The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-11
VAGINA TION.
The Old Mans Hobby Ex-
planned.

BuHetin of August 18th. headed IAN
Old Mans Hobby" / wish 10 inform
Your readers that petitions for the re-
neal Of tire compulsory vaccination law
are not tO be circulated as there stated,
and inthe 1ertie M0HGdctlWcrS Labor
WrckiB. Such an undertaking WAS at
one tiue contemplated, bat was cOnsid-
cred imprIcucable aud wrong in prnci-
ple There were two or three hundred
names obtained. for experiment, in
Providence and WOOnsOcket, which in
dle0ted that ninety per cent. of the
voter, would sign such n petition. Any
one wishing for more particulars In the
matter can consult Charles VI. Newton,
E,q.. OF WOonsOcket publisher. who
kindly circulated the petition i'm that
city. The only pehti0n that viii be
circulated Is tla one usually presented
to the Legislature with new bin, and
Will he presented Ou'vtO lin. I'D num-
Der ot cltiLeus who understand Il.o sub
iect of vaccination.
Evidently 10 is tlo Imperative duty of
every member nf the General Assembly
10 investigate the subject of compulsory
vaccination and then act impartially
according 10 the evidence, without the
least regard 10 the mere opinions or
prestige of amy man or class of men, or
even their constituents The common
sense of the latter would be a safe guide,
III they would be governed by IT,
AZ the last session OF the Assembly,
two weeks before the bill was defeated
in the Senate, 10 would have passed by
a large majority. just how that was
brought about is reserved for n later
communication, IN which the voters and
people of the State will be fully in
formed. This subject will take no back
tracks. and If the Rhode Island Medical
Society magines that compulsory vac
cnatiOn has long 10 live In Rhode
Island. they will iud themselves greatly
mistaken. They will find that it was
poor policy for them 10 oppose the re-
peal at the very first. The influence of
the stale jokes i'm some newspapers, by
those who are not informed upon the
subject is about played out.
! am obliged TO your reporter for
keeping the subject before the people;
but why did he not explain more fully
what the "Old Mans Hobby" WASP 10
was very important that the public
should have understood clearly what it
was. 60 enable them 90 appreciate the
joke CD He seems 10 have left that for
the old man 10 do. which he will now
undertake. Definition Of cirrus: "By
10 virus is understood principle un-
known in It's nature and inappreciahle
by the senses, which is the agent for
the transmission Of Infectious diseases.
Thus we speak of the yariolic and
syphllitic viruses. Virus differs from
venom in the latter being a secretion
natural TO certain animals, whilst the
former is always the result of morbid
process, morbid poison" In Rhode
Island vaccination consists i'm putting
directly into the pure blood Of healthy
children and others. morbid pOisOns
from sores on diseased persons; human
lZed virus being exclusively used in this
State; but it is understood by the people
that 1t IS pure matter from cows (?) In
other states and countries the poisonous
matter Is taken from diseased persons,
cattle, horses, donkeys, goats, sheep,
swine, and bufraloes. ITS nature dl,cdys
being the same, q morbid poison, ana
disease.
Vaccinction Is putting deadly poison
into the pure blood Of "A healthy child or
person. The doctors and State do not
allow little healthy children TO attend
the public schools without having their
bodies marred and deadly poison. q
frightful disease, put directly into their
pure blood.
The vaccnators say that perfectly
healthy child is a great danger 10 the
community, that it Is like a magazine Of
powder or dynamite in the school,
which is liable, at any time, 20 explode
Whose hobbies are these? The old
mans ? oh no. not quite They be-
long TO the medical fraternity, backed
by the Legislature which they have
heretofore largely controlled.
Dear reader, beg you TO lay of your
medical eyeglasses for a moment and
look at this fetch in broad daylight;
and don't forget that vaccination is put
ting into the healthy body Of person
IL InN "A
No one can tel tohdt. What mistakes
God must have made i'm creating these
little innocent children 90 A healthy
child is danger 10 the community,
they say. Allow me to repeat IL. A
healthy, innocent, sweet little child,
danger 10 the community (NO child
can be healthy having the vaccine dis
ease) Vaccination causes the most hOr-
Tible diseases and deaths known on
earth, and il must be repeated often
that they may not cause those terrible
disasters in the school room (?) The
old man respectfully urges our State
Government, members OF the General
Assembly, city and town officers, min
listers, Judges lawyers, our professors Of
learning and every citizen of the Stale,
20 investigate this terrible delusiOn, and
take prompt measures TO free the AZ
tlicted people from the Internal pTac-
tice.
The old man knows. and can prove to
any one. beyond dispute, that vaccina-
tiun was an astounding fiaud from its
very beginning; thatit does not prevent
smallpox In any ease; that the Yacci-
mated are more susceptible 10 that dis
ease than the unvaccinated, and that it
causes most direful diseases. and num-
erpuS deaths; ne considers it the great
est curse that ever afflicted mankind I;
that 10 is a real crime for parents 90 al
low their children % be thus poisoned !;
that every one that vaecinates commits
crime; that parents have no moral or
legalrght % permit a.; that vaccination
Is the very essence QI fOOiiSbneSS; that
the vaccination law Of Rhode Island is
unconstitutional, and that the State is
committing Wholesale manslaughter in
obligng its children to he thus out
ragpOusly treated. and in justice ought
TO pay all the damages CD
| hope | have made plain what the
"Od Mans Hobby IL. and am quite
sure that ninety per cent. of the voters
of the state believe as he does.
The honorable members of The Gen
eral Assembly. referred 60 In the BUiic.
tin article. were opposed 10 vaccination
long before they saw the old man.
SAMUEL DARLING.
Al NEac ctorfop ovauua