Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-19

various parts Of the country His views
are entertained By other physicians
who have carefully Investigated the
whole matter It VIII not suffice to call
lcm hard names nor 10 class them
among the ignorant" and "unpfofes-
SIGNAL" nor win enlightened people
.hInk With one brilliant. meteeric orno-
mout u medical orthodoxy IN this city
that n the Doctor knew he was right he
ought not to have dared to say such
things
A letter we have received from Rock
Springs states that there d. dispute
an that place, and also at Green River
over the same disorder, AZ FIRST IL was
co.ored people who were sent 10 the
resthouse. as Il was believed by doctors
TO be smallpox; but now it IS white folks
who are attacked. and they refuse TO
go with the other race. so quarantine
has been established at their own
homes. But a scare has been aroused
similar 70 that inaugurated in salt
Lake
our informant says the patterns az
the pest house get up In the morning
take guns and go out shooting rabbits
and have a good time" This sounds
like the same or a similar repor, OF the
salt Lake pesihouse patients, who fed
royalty. went dshlng and let the
physician do the hunting. TO hnd them
when they were needed for inspection
Il has cost this city much more than
has yet appeared But fun report OF
the financial feature Of this bogus
smallpox epidemic win prove interest.
ing reading for the taxpayers.
We direct attention TO the well writ
ten letter IN another part Of the News
from student" on the main question
presented by the medical discussion
over the real nature Of the disorder
which has appeared in this state IN
common with other parts Of the ooun-
try. or course the learned physicians
who settled the matter-to their own
satisfaction by a couple Of resolutions
dnstead Of prescriptlons)--will Ignore
the positive facts and cogont reasoning
SET forth. or content themselves by dub
bling the whole matter as Ignorance
Bot facts are stubborn things and VIII
not be cried down by any such exple'
tlves.
It WIN be observed that the testimony
In the letter Of student IN relation e
cases Of smallpox in vacclnated per
sons is similar to that giyer
by doctors at the meeting OF the MedIca
society Yet that body resolved tina
vaccination prevents smallpox TIT
logic OF those learned gentlemen wal
Of this Kind:
Dr. Mayos demonstration that tn
disorder treated at the pest house wa
essentially different in many respect
TO tmallpox. was Zone Of the most val
liable and important ever read befor
the society," therefore resolved tina
the identity Of the disease Is well es
tablished 20 De smallpox.
Dr. Robinson and Dr. Jones cite
cases OF smallpox ln which the patient
had been duly vaccine. ed, I'm some o
which the vaccinated had the dlseas
IN worse form than the unvaccinated
therefore. resolved that the society re
amrms It's previous statements as
me value OF vaccination 80 Its proven
ton Of smallpox.
, Comment Is needless on this kind
/, reasoning. from gentlemen who cour
an who differ from their notions @
Ignorant" "bgoted, "unscientiAc
and M only TO be swept OF the earth
Their qualifications to decide on In
portant questions involving the healt
II not the lives Of thousands Of huma
beings. is apparent We hope the ey'
Of the rational and progressive amor
the faculty as wen as Of the CONNIE
"a people" WIFI be open TO the light Of q
times. and that present errors ms
soon be bundled into the limbo Of Il
' exploded medical blunders Of the pas