Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-17

"Will vaccination prevent person
from taking smallpox, or does it merely
mitigate the severity of the disease?
"Answer-A successful and somewha
recent vaccination offers almost abso
lutte protection against smallpox
Physicians with no other protection at
tend cases Of smallpox without {
] thought of any danger Of contractine
the disease and persons who have
never had smallpox are often vacci.
mated and sent Into hospitals to nurse
smallpox patients, and do it with i'm.
punity. If we cannot say that vaccina-
ton is an absolute safeguard against
sms llpox. neither can we say that one
attack of smallpox affords complete Sc
curity against another attack of the
sain disease, for the immunity afford
eG by one attack Of smallpox is grad
ually lessened as time passes on Just
as the immunity presented by vaccina-
! ton Il gradually weakened with the
| lapse of time.
Can l tell by my vaccination mark
whether 1 need to be vaccinated
again?
"Answer-The VAGINAL scar can be
accepted only as evidence of a former
vaccination, but whether the mark is
distinct or faded is no trustworthy in
dication whether you remain protected.
TIE best guaranty of safety is vaccina-
ton in infancy, a second vaccination at
the ag" of 10 or II, and thereafter an
occasional test vaccination to deter
mine whether immunity remains unim-
paired"
Hon. r. E. Ring, State land agent,
will leave. today. on a trip to Washing
ton, where he will confer with United
States Forester Pinchot on matters
pertaining to forestry.
The following companies have filed
articles of incorporation at the office Of
the secretary Of State:
A. c. Titus & Co, organized at Port
land for the purpose of manufacturing
and dealing in furniture and carpets,
with $4,000 capital stock of which
$500 is paid in. The officers are:
President and treasurer, Alonzo F.
Titus of Salem, Mass. Certificate APP
proved, Feb. 10, 1902. :
III. ]. Blodgett Company, Incor-
pOrated, organized at Kittery for the
purpose Of carrying on a general gro
Gerry and provision business, with $780,
900 capital stock of which $500 is paid
in. The officers are: President, AL
bert E. KnowltOn of Maiden, Mass.
treasurer, Charles c. Smith of Kit
terry. Certificate approved, Feb. IA,
1902
Santa Teresa Quicksilver Company,
organized at Saco for the purpose of
mining ores and minerals of all sorts,
with 100000 capital stock of which $50
is paid in. The officers are: Presi-
dent, Edgar S. De Galyer of Brookline,
Mass: Treasurer. w. B. Holloway of
Brookline. Mass. Certificate approved,
Feb. IL, 1902.
Commonwealth Oil Company, organ
lied at Kittery for the purpose of pro-
ducing crude petroleum and it's
products. with s35O,OOO capital stock
of which nothing is paid in. The
officers are: President, Frederick
browns Of Maiden. Mass treasurer,
Albert f. Knowlton Of Maiden. Mass.
Certificate approved. Feb. 10, 1902.
The Randall Manufacturing Com
pany. organized at Portland for the;
purpose of manufacturing rubber or
felt footwear, with 100000 capital
stock of which $25 is paid in. The Of
ficers are: President, Harry l.. Cram
of Portland; treasurer. Eugene M.
Sawyer of Boston, Mass. Certificate
approved, Feb. 13, 1902 n" h-ii@ q