Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-12


true The exceedingly mild type ~ TINS
disease and IT'S small mortality do uct
seem consistent with the nature anu
character OF the loathsome maiady'
Therefore &c may not be INAPPROPRIATE 10
submit % few practical remarks ln COM
necty0n with the subject. There arc
many persons who had this disease
months ago. who do not present any IN
dications ~ ever having had ~. lheic
are no pits on depressions on their person
character OF their ever having lad small
FOX pustules. l examined several lndi-
ylduals some time after thcy leit mo
hospital but was unable tO detect any
pits or pOck-Warks resulting from the
disease ! could only detect red. smooth
spots on the skin, indicating mat acdpi
had maWred and fallen of, leaving the
parts as described. which seemed 10 ue
thr result of some kind M eczema ana
would in time fade away, and The epidsr-
mis- restored 90 its natural condition mo
constitutional symptoms OF me present
mulady IN large majority OK ths,-'
We're very milo, and dld not seem 10 DC
OF "a indignant type, but the eruption
had the appearance ana was simhhF 70
that usually observed in al cases Ot small
poX IN its inciplencv ana, OF course,
diagnosis was mace accordingly the DIS
ease passed through the regular stages as
other cXauthematous diseases DO, ana
after completion N desquamauon Do was
particularly observed that feW persons
had any pits ON their body 20 indicate
L
tnc fact that ln mild cases Oi Vlr.ola.
after recovery. there are few poa k-marki
90 he seen. and they almost impeice2i-
ible. ! have had soma experience in
smallpox cpidemics, and Naccindtcd up
wards OF 1900 persons.
There ls some diversity OF opinion
among physicians iu regard iu Che pre-
NaIcuce of smallpox and the peculiar
type Of IT, 10 Is contended hy some og
+ the profession that a large majority OF
cases reported are not smallpox, blt ~
probably n peculiar Kind ot eczema im-
ported from cuba by the soldiers soofi-
quct uy some Cuban Eclemal, Stimulating
smallpox very mul b ODD all appearance,
and fhlt few American physicians are
familiar with 90, on understand iis patno-
l0gy, while others Of tho profession arc
certain and as equally as confident thlt
/ DO is genuine smallpox no DOUBT micro
/ has been and are nov cases OF smallpox
boo cities and tu different parts ot inc
country. IL Or well-knOwn fact that
10 existed spOraQiCally mo some cities from
/ year to year. but The extraordinary mt-
/ valence of this malady in cities ana many
sections of the United states seems GER
tllnlv remarkable.
II may possibly be accounted Tor. 20
some extent. upon the hypothesis thaL
soldiers from different parts ~ ihe Union
scattered this contagious ana infectious
cruptIyo disease among the people on
returning tD their homes This theory or
explanation seems probable.
IL is considered one on lhs ih2st p,'u-
liir ana IlIu's ~ on 1,,''' -.
thul we ever u"u III titia '''ii. 49,.
denIy IL Us "a very Aliiu i5pt OF p1o','D'
possibly, Do may be or ~ pro ,l"i". t.i,
or DO may n. -.ssestt9 by s4 3iiaio ~, ny
universal vaccination hau s." HIpuliiiru 'ln'
dreaded m"itut that IL a. 5Vinlt5
Ielt on IT'S mIlfhah.y' anu lH-Iggy az
count To some extent Iot lne hllh w.
We have recently experienced '"Sl
B such "a -uppohflon may prove uu'. ,,,...
May not there Do a remote hihty
B mat thorough vac, lhailon OF parents iao
& had some protective InHu nee on thelr
offspring ana mus I,noti.d IN. ula,asa
mildery ! am an advocate or lhotoush
vaccination. i nave Witnessed kood re-
suits from d.. and believe MAY lnotvus1
vaccination ana i~pIhilon WIZ Destroy ai il
stamp our me disease, hhi', ii ptupt.ig
and effectively enforced. smallpox w9uii
/ doubtless become less frequent hh1 Pg.-
sibiy exhaust DIS mhilsnan'y, ara many
assume the character OF an oiulhniy Gu
tun,ous eruption.
Ills a contamination ueFVutly I'D p'
wished"
ln tne epidemic ~ lss-h, saw num-
bor OF case / vas $50 empi'Fed ~ mo
Board OF Health ot ini7 ciiy 20 examine
cases reported To me uNtiit ~ my tAp'-