The news & observer., 1904-11-30
FREE VACCINATION.
There are Five Cases OF Smallpox i'm
Raleigh. All Quarantined.

Mrs. Frank Brannan, who lives on
the corner of Martin and Person
street developed a case of smallpox
yesterday.
The source of contagion in her
case is mystery as In no way can The
disease be traced TO the utleys who
have up to this instance been directly
responsible for the spread of small
pox locally.
AT Mrs. Brannon's house lives, also,
as boarder, Mr.. Rufus Meadows. who
is bookkeeper for the Wake Water
Accompany. Mr.. Meadows. while he has
up TO this hour suffered no symptom
of the disease. has been directly ex-
posed and he and the entire household
have been strictly quarantined.
While it is entirely matter of sup
position, it is believed by Mrs. Bran
nan that she contracted the disease
from q woman visitor from the Fu-
quay section. This person did not
have the disease. however, and the
idea that she is responsible for Mrs.
Brannan's case is pure conjecture.
Pulley Has Eeen Vaccinated.
The man, Pulley, for whose arrest
a warrant was issued on Saturday af-
ternoon for refusal to be vaccinated.
appeared before the magistrate yes
terday and gave bond for his appear
day morning after he had learned
that the warrant had been issued by
Justice Reid. He claimed yesterday
that he had not objected to being vac
cinated but had preferred to have his
own physician, Mr.. McGeachy, perform
the operation in preference TO the
county official who came to his house
and offered 10 do so. The Pulley case
will have to wait on DR.. McCullers'
presence in the city. When he re-
turns, it will be taken up by Mag1s-
trate Reid and disposed OF.
Free Vaccination.
Sanitary Inspector Sale said yester
day that he wished the importance OF
vaccination to be urged on all the
people. Both the county and the city
authorities are willing and anxious to
properly vaccinate all who apply
without charge. The city physician,
DR.. McGeachey, has been instructed to
vaccinate all parties at the expense
of the city which furnishes him with
the virus. In only one way can the
spread OF the disease be reasonably ex-
~ected to be stopped and that is by
vaccination. Trouble can be saved Dy
a compliance in time with the rules or
ordinary precaution.
Mr. Sale has ordered sup
ply of virus which will be here to-
day i'm sufficient quantity for ali pur-
noses. L.
his office for the purpose of free vac
cination from $50 TO 1880 i'll the
morning and from to o'clock in the
afternoon.
The ScafbOrO Case.
There have thus far been no cases
which can be traced to that of the sub
stitute mail carrier Scarboro who is
sick with smallpox at his home On
North Person street. One family
how ever. was in a way exposed
THROUGH the Scarboro case, these being
Mr. and Mrs. Schilling who live on
Polk street. Mrs. Schilling is dress
maker who employees several sewlnG
women, one of whom was the mother
of Scarooro. Mrs. Scarboro was not
at the Schiliing home, however; at
anv time subsequent to her So having
suffered with the eruption. The Schll-
ling family and employees were all
promptly vaccinated. the premises
thoroughly fumigated and no trouble
is anticipated in that quarter. COM
paratively little danger of contag1on
is said to exist in smallpox before
the. eruption except from actual ana
continued contact. After the patent
has "broken out the disease is, or
course. highly contagious the greatest
langer existing during the first three
davs after the ERUPTION has disappear
ed when a scaling process takes place
which is quite similar to that or scar
Iet fever 1t is at this period that the
disease is so readily carried in clothes.
So tnat there is the greatest necessity
for a thorough quarantine until the
q disease mas entirely disappeared ana
for complete fumigation or better.
burning of all effects with Whlch the
patient has come in contact during the