Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-24

duced cowpox Il the sca0s were
smallpox virus
In smallpox we are told that the
extremes Of NE suffer greatest In me
| children that have suffered In the pres
ent endemic this has not been the case
They have been EXTREMITY light IN au
cases. The two dafkles We had were
no sicker than the other cases.
HAD A PLEASANT TIME.
Now. on the whole. we have had a
fairly good time at the quarantine hos
pitaL We have played shiny ana ram
bled about the gr0unds-some OF JUS
were threatened with arrest Tor Ilshlus
I'm sacred waters though nOtWitnstand
ing this the table was frequently sup
piled with trout The children played
about I'm the yard and made water
wheels TO run IN the creek, and when 1
went TO make Visit 10 was frequently
necessary 70 send out and ma my pa
TENTS.
Following the report, the doctor read
carefully prepared dincrentlal alas
nosis. presenting the aspects oi the Two
diseases al their corresponding stag
Side by side. and showing the wide az
ference between them.
Ile also presented q drawing, magnhl-
fed. showing the characteristic small
pox postule. multlceIular. and that OF
the present disease, unicelIular ..
AS be concluded. Dr Mayo said VI
may be wrong 10 this u i am. ] VIII
acknowledge 90. but somebody mas got
90 prove it' ..
GREETED WITH APPLAUSE
As Or. Mayo concluded there was
silence for a moment. and then a hearty
bunt Of applause rang through the
room.
Dr. Fisher was the first 10 speak. lie
thought Dr. Mayo was wrong 70 dls-
credit the disease because OF its mild
ness They had had an epidemic Of
scarlet fever. and &c had been vcry mild.
but &c wac scarlet fever just the same.
Dr. Philo JOnes-Ios. ana we nave
been having deaths from scarlet fever
right along I'm This city mild as 1t is
Or. Fishcr-Ycs. We have had deaths
from scarlet fever. but the disease has
been I'm q comparatively mild form. As
90 the effect of q mild climate In re-
ducIng the severity OF smallpox. We
have only 10 look at Mexico.
Or. Mayo-Mexic0 has been almost
devastated by smallpox during severe
epidcmlcs.
Continuing Dr. Fisher said that not
much importance was 90 be attached
TO the experiment Of inoculaung the
calves
Dr. May replied that he had not ex-
pccted 20 produce more than VISIBLE,
and n this was smallpox. there was
reason 20 believe that such would be
the result He ola not regard that ex-
pertinent as at an vital but 1t was cor'
robOrative. He mentioned 10 as form
Ing part Of his Investigation
MAYO COMPLIMENTED
Or. a. G.. Bahle said that Dr. Mayo's
statement was startling He had given
20 close observation and done some orl-
ginal work, and his opinion was entitled
TO- great weight The most important
thing of an was Dr. MayO's statement
that the p0stulc iu the present case
was unicelular. that he had punctured
"a hundred Of them. and they had then
evacuated and collapsed The small
p0v postule was muluccllular and on
this alone II Dr. MayO's statement was
absolutely correct. the speaker was pre-
pared 10 say that the present disease
was not smallpox. The health author
tiles should use an precautions. and not
relax he quarantine. Concluding, DT.
Bphle sa'l Dr. Mayo was entitled 10
great credit for his work
Dr. Worthlngton said he had seen but
one case OF the prevailing disease but
would be slow To- say II was not small
pox While Dr. Mayo was entitled TO
the thanks Of the society for his very
able paper the speaker was inclined
20 differ with him on the conclusion
reached.
Dr. Hugh had seen four cases Of the
present disease aud their history con.
formed 90 that of smallpox. The nurses
and physicians at the hospital We're
protected by vaccination and did not
contract the disease. Why2
Or, May-Nearly everyone employed
there has had this disease and Is I'M
mune.
Continuing, Dr. Hough expressed re-
gret that everyone who had ever had
the genuine smallpox and physicians
who had been through epidemiCs had
not visited the hospital and give the re-
suit of their observations. He gave 20
Or. Mayo great credit for his ability
and courage. but so Ear as the four
cases referred 90 were concerned, the
speaker considered that they were
smallpox.
The physicians Of Salt Lake had not
pursued "a course 90 give them a posi-
ton that would command weight with
this community. They had not the in
iluence that the profession had else
where They had failed 90 impress the
community with facts. There is but
one way now in which the profession
can make an impression on the COM
munity' continued Dr. Hough. land
that IS right here In this very room. So
long as the members Of the profession
refuse 90 come here and discuss these
important questions so long viii we
fail 90 nave the influence We
should. II we keep on ia such a
course Christian Science and an that
win run ahead Of MS. The profession
ought to- do as Dr. Mayo has done,
and ] am glad he has taken the course
he has,"
Dr. s. Ewing said he hadn't been 10
The pest house az an. but wanted 20
express bis gratitude 10 DR.. Mayo for
one of the most valuable and important
papers ever read before the salt Lake
Medical society. although be dId not
agree with him. II the doctor based his
conclusion uuOn the mildness OF the
prevailing epidemic he started of
wrong The point with regard 20 the
unicelular and mutcellular postues
however. was vitality important. II
was to be regretted that every physl-
clan 90 the city was not present
AN IMPORTANT OPINION.
Dr. phIl0 Jones. who has been
through three epidemlcs Of genuine
smallpox. then took the floor, and was
listened 90 with the closest attention
lie said he visited the hospital with
Dr. Hughes and saw the cases at that
time, and he then agreed with Dr.
HouRh. because he didn't know what
else the disease could be. But he had
then remarked that the cases were
different from any he had seen before.
He had been through three epidemics Of
smallpox smallpox that was fatal and
that left its trail behind
"rhe other day" he continued, Il was
IN Spokane, and they told me they had
sixty cases OF SO called smallpox Two
Of them had recently been vacclnated.
aud the disease With them was identical
with those who had not been vaccinat-
ed. There was no modification what
ever. one thing that Impressed we az
the pest house was the entire absence