Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30


Ignorance. vaccination and love OF
money gained the ascendancy. and $500
lnnocents were sent to untimcly
graves" From Vaccination a Medical
Delusion, page IL, by A. NJ. Ross, NJ
d., NJ. A., y. X. $. L. Eng.
on page II OF the same work Or. Ross
says: The causes. then. which give
rise to and propagate smallpox are
within our control and are prevent
able.
They may be summed up briefly as
follows! Overcrowdlns In unhealthy
dwellings or workshops. where there Is
insufficient ventilation, and where anil
mai or vegetable matter. In state of
decomposition, In allowed TO accumu-
late. improper and insufficient dict.
habits OF intcnperancc, excess OF eat
ing, idleness. immortality. and ursani-
tGry habits OF life. such rs the neglect
OF ablutiOn and the free use Of pure
water. want OF proper exercise. and
other irregularities OF u like nature.
80 the removal therefore OF causes
which are disease producers. the efforts
and skill Of sanitarinns and philan-
thropists must be directed. The Bcgls-
lature can do much--the people can do
more, but the people must be taught
the Importance OF the subject In all It's
relations TO their daily life. our child
rem must be educated In the science
how To promote 1t. KNOWLEDGE.
which In Us results can save or dcs-
troy. must not be- loft to get anyhow,
or not 10 get at all.
Cleanliness Is the only scientific. he
cause natural. protection against all
diseases. and especially the contaglon
or Infection of aymOtic or nlth diseases.
All other so.cnlled prUphylactics or pro.
tcctiyCa are empirical. unreliable, and
worthless Huhtcrfurcs. There IN no
other protection within the domain ~
nature, OF science, OF Of art. which can
compare with cleanllncssl Natures
antidotc for NTH"
History repeats itself and tho above
description by Dr. Ross viii apply to
the present occasion with n few cSccp-
ton. Who can deny that the Thousands
of filthy hog-pcns, corrals and other
sources OF impurities are ht soil for
the breeding u smallpox and other con-
tagious diseases that are 50 common
No one knows better than doctora that
the hyglenic aud sanitary conditions In
many homes are FAR from what they
should be- II the members of the health
boards would take on their vaccine
Virus spectaclcH they might see con-
dtlons In their reality and thus inform
the people what precautions to take,
but thus far the only preventive meas.
ure the. have advocated and advised
IN Isolation Of the smallpox patients,
not word of advice has been given to
the people about hygienic ana sanitary
measures. Their instructions have
been. "Naccinntc, vaccinate,' and N
you will not poison your chldrcn's
bodies with vaccine pus. we VIII force
you TO do 80. you may disregard all
the laws Of health II you chose, but
you must vacclnate."
II tho members Of our health boards
were familiar with the history Of vac
cinatlon In England during the last
quarter OF n century. they would not
try TO Impose upon the people here
what the English parliament saw 1T 60
abolish. Dr. Collins was member OF
the Royal Vaccination Commission.
composed OF fifteen persons, chosen
from among eminent scientific medical
and non. medical experts. who sat seven
years and ended their lnhorH toward the
end OF 1896 They held 1856 sessions. cN-
amined 1877 persons ON both sides OF the
vaccination question. published the re-
suits In seven large volumes. Eleven
OF these commissioners were In favor Of
n conscience clause IN the laws Of Eng
land, and four were In favor OF
totally nbollshlng vaccination.
As result OF the labor OF this royal
commission, parliament passed a law
Aug. IL, 1888. by which the vaccination
law In force since 1858 was abolished,
ana those who are conscientiousiy OPP
posed 10 vaccination need not submit
to the filthy practice any more. Do you
think the English parliament would
have abolished a law OF ouch Iona
standing II vaccination had been wha,
It's friends claimed Il TO be7
Dr. Collins referred TO above, says In
the Daily Chronicle. London: "slr-As
one who served for seven years In the
royal commission on vaccination. ana
who had a large share In drawing up
its report and n dissentlcnt note there
to, cannot help rejoicing with all LIB
erals and respcctcrs OF conscientious
non-conformity even In matters med.
icai. as the legislative results OF our
labors. Tho policy OF the open door
for the honest directors TO vaccination
has now been authoritntlvely accepted
by both parties In the house. and COM
pulsory vaccination has been sufren-
dcred at discretion"
So much for the liberty OF limited
monarchy. Now shift the scene to the
State OF Utah. where the State health
board wants 20 enforce compulsory vac
clnatlon without any law to sustain
them. II would seem that we are liv-
ing In Russln. Turkey or some other
absolute monarchy rather than IN the
greatest Republic upon the earth. ana
the state health board the ruler instead
OF being the servants OF the people
ana to make the situation more ridlcu-
lous. the Salt Lake Herald appears FRI
day. Dec. 22. with an editorial In favor
OF compulsory vaccination. outdolng
even the papers that DIR. Ross mem
toned. The article says about small
pox: People who have It once. even
In a mild form, never get II again.
Such a bold statement has not been
made since the time OF Jcnncr. who
stated that anyone who II vacclnatcd
can never have the smallpox again.
Tens OF thousands have found out the
falsity OF the statement TO their sor-
row. In the same editorial compulsory
isolation IN used as an argument for
compulsory vaccination. What logic,
What philosophy!
The pro-vacclnators would do well 10
meet and decide upon some little story
to tell In favor OF vaccination. We
near so many conflicting statements.
III the pro-vaccinators had as strong
n case as they try to make tho people
think they have. the enthusiastic men,
beers OF the State health board VINO were
challenged by ". Y. s. to a public dis
oussion through the papers would not
delay so long. There has thus FAR not
been n single argument produced In ia
vor OF vaccination, those In favor OF II
give their "ipfe dixt' and that IL the
end Of controversy. The medical pro-
fession know too well that II vacclna-
ton Is abandoned. anti-toxins. Pasteur's
hydrophobia, Koefh's serums, ana the
whole drug medication must fail with
II. when delusions once get hold OF
people they die hard especially where
every effort is made TO keep them alive.