The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-04-25
Barlow Man Sojourns In the Lind
of Flowers and Sunshine.
DISCUSSES SUBJECT OF VACCINATION
Many Arms Are Barred For Injection OF
Virus-Physicians Who Are Famous
For Their Discoveries.

health have got them out of town and
have ordered universal vaccination. A
child can't go to school without sore
arm and certificate from the doctor.
My son is doctor here aud it interests
me to note the focks of children who
come and go, and to listen to their
talk. Mothers or sisters come with
them to keep their courage up. Some
are timid and some are brave. Young
men come at night and take their
turns, and the city will soon be i'm
.mule.
What wonderful discovery it was
, only hundred years ago DR.. Jen-
,yner dared to proclaim it to the world,
and it took twenty five years to make
the world believe it. Now every child
that bares its arm to receive the virus
is living monument to the sagacity
of that great and good man. 1t is
pathetic to read how he was bounded
and prosecuted by the envious and
malignant of the medical profession.
How patiently he waited for time aud
truth 20 prove his theory, and lived to
see it all confirmed, and, when he
died beautiful monument was erect
ed in Trafalgar square to honor his
name and perpetuate his fame and
memory. Our own DR.. Crawford
Long is entitled to similar memorial,
not only by the state, but by the ma
zion, for although he did not protect
mankind from pestilence, he did
give them immunity from pain under
the surgeons knife. I remember wei!
when the patient had to clinch his
teeth and strong men had to hold him
while the doctor cut and sawed his
limb in two.
| remember when it was my part to
hold the foot and leg that was being
severed from poor sufferer, and when
at last the saw had cut through the
bone and the weight of the limb came
down upon me tainted and fell down
upon the floor with the bleeding leg.
But Evans never groaned. He lived to
make me another pair of boots. Ir4-
member when at college, in 1916, had
Jaw tooth extracted and took what
was then called Morton's Lethean, and
dident know when it was pulled. 1t
took me some time so get over 1t, and
as was Keeling back to college l met
Professor Mccoy, and in a hilarious
manner slapped him on the shoulder
and said: "Hello, old Mack!" and he
thought I was drunk and had me up
before the faculty. My room mate,
Derrell Cody, was with me and tried
to explain, but the professor wouldent
hear him and we had fun the next morn
ing when the truth came out. The pro-
lessor apologized to me and not long
after invited me to supper. Poor Bill
Williams was there-good, loving Bill
Williams. He was my classmate and
[ loved him, and mourned fer him
when he died He had charge of the
Blind asylum at Macon for many
years. Every now and then the boys
drop out. Just drop out and the pro-
cesson moves on. I read of every one
aud feel sad, but that is all can do.
A friend in Atlanta asked me the
other day, "Why dident You write
something about Eugene Harris, your
college mate and one of the truest,
kindest and best men who ever lived"
"Of course, of course" said /, "but
what could 1 write" He was friend
in need, friend indeed-an aristocrat
by birth, a gentleman in heart and
manners. Lost everything by the war
except the gentleman that was born In
him. He died poor and was buried by
his friends, but be was a big hearted
gentleman to the very last. How kind
he was to my wife and little children
during the war, when they were fee
ing from the foul invader and 1 was
far away. That's ALL He was not
NQreat man in any sense, but he had a
great big heart and would have died
for friend. That's all! If / can't
find him in heaven, 1 shall be disap
pointed. My wife says he was the
best friend she ever had when she was
in the greatest distress.
Easter is about over and will soon
be forgotten. brought down some
Easter eggs for a little grandson. His
cousin dyed them for him and he was
very curious to know more about
them, and said to his mother, MAN
ma. who is thus Easter man and where
does he live?" "He lives up in
heaven" she said, "and his name Is
Jesus" sis he selling eggs up there?"
he asked. How these little chaps do
perplex us with their questions. Little
Mary Lou has the whooping cough and
dident want to take her medicine. eff
YOU don't take it," said her mother,
''you may die" "Well, mamma, if !
do die I will go to heaven, where God
is, and he will give me pony.
1 wish the grown up people were as
trusting and innocent as the children,
''Suffer little children to come unto
me. for of such is the kingdom of
heaven" is one of the sweetest verses
in the Scriptures. The preachers may
quarrel about the confession of faith
and infant salvation, but the mothers
don't want any better faith than is in
that verse, and that other one, where
David said of his child: "He cannot
come To me but [ shall go to him. !"