The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-26
vAGARIEs OF VACCINATION.
There Are Many Queer Applicants
a. DRUG stores.


Another case Of smallpox has been ais
covered since last announcement. this VIZ
tim being Mrs Louise Temple 50 years
Old. She was taken 20 North Brother
Island last night No new cases were
found this morning.
When the present smallpox scare runs
as course. ! do not think there VII be
many auti-vacclnatlonists in the city re-
marked a west-side druggist. whose shop
Is near the district where the recent out
break began. 1T is all right TO be an
anti vaccinationist in times Of no el4-
demic. but IL Is different when the small
pox comes next 20 YOU.
when the present outbreak started in
this nelghborhood. ] was amused at the
eoaversation Of some Of my customers
educated people too They bravely aired
their views about the danger OF VAGINA
ton. dwelling in particular upon alleged
Instances Of blood poisoning tetanus ana
tuberculosis CAUSED NJ the introduction
Of impure vaccine iu the blood Of the pa
tients. aud they drew such vivid pictures
OF the suffering 81 the unfortunates that
the unlultiated might well feel disposed
never 60 trust 20 the operation. But
since the spread o. the disease more zen
orally these same theorists have begun
TO nurse a sore left arm
The present eTademh has been an edu-
cattonal movement for a great number.
ana there Is little doubt but IL viii have
a good influence upon the very poor who
lnhahit the tenement districts. hardly
have a customer nowadays who does not
sion long enough TO ask me a few ques-
lions about smallpox and vaccination.
They have all been vacciuated. and they
are curious 20 know something more
about the disease and tine remedy About
half OF them ask II have any literature
on the subject which they can take home
ana read For their benefit d would pay
the Health BOARD 70 Issue just now
popular and reliable pamphlet giving the
history o. the disease, It's cause. remedy,
and descriptions OF the great epldcmics IN
the sitst In nghting all such epidemic"
the CREATES obstacle met is Ignorance ana
superstition. ard campaign Ike the
present could thus be- converted into a
beneficial educational movement
MANY patients come Ia here 10 pur-
chase the vaccine with the intention OF
vacclnatins themselves. WHAT'S the good
OF paying your doctor a dollar or two
for something that you can accomplish
Yourself Ia I'VE minutes "a cost of about
10 cents7 Now a man or woman can vac-
cinate himself or herself provided there
IL suflcient nerve. II is "a fact that
seems ridiculous but nevertheless true
that not one out 81 ten has actually the
nerve TO take any sharp instrument and
deliberately draw blood freely ! have
had several illustrations ~ this among
my own friends Great. big. strapping
fellows have attempted 20 vaccinatc
themselves. aud only one TO my knowi-
edge carried the work through success
fully. / have sold hundreds Of the little
glass tubes 20 would-he vaccinators which
know were never used. In most IN
stances the doctors have ilnally performed
the simple operation.
Speaking Of doctors. however. makes
me think OF the good thing some OF them
have made out of the epidemic, one
physician told me that he had vaccinated
900 patients in the last four weeks
Nov. his regular charge FOR an office call
IL from one 20 two dollars. and for a
house call from two to three IL he charg-
ID tho minimum cost Of 81 head. he
would be In 70 the tune 81 1900 a. the re-
suit Of the present outbreak, but % Is
more than likely that he made 5000 or
81 go AZ the least Other doctors have
Jared proportionateiy wei Ia the neigh
borhood Of tho infected district
There has been a class Of customers In
The store IN the last few weeks who have
persistently asked me for some medicine
to prevens the smallpox. Il s. hard 90
make them believe that nothing except
vaccination win work. This class ! should
cali the patent-mcdicine consumers They
support the big concerns which put up
patent-mediciues for every ill under che
sun. imaginary or real They have such
implicit faith IN these medicines that they
run 10 the drugstore for some Of the med
icines as soon as they have a cold, cough
fever. or headache. II Il surprising how
much this class spends IN patent nostrums
in the course OF a year. ] believe they
actually spend more than n they had
physician attend them a day out Of each
week the year round II has been din
cult 20 convince this class chat small
pox was out OF the category 81 ordinary
diseases which patent medicines could
cure or prevent"