas night at the church. A cordial IN
vitasion Is extended to everybody.
four Americas correspondent is more
hasty than wise in his denuncIation of
compulsory vaccination. It is safe TO
assert that for one injury resulting from
vaccination, ten thousand lives have
beea saYed. We speak sdYlsedly. His
tory records the time when whole coun-
tries were decimated by this dread
scourge, and the aggregate OF deaths
viii never be known. Any reasonable
system or preventive measure like vac.
cInation should be warmly approved by
ali. It is easy TO raise prejudice, but
in this case history and the judgment Of
the members of al reputable schools Of
medicine approve II. Farms are pro-
vided on which cattle are raised for the
purpose Of providing virus, ali under the
control Of competent boards of physf-
clans, and there need be little fear FOR
injurious results.-ED. NEWH1
Roller Patent tor less money than ev-
OF before offered. Come and see A. & L.
Americas mills.
Old Gold -four. $1.per sack at Tress-
Ter s. LowrY's.
Fresh kiIn dried meal and graham
! flour at the mill.
Diamond dyes at Bonds
Halls condition powders at Bonds.
Just receiyed-a car load Of -four ct
the Americas mills.
Wanted-Good, fresh. sweet butter al
Tressler q LoWTyss-
Pure spices and extracts ct Bond,s.
The a g. flour for e1.50. Is unequalIed
In quality, By any brand Of four sold ii
Americas. At Tresslef S LoRTy's.
Bird seed ct BoHa.s
The Kew Home sewing machine
best made. very cheap for cash.
TREssLKR q LoWRT, Gen. Agts.
Highest grade coal oil as Bonds.
40 TO Tressler & Lowry for 9 good
boot % shoe.
All kinds Of dry gcods-eonpiese
stock ct Tsesslez q Lo@rysa