The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-06-01
Vaccination Il Duty.

The Maryland State Board of Health has
urging vaccination We make the following
extracts:
"The remarkable prevalence, at The present
tire, of epidemic smallpox, in numerous
and widely scattered parts of the United Stat IS
and the recent outbreak of the disease in Mary
land are just causes of anxiety"
The circular then recites numerous inst ,nces
of the efficiency of vaccination. and con
tnues:
at seems like doubling the lit lligence Of
the people of Maryland to present to them
these proofs of the protes tive power of vaccin
ton. But the present invasion of orr State is
| tohOHy due TO neglect of that protection. The
long immunity from this disease winch we
have enjoyed has begoten a disregard of this
| unrivalled means of safety, and possibly in
| some minds, ignorance of its vllu'. What
vaccination has done for lrelan l. for the soldiers
OF the German army, and for the doctors and
purses of small. pox hospital. it will do for
the people of Maryland.
| "a genuine vaccination affords complete
protection from smallpox for several years.
often for life, and partial protection lways
through life. A revaccinaion renews the full
protection. Vaccination is always safe
operation, attended with little il
convenience, provided it is int ligently pc
J formed with all the safeguards which science
has thrown about it. 1t is Il more ttectict
means of protection than an1thing else kno,rH
to man"
"The Siats Board of health most earnestly
enjoins upon the people of the State to be vac
cinated; and if any have not been v4cccinated
within the past seven years, to be revaeclnateG
at would eNhort parents and all who have
charge of Children and minors, to have then
vaccinated.
The State Board of Health urgently az
vises all boards of School Commissioners /,
enforce the statue relating to the vaccination
OF the pupils in the put lie schools.
cit would most strenuous'y urge upon town
authorities every where in this State, to pro
vide for the free vaccination of their people, a
this time when this pestilence is invading ou
borders from eve side, and when the dangel
is aggravated by tie multitude OF irresponsible
homeless, wandering tramps who are travers
ing or towns and cities, in such form as TO b,
most effective carriers of this dread disease.
at specially calls upon al The Coar t
Health Officers, the Town Health on .ers, an,
The Health Officials of the Incorporated Town
and Cities TO exert their influence wherever i
can be effective, to secure at once a genera
vaccination and revaccinaion of all the l..
habants who may be in need of it, within
their respective Jurisdictions.
"And finally the State Board most resprc
fully and earnestly invokes the aid of tha
great motor ofpubic sentiment and opinion
tie daily press, to exert its powerful inliu .nr'
IN lmpressing apon the people The importarc
OF promptly adopting this measure of defens
against an impending danger Every indiviA
ual who has not beet vaccinated is nov. dur
ing the prevalence of this disease, in imm;nen
peril. Every one who has been recently ~rc
ce&Jnty vaccintted Is safe from the conta1o
Of small poN.
80 be vaccinited is duty one owes t. HIM
self and t. the community in which he lives
Sometime ago was troubled wit an attar
of rheumatism. | used Chamberlain, Pal
Balm and was completely cured hay
since advised many Of my friends AMI custom
ers to Try the remedy and all speak highly {
it. SIMON G"LDEAuM, San I.uis Hay, Ca
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