The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-04-13


conclusions are in harmony with
those physicians of experience and
observation in hospitals ofthe United
Stated army. In view ofall this i'm.
portant testimony opposition to vac
cination is crime against ones self
and humanity. Its legal enforce
ment would no more infringe upon
personal liberty than do laws against
theft and vagrancy. We do not un-
derstand just how it is that vaccina-
nation produces immunity; there are
several theories, but it is not essential
that We know just how it is. In 1898
small pox made its appearance in
Ohio, during the fourteen months
following 1882 cases and 80 deaths
were reported. The disease was
marked by it's exceeding mildness and
by saany failures to recognize its
charatef, both operating to favor its
spreads A most remarkable feature
of this outbreak was that the nature
of the disease thus started was not
recognized until month afterward.
The symptoms of the disease were
variable, the preliminary fever was
in many cases slig ght and almost un-
noticed, secondary fever appearing
in only small proportion. The erup-
tion in most instances was more super
fetal than common, so that in most
cases pitting was slight, vaccination.
oven if performed many years pre-
vious, gave almost perfect protection.
| could write page upon page of this
horrid maledy, but hope what L have
written will answer my purpose.
which is two fold. 1st. To beg of
the people outside of the profession
a quit specializing or expressing
their opinions about something they
know nothing about. 1t keeps up
excitement, which has debllitating
effect upon all of a nervous tempera,
ment. l must acknowledge that l
never heard 80 much speculation
upon any one subject in my life.
One will say it is not small pox, then
60 on to give their reasons why,
when they absolutely know nothing
about it, they only display their igno
rance and that too in no unspeakable
sarSa, and must say that 1 am
as'fa'ohoa ""a S.;e-eI 60 hoar that
members of our noble profession are
guilty of the same, 1 do hope it is
not true: they are a noble class and
should abstain from any such. For
the last several days, I am told, that
DR.. SO end so says it is not small pox
critlcising and insinuating the broth
ers. l must say that my feelings
have been hurt, as some of the re-
marks have reflected upon me and
others of my profession. One would
think that there should be little diff.
Guilty in the differential diagnosis of
small pox, as its manifestations are
of an external and marked character,
and its occasional mild form, and the
fact that there must be many ply
sicians who have never beer in con-
tact with the disease and thus can
have only - book idea of it may be a
solution of the question why such a
diversity in diagnosis sometimes ex-
lists. / was connected and daily
visited the small pox hospital in the
city of Atlanta for three or four
months while student. The in.
mates numbered, to the best of my
recollection, from one to five hundreI,
and must acknowledge that we killed
the most of them by our treatment.
Nov brethren, d. conscientiously
say that / have now under my care
six cases Of genuine smtll pox, and
d, earnestly invite you to see them.
Acrept the invitation and be con-
viuced, or shut up and say nothing,
that You will admit that you know
nothing about. 1t il a. duty you owe
to humanity and to your noble call
ing TO accept this offer and thereby
end',avor to suppress this horril
disease that is so fatal, besides so
dis6guring to those who may recover,
that mothers will disown Their own
babes, HUSBAND discard their wives
and wives their husbands. We shoull
cooperate with one another, cease
criticising brotherhood, it is beauti-
ful word. Through its rhythmical
syllables unspeakable poetries roll,
and unpamtable pictures gleam and
ineffab!c melodies rise.
write this f,r the good OF the peo.
pie and esp scially for my professional
brethren. have horn but prefer
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