The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-08-11
,nnlies with almost equal force to those

childhood and have reached adult lie.
For while it is true that the primary |
done in early life may In
most instances protect the persons
through life, this immunity for so long
period cannot be assured, and to
make themselves safe, it is most advls-
able to have the vaccination done
again. This will appear reasonable,
when it is remembered that it the
person vaccinated in early lite does
contract smallpox, 1t will only develop
into very mild form, varioloid but
it must not be forgotten that this mild
form, this yarioloid is Of the same ma
ture as the severer forms and will ex-
cite in the unvaccinated typical and
often fatal smallpox. Good citizens
should and would hold up the hands
of the powers that be and cheerfully
render every possible assistance in car
rying out thoroughly and loyalty the
plans devised for stamping out the
disease. No dependence, to the exclu-
sion OF vaccination, should be placed
up on guarantees, for inland quar-
antines are VIGOROUSLY ineffective.
4. The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS author
tiles of any city or town liable to be-
come injected from other points should
not wait until the disease actually ap-
pears in their own community but
make their preparations for taking
care of and checking it's spread in adj
vance. The proper management OF
smallpox demands hospital consist
ing of at least four rooms-preterably
| 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 haye been exposed, until the period
of incubation-say fifteen days-has
passed. As we never think lightning
Is going to strike us such complete
antlcipatory preparation can hardly be
expected, but preliminary arrange
ments ought to be made for providing,
with the least possible delay; these
necessary buildings Tents would
answer in warm weather. When a case
appears in the town itself an abundant
supply of first-class virus should be
ordered by wire, arrangements should
be made with a sufficient number o.
physicians to perform the work quick
ly, and everybody not giving satlsfac
tory evidence of previous vaccination
should be vaccinated. # not already
in existence, such ordinances as may
be necessary, with sufficient penalties
attached, should be Immediately en-
acted. Section 26, chapter 214 Law
of 1898, gives all incorporated towns
the fullest power in this matter
whether given in their charters or not
5. Observation-Disclosures is, we regre
to say, considerable opposition to vac
cination among the people. This i
due chiefly to the prejudice of igno1
ance, and is, therefore, more Difficult
to overcome. There is not sufficlen
ground for this prejudice. While 1t i
true that "bad arms" occasionally fol
low vaccination it is but rarely, if tn
proper precautions are taken in max
ing the vaccination and decent care
taken of the arm afterwards. II goo
bovine virus is used there Is no DANCE
of the transmission of any disease. Th
heifers in the best establishments ar
always tested tor tuberculosls-even
tuberculosis can be transmitted in thu
way, which is extremely doubtful,
say the least. Admitting that thel
Is some ground, though by no NEAR
sufficient, for the breadwinner of
; family to object for himself, there
: none for his children. In this comes
! ton we believe it would be not onl
humane but wise, from purely bus
ness point of a view, for all large en-
ployers OF labor, as mill-owners wit
. us, to insist on the vaccination of a
: operatives, agreeing, in case of disabi
. ity therefrom, to pay half wages or {
. least enough to prevent suffering.
Vaccination is one of the simplest {
operations, but many bad arms are III
doubtedly traceable to its impropt
performance-to the neglect of litt
a care. Thorough asepsis should be oil
- Eserved. The arm should be scrubbe
y clean with soap and water, and til
. vaccination performed with sterilize
y instrument, the point itself, which b,
already been sterilized, if points al
used, or it a steel instrument be en-
= ployed, by wiping it clean and passir
70 it through the flame of an alcoh,
y lamp after each vaccination. To avoi
= the necessity of carrying the alcoh
;! lamp around in house to house visit
y ton: 1t has been suggested that tt
vacclnator carry a paper of fair-size