The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02

VaCCInaGeQ IN childhood and have
, reached adult life. For while it is
! true that the primary vaccination done
3 In early life may in most instances
protect the person through life this
! immunity for 80 long q period cannot
be assured, and to make themselves
safe, it is most advisable to have the
vaccination done again. This will ap-
: pear reasonable when it is remembered
that if the person ~vaccinated in early
life does contract smallpox, it will only
develop into a very mild form, vario
loid but it must not be forgotten that
this mild form, this variolOid is Of the
same nature as the severer forms and
will excite in the unv~accinated typical
and often fatal smallpox. Good citi-
zens should and would hold up the
hands of the powers that be and cheer
fully render every possible assistance
in carrying out thoroughly and Loyalty
the plans Devised for stamping out the
disease. No dependence, to the exclu-
sion of vaccination, should be placed
upon quarantines, for inland quaran-
tines are VIGOROUSLY Ineffective.
4 The Municipality.-The authori
ties Of any city or town liable to be
come infected from other points should
not wait until the disease actually ap,
pears in their W community but
make their preparations for taking
care of and checking it's spread in ad.
vance. The proper management Of
smallpox demands ahospitRl consisting
OF at least four rooms-preferably two
small houses of two rooms each-for
the separate accommodation of both
sexes of the two races; and a larger
house for the detention of those known
to have been exposed, until the period
of incubation-say fifteen days-has
passed. As we never think lightning
is going to strike US such complete an
ticipatory preparation can hardly be
expected, but preliminary arrange
ments ought to be made for providing,
with the least possible delay, these nee
essary buildings. Tents would answer
in warm weather. When a case ap
pears in the town itself an abundant
supply of first-clRss virus should be
ordered by wire, arrangements should
be made with a sufficient number of
physicians to perform the work quick
ly, aud everybody not giving satisfac
tory evidence of previous vaccination
should be vaccinated. If not already
in existence, such ordinances as may
be necessary, with sufficient penalties
attached, should be Immediately en-
acted Section 25, chapter 214, Laws
of 1898, give all incorporated towns
the fullest power in this matter
whether given in their charter Or not.
5. Vaccination. There ia, we regret
to cay, considerable opposition to vac
cination among the people. This is
due chic fly to the pre- ldice of ignor
auce, aud is, therefore, mor difficult
to overcome. There is not sufficient
ground for this prejudice. While it
is true that bad arms occasionally
follow vaccination it is but rarely, if
the proper precautions are taken in
making the vaccination and decent
care is taken of the arm afterwards.
If good bovine virus is used there is
no danger of the transmission of any
disease. The heifers in the best estab
lishments are always tested for tuOer
culosis-even If tuberculosis can be
transmitted in that way, which is ex
tremely doubtful, to say the least.
Admitting that there is some ground,
though by no means sufficient, for the
bread winner Of a family to object fol-
himself, there is none for his children
In this connection we believe it would
be not only humane but wise, from 6
purely business point of view, for al
large employers Of labor, as mill own
ers with US, to insist on the vaccina
ton OF all operatives, agreeing, in case
of disability therefrom, to pay hal
wages, or at least enough to prevent
suffering.
Vaccination is one of the simplest
of operations, but many bad arms arc
undoubtedly traceable to it's improper
performance-to the neglect of a little
care. Thorough asepsis should be OBJ
served. The arm should be scrubbed
clean with soap and water, and TIE
vaccination performed with a STERILE c
instrument, the point itself, which hes
already been sterilizad, if points are
used, or if a steel instrument be used.
by wiping it clean and passing il
through the fame Of an alcohol lamp
after each vaccination. To avoid the