Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-10
A BRAVE DOCTOR.

NJ" " rtrHS tsA@~ 'A~7 ANs~'"
him tbs butt of frequent jokes
He seemed TO know bis Lessons, but In en-
deayoring 10 rectse TEEN be noundered anout
and c3iitrhed at bis words desperately and
awksartiiy. and aSaie but poor epFNaf
auce. One could not help smiling At the tAil,
clumsy, blusaing fellow But he worked 81
some 81 the problems that Discouraged the
rest II US with stubborn courage that en-
abied him tnore than once TO surprise n an
put ~ 10 shame Thorough seemed % %
mis- motto
de took his degree q NJ d. With nouors
and soon nftsr~ard we heard that De hAa
been appointed unitsi states medical IN
spertor on the Maine frontier
He enteyed np,n his Official duties IN lono.
the year OF the memorabss smallpox epi-
dernic, which In Montreal and the surround
ing villages ragged dsstructively among the
French Canadians With almost incredible
fanatielsm, thonAapds Of these pcs Z Ae REFUSED
~ be vaccinat-d. They declared 'Ast 70 vac
einate Vas 20 oppose this Divine ell God
haa sens Ia picotte, and TO try To prevent is
spread was wicked. The Canadian health
officials in attempting to compel them 10 lie
vacc,uated were hernely assaulted, their uags
and ptacards torn down. and the people rios@ai
Ia the streets. Under thess circumstances 1t
was almost Impossible " cheek the epiisiiic
The American health officials established
rigid system Of inspection along the Cana
dian border, and reqnirci that all passengers
on railroad trains coming from canata
should be fumigated. Surgeons with the
neca~ary appliances we're stationed at ths
railroad stations ami on the wood roads ana
forest trails leading across the boundary 70
vaccinats all people arriving from tanaiia
who had not already been vaccinated
Young DR.. Dean was directed 70 make
tour Of the logging camps In the M"oseheah
lake region, and 10 vaecinate every man III
their crews Whose arm did not show fresh
scar. Among these ioegers were many i2nor
ant, lawIess fellows, some OF whom had the
stupid prejudice against vaccination which
had led the french people acros" Tue oor"ef
TO resist the efforts Of the Canadian doctors
Their employers and the toremen, however,
were heartily in sympathy with the work OF
the surgeon, and did ther best 70 comlei
their men to submit to his lancet.
In one u these camps Or Dean encountered
a French Canadian called Pierre touteau'
who was unusually obstinate and showed a
vicious temper IN his opposition 70 the doc-
tors purpose TO vaccinate him. he was a
huge fellow with btacA beard, ald great
rcd scar on his forehead
Its of no use Tor you 10 hang on-you We
got 10 have tine job DONE said pixoh' the
boss Of the camp.
MOI answered rierr@' crispiy ana oos
gedly.
Don't make any fuss about 1t! hoh up
the sleeve ~ your frock' orlereu piAoh.
Or Dean '"oN step toward the 'ai'ii'an'
NO" gr"wiei tine fellow WIN an luminous
emphasis, at the same Time graspihe MS Ak
as II ~ strike. Ill" eyes flashed, the scar on
his forehead gre" reiher, ana ne tairiy
orlStleh with wicked determination.
DIXON was fnrio''siy angry, and burst into
n torrent of pr"fnae examinations
Leave this camp ana doh 70" ever come
back, you brute ne cried "edoh want
any mnrderers here!
Pierre mu tered lew words III us native
patois' flashed defiant look al the foreman,
dropped bis AK WITH scorhfui gesture an"
snfned 70 go away
In second Dr Dean sprahS upon nihi'
tripped hlin' thrc" hifn 10 the ground, i"e
do"h"aIu an" JuhilSu On MS INCA piAoh
chihe quickly 10 us as'is'af'ce anu "e'Pe" ~
hoin the man GOWN
throttle ths scouhdreiE eAciaifhed she
excited foreman
No, Saii the uoctor' coohy' I'M go'ha
10 Saccinate NM
irienuiy "o'n chopper haPpenei 10 come
alohg re heil"' p'Aoh I'd ho'o oown We
Struggling cufsihg, troth'he iiian' "hie LIT.
Dean cut away MS iroek anu shirt' cr'scrosse''
n's SKIN with MS lancet ana ruppeh III Tue
vaccine. In less than minute the operation
was over
ife'nbiing Win rage, OUT coweh, the ea'ia
dian luinped up, hung back an angry threat
at the doctor, took his small pack or clothing
and. stu breathing vengeance. strobe away
from tine camp
Il dunno, | guess you made "a mistake,
said DIXON
why asked the doctor.
mat critter Is haoie 10 XIII you. mes
nhh ohel rather LINK t"ouia nave pee'
petter 10 ret s'in 90 WITHOUT ryh2 I" 'acc'
mate hiin.
II "a iet MN go hed oe hanie 10 XIII
huhdreu men iiistehd Oh one repled the doc-
tor he might ne the very one 10 spread
tue smallpox all through this region. ohe
unvaccinated man Is a constant menace lhe
only safe way Is Tor me TO obey Orders AMI
see that everybody Is Vaccinateh
Few weeks later Dr Dean was ordered
TO take us station al point where mhch
Travelled road through the woods crossed the
boundary between Maine and canada Inc
Canadian Pacific had gangs at work III Maine
and many men were gong hack anu iorth
across the border "A log cabin was hunt Tor
the doctor accommodation, turnpike gate
was put up, and no man was allowed to pas
without nrst having barred MS arm
The cabin wns furnished with stove
bunks and a few necessary pieces OF turnl
ture, and was well stocked with provisions
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