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lnIectlOuS, MI iuuItSn Oh PATHOLOGY Dc-
fore the British Medical Association,
Geographical and Historical Pathology
1883 and 1886; an article ON "Patholo-
gy" in the Encyclopaedia Britannica"
1854: Unconscious Memory in Dis
ease" 1856 "National History of Cow
pox and Vaccinal Syphilis" dSS0;
" "Jenner and Vaccination, a Strange
Chapter of Medical History" QSS9;
"Infection OF Connective Tissue In
SchIrrous Cancer OF the Breast" ply.
Illustrations of the Pathology<of Sar-
coma;" "Function OF the Perlosteum;
" Formation of the Placenta in Guinea
Pig" and a large number Of other scien-
tifc and literary papers contributed to
the various medical societies to which he
belonged, and to the public journals.
II was by reason OF his wide reputation
as a careful investigator, and of his we'll
known ability and force as a scientific
writer that DR.. Creighton was selected
by the publishers OF the Encyclopedia
Britannica to prepare this article on vac
cination.
Then came William White with an ex-
haustive and complete work of 627 pages,
confirming Creighton's article, and coil-
deming vaccination in every sense, and
like Creighton he believed in vaccination
when he commenced the investigation.-
Then came Prof. Crookshank, Of Kings
College, at the very head of allopatby,
with two very large volumes of 100
pages. He, also was In favour of vacci-
nation before he began to investigate ii.
He was very noted author and
had scientific friends in all the principal
cities In Europe, who rendered him
valuable assistance He did it for his
own information, and came to the follow
ing conclusions: ejaculation OF Cow
Pox does not have the least effect in
affording immunity from the analogous
disease In man, Syphilis, and neither
do COW. pox, horse ,pox, cattle plague, or
any other dissimilar disease, exercise
any specific protective power against
human small pox incubation of cow
pox, horse pox and cattle plague have
totally failed to exterminate small pox."
Then came VIM. Tebb with a
large and exhaustive work on leprosy
and vaccination. Showing conclusively
that leprosy is being fearfully spread by
vaccination, and many cases have been
reported in the United States. Mr.. Tebb
has been the leader OF the crusade against
vaccination for twenty-five years. There
Is hardly civilized country that he has
not visited I'm his investigations OF that
delusion, and must have expended
very large amount OF money. Mr.. Tebb
and his associates. Creighton, Crook
shank. White. Wallace Wilkinson,
Pickering. Mines, Peirce, Dobson,
Leverson, Ross, Wilder, Clifford, Hiscox,
Foot, Ripley, Amerige, Clark, and others
too numerous to mention, who have been
beating back the herd Of child poisoners
at great personal sacrifices, are the class
OF men that the world could not do with
out. A man Is a real man in proportion
as he desires and labors for the good of
the community.
Then came the Royal Commission Of
/. fourteen infexible- -pro=Yaccinists and
one undecided, to take evidence on the
value of vaccination. The commission has
been holding secret Sessions over seven
years; and has any one heard of their
finding any value in IL? Did Drs. Creigh-
ton, ,Crookshank, White and other emf
nent authors find any value i'm it, after
years of research? Not one iotd, 1t was
absolutely impossible But all found
evil enough in it TO condemn 1t and all
who upheld it.
Our Judiciary Committee of seven
members of the House of Representa-
tyes was much more successful; three
OF them listened TO an address in favour
Of repeating the compulsory vaccin-
alton law. and the full committee
might hare considered the subject half
an hour, more or less, when II reported
the bill to repeal the compulsory vac
cination law back to the House, and re-
commended that 1t be indefinitely post
poned; lcithout a toord Of explanation.
They did not euen condescend to mention
the Encyclopedia Britannica or any other
authority they seemed TO consider IL be-
meath their dignity; but in that short
time they found value enough in vacci-
nation to say, virtually, 10 their neigh
bors and the fathers and mothers OF
Rhode Island, that they shall have a
morbid blood poison from putrid sores on
diseased persons or diseased animals, put
directly into the pure blood OF their dear
little healthy children, or they shall
not send them to the public schools,
which belong to said fathers and
mothers! What an astounding decision
for Judiciary Committee To make.
How cruel! What an insult to an intel
ligent people: What disgrace to them
selves and the State. But they might
have discovered some great virtue In
vaccination, by intuition, or some occult
power, unknown to the less educated.
And in that case they would do well 10
reveal their secret To the English Govern
ment, which. doubtless, would give
many thousands of dollars to find some
thing In favour of that deluSlon. Ihe
Of vaccination, that 1t will not let the
Royal Commission make final aud true
report. and doubtless they would give q
large amount of money II they could set
lid of the disgrace. which seeihs sure To
follow them, personally, rs long as they
live, and their nation, Tor ages TO come.
Aud how surprising. that the leading
members OF our Judiciary COMMITTEES
should have been TeappOlnted, after
such wicked work
1t indicates that the doctors have the
Government officials well In hand, and
reign supreme as heretofore.
III the Republican party has added q
vaccination plank 60 their platform and
Intend To compel the people OF this State
To liaNe their Children poisoned III VIII
soon ind thatit has made very foolish
mistake. There is no political question
that bears amy comparison In Importance
to vaccination; and the people viii not
submit u such an internal Outrage {;
they will stop It by riot If they casnOt
by ballot, is they have done In several
places In England. The triumph OF the
fraud Is soon tO end.
This act of that committee was very
characteristic; it never paid any atten-
tiOn TO any authority except that OF the
medical profession, which practically
appears 10 be supreme In H. 1.-The
compulsory vaccination law ~ IN viola
ton OF the Constitution OF the United
States In every particular according To
the following quotations, buti tie conf
mittee paid no attention 10 IT,