Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-18

The whole question Of the virtues or
vicious consequences Of vaccination Is
open to serious controversy We are
aware that hosts Of physicians in both
hemlspheres have drifted into the cur
rent OF the Jenner theory. 1t is claimed.
however, by many eminent scientists
and practitioners. that condolences
have been taken for cause and effect.
and that facts do not establish the
truth OF the vaccination hypothesis. The
medical world adopted the incubation
process with as much ayidity and en-
thusasm as they afterwards fell into
the present vaccination idea. Smallpox
was actually put into the bodies Of
healthy people, on the notion that II
would save them from a severer form
Of The disease. By this means the filthy
disorder was spread In Europe like a
plague, Vaccination has been adopted
In rs place, but with no more general
acceptance by the faculty than the
original process Of which It is a modi-
fed imitation.
There Is an characterization society
in the United States. organized for the
purpose OF resisting the compulsory
movement by interested persons The
society has a monthly journal which
rsan,.1c varfHad fpcfappoc ~ dira raoults
from vaccination. These have occurred
In various parts OF the Union, and a
tendency to poisoning, which is
increasing in the land, is attributed to
the prevalence Of vaccination. Refer
ence is made also to the breaking out
Of smallpox among yacelnated and re-
vacolnated soldiers by whom, in many
cases, II has been carried to various
places, The outbreak at the Preside In
California is cited IN evidence. From
that paper We quote the following;
with the opening Of the public
schools each year the ever present vac
cinator is on hand, only too frequently
encouraged by school boards and other
officials, standing upon the threshold,
saying no poison, no education, In vlO-
lation OF reason, logic, justice, and COM
mon sense. The reason the people do
not more strongly object 10 this disease
breeding practice Is because they do not
understand what vaccination Is. and
have been taught to believe that II will
usually prevent and always mitigate
smallpox. Glycerinated- calf-lymph is
only a new device TO make an old and
discredited practice longer acceptable.
and vaccine pus poison Is as dangerous
and deadly as before
We might quote from numerous au-
thorities TO show that there are many
reputable physicians who denounce the
vaccination theory, as not only falla-
clous but promotiye Of disease. But
We do not care to attack the system so
as to prevent or hinder the course Of
the worthy people and doctors who are
IN favor Of It, We advocate the liberty
Of the citizen within the lines Of statu-
tory law. Let those who are willing
to put the vaccine pus into the veins
Of their children, do as they please and
take the consequences But let there
be no force work In this matter Allow
the parents who are opposed to the sys-
TEN to exercise their judgment and pro-
tect their little ones from that which
they abhor, and let school boards and
health doctors keep within the lines
which define their official authority.
That is imperative, ana is a matter that
concerns not only many individuals but
the entire municipality OF Salt Lake
City and the whole State OF Utah.