The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-19
Small P0x! viii Vaccination Prevent its
Spread.

MIR EDITOR: Three Or four weeks ago,
the Philadelphia Record had the follow
Ing, viz: A pupil WA refused admission
into,one Of the public schools In Philadel-
phia because of never having been vac
cinated, or Of producing acertifcats from
n crcditable physician that said pupil had
been vaccinated (mark shown) this is the
law. no pupil is admitted to said schools
without they havo complied with the law.
Now this pupils father no doubt q crank
Of tho worst type, has employed au attor-
ney and he has taken proceedings against
tine teacher and others for refusing to ad-
nit his child into tho lublic school. The.
attorney in applying for writ told tho
court that he would prove by large num-
Der Of physicians in Philadelphia, and
from Eng!and's scientific men and physi-
clans, that vaccina ion WAS of no use. and
it would not prese the spread OF small
pox. This a. torney must be 6 crank or
an ass. or he would not appear In such
case Oh. 1t is the dollars the lawyer
wants. Tho court should kick such case
out into the street and advise the lawyer
to engage in tho ngcncy to sell books. ns
he could toll rs many lies as he chose in
order o make q sale and no person would
be hurt except tho per on he cheated ana
himself who would DO punished by old
Satan, tho devil and futner OF lies. don't
think any court would listen to any law
yor presenting such case. Mr.. Editor.
will not say. or undertake to provo that
vaccination will prevent the spread of
small pox. 1t has boon proven thousands
OF lines in this country and Europe, that
vaccination will and has prevented the
spread Of small rox.
am aware that thero is and always has
been in England nn opposition to vaccina-
ton us u preventive for the spread of
small pox. These people are oil n par
with tho cranks called christian scientists,
healing disea ,cs by prayer, or talking to
the winds and space. Our people have
been troubled by n negro appearing in our
cit, said to have small pox, ho was sent to
tho pest hous, at Farnhurst where he re-
mained n few days and then walked out |
This negro should have been taken to
Philadelphia in cage and presented 10
the cranky father and his attorney. Ii
would be well ii oar authorities would
employ this wonderful lawyer to come 10
this city and tell our people (physicians)
what blind ignorant fools they are and
have been all thnir lives to believe that
vaccination is IL pr4ven alive OF small pox
or its spread.
OHIO SANITARY BULLETIN.
vACClNATIoN IN THE BRITISH ARMY.
The Secretary Of State fer War has de-
cid'd that tho uuvaccinatcI wife or fam
lily of soldier caGnot bo allowed to bs
brought into contact with tho troops or
with other families of soldiers in such II
way as to jcoprrlise their health. They
cannot therefore bc allowed to live in bar.
racks, nor will they De conveyed to any
foreign station at public expense. e.-British
Medical Journal, May ~, 1899.
ElIDEMIC PREVENTS WORSHIP.
ALL PUBLIC GATHERINGS AT KENTUCKY
CAPITAL ABANDONED.
Frankfort Ky. july l6.-1n order to
prevent the spread Of small pox, of which
disease forty patients arc suffering In this
city, all churches and Sunday schools were
closed by order OF tho authorities to-day.
and no services or Ctbor public 2a'hcrings
will be held in tie State capital for ten
days,
Ihe person or persons who will cnconr-
age the spread of disea.e and hinder other
people frcm obcying the law should be
banished i, some island in thu middle OF
tho ocean nevur t. return.
II r. FRAZER