Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-12-01
SMALLPOX.
Janner's Discovery of Vaccination
Harvey and the Circulation of
The Blood.
Calico in the Gloomy Dungeon-Re-
form in the Treatment of Chronic
and Acute Diseases by EIec-
trioity.

tuTe. How Striking the lact that IN all
ages the most important discoveries have.
on their introduction, been violently op.
posed. The following are few: In 1890,
DR.. Jenner, of Gloucester, remarked that
the disease known in the western part Of
England, as the cowpox, communicated to
those who milked the cows, precluded
those who became thus affected from be.
ing subject to the smallpox. This strange
fact suggested to him the idea of inocula.
ting children with the virus directly from
the udder OF q COW, which he accordingly
did, and in the course of four or five days
he was pustules developed at all points
where the skin had been punctured, sim.
liar to those Of cowpox. When the pus.
tules broke the pus dried, forming thin
scale or crust, which falling off, left ci.
catrice.
There was little or no fever, the chill.
dren continuing to eat and play as usual.
After repeated experiments of this kind
JenneT became satisfied of its being a pre-.
ventive of smallpox, as not a single child
thus inoculated was attacked with it.
But how was the discovery received nv
the illiberal and dogmatc portion Of the
professlon1 With ridIcule and conterpt,
like every other proposed improvement,
and Jenner was prosecuted and driven
from his country; even religion and the
bible were made engines of attack against
him and his discovery. Some even at.
tempted to provo by scripture that
vaccination was the very ant-Christ. At
that time smallpox was the scourge of the
world, and would have remained 80 until
the present time hut for the discovery of |
Jenner.
Harvey, who discovered the circulation
of the blood, was called the "cIrculator"
in derision. He was deprived of the
right to practice his profession In his own
country; was threatened with Punishment.
and was finally compelled to leave his
native land to escape the obloquy that
was heaped upon him, and died without
realizing the benefit of his labors.
1922 Ambrose Pare first introduced the
ligature and tied the artery, instead
of dipping or plunging the limb into
boiling tar, as was practced by his con.
temporaries. He was denounced with
the most reckless violence for daring to
suspend the life OF man upon a mere 1
thread.
In 1915 Mondini dissected two human
bodies, and shortly after published his
Epitome of Anatomy, illustrated with ,
woodcuts. At this time, and for a long
time afterward, it was customary to dem.
onstrate anatomy upon hogs and other
The act of MondInI was con.
sidered heresy, and the persecution open. 7
ed upon hlm preYented the dissection Of
any other human body for more than 6
Q
But behold one of the greatest mar.
tyrs to the cause of science. See Calico !
N the gloomy dungeon of the Inquisiton
because he invented an instrument that
infolded to the view of the astronomer a
lew wOrids-worlds floating IN space !
Ind Independent of our own spheres. .
space would fail to show the vast numbers f
# theories that were once deadly opposed, I
,ut are now acknowledged facts, even '
.mong savans. And why this hostility
,mons all classes to the inception of the I
pod and the tr Ie2 1t is because they do i
lot obey the injunction, prove all things, F
nd hold fast to that which Is good" I
These reflections are suggested by the -
'resence of DR.. Darrin in Portland They o
elieve the sick by process that is OPP a
'osed by those who know not the won.
erful effects. As the disturbance of the ;
ital fires is the source of diseases, they by :, :
ONE mysterious power restore the equi. .,
brium, and thereby impart health. All i
how their appreciation of their valuable c,
ervices by hooking in crowds to their 4
ooms. Over one hundred visit their 1
oOms daily for treatment. The trophies
{ their success are seen not only in the
reatfu voice of those benefited, but by q
he many crutches in their room, left by d
nose who have been cured. What can
he opposers Of the mode of practice saw
. such benefcent results! How is any. Is
hing tested but by its efects2 Are not d
le innumerable cases that have been seen
J Europe OF America OF relief and cure =,
roofs positive of the superiority of the
ootors' mode Of treatment! They pre-
md to give relief only IN eursble cases.
iuhborn facts present an array cf argu. ed
ent sufficient TO convince all who are Sc
sposed to know the truth. No No
The following remarkable cure by DR.. Sp
arrin show the superiority OF the electro. re
agnetie system. All can be referred to nl Tn
I letters or in person. nc
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