The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-03

precaution we shall yaccirste them all, and
am now on vaceinating tour. / have vac
cinated shout 90 at Tulalip. and there are az
Sumner, MuckleShoot, Madison and Duwaraish
about GO more who neei the operation Some
three years ago vsccina.ei 80. aud this time
am taking those We missed then. or those upon
whom the virus did nos take. The Indians, as q
whole. are very willing TO Be vsocinassd, for
they Know Whist rayages the smallpox makes
araoag them, and they are IN great dread CT the
disease Most Of them come gladly TO the doc
tor, and only a very few need urging or CON-
mand When the virus taxes, IS it generally
does, the scrotula in their blood makes their
arms extremely sore, and come OF them get arms
swollen As big Is pickle kegs. A scar as large as
silver dollar viii be lett after the poison has
worked out I find that with the ordinS-y
points can vsccinste about thirty men an
hour"
Mr.. and Mrs Saraue, ". Backus, OF San Fran
cisco, arrived at the Northern hotel last even
ing on their way homo from Alaska Mr..
Baekus, who 10 one OF the prominent Repub-
Acans of California, IS now postmaster OF San
Francisco. His birthplace is Poughkeepsie, n
y, but he came 70 TIE Pacific coast IN 1852.
while yet mere Lad. During the last twenty
years he has been in public life. having served
as adj utant general OF the state, mem Der OF the
legislature, aud for two terms postmaster ST
San Francisco. IN speaking OF politics he
said: There will be a hot fight III California
this fall. The Republicans viii, OF course. carry
the state. The Democrats profess 20 have hopes,
bu; they Will certainly fall short from 700 10
lo.ooO votes" M. Backus says that during the
first half OF the TIP 10 Alaska the weather was
rather cool, but the las. half was delightful
speaking OF vaccination" said F. W. Spar
ling yesterday, 81 had pretty good JOB when
the war broke out, for had to vacc.nate
whole regiment of over 1000 men. adopted
method l never tried before aad have not used
since. We had no points with the virus on
them, and 80 that plan was out OF the question.
took the virus, softened il and then soaked
lot of ligstuse thread in it, so thai when the
thread was dried 1t was full of virus. When
everything was ready the men stripped their
arms aud with q needle would run under the
skin q little biz OF the thread and cut il of
Then the virus was il 70 stay, and when it took
it took with q vengeance. That method is
little too severe. except for an emergency"
The party OF adjusters who are to settle the
Insurance for the Sehwabacher fire arrived 81
the Northern hotel. They are: L B Edwards,
OF san Fran cisco. superintendent OF agencies for
Baltour, Guthrie & Co; Il J. Wltxlar, o: san
Francisco. an independent adiuster; V. c. DEif-
field, of san Francisco, assistant super.nrenien.
of the London s. Lancashire: and E + Nieb-
ling, OF Portland, special agent OF the Com
Dlercial Union. Nj. Edwards, who is socou-
panied By his wife. said yesterday that the work
OF adjusting sae losses would not be finished
u Il the latter part OF this week.
Charles L. Bailey, OF Harrisburg, fsther OF
William z. Bailey. of this city, sad James B.
Bailey, a brother, arrived az the Rainier hotel
yesterday. They have both visited Seattle De-
fore and made large Investments here