The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-09


statistic throughout the world would
give a percentage of about 49,
The Bulletin of the North Carolina
Board of Health for October. Novem
Der and December reports near a
thousand cases in our State, and not
a single death. Can it be real small
pox or is it a, fibbertigibbet of scion
tific nosology? Smallpox is one of the
most fatal diseases of childhood and
intangible death rate being in the
neighborhood of 25 to the 100. OF 3D.
1876 deaths from smallpox in 1871, l.
ITO were in children under five years
of age. OF 2,234 deaths in 1884, 493
were vaccinated Thus we see that
genuine smallpox is a most fatal
malady both in the vaccinated as we'll
rs the unvaccinated.
This vagabond disease, yclept small
pox by the wiseacres in medicine and
denied being such by myself, DR.. w.
S. Anderson and a few other 1gnora-
muses. throughout the State, invaded
this country in 1920 and remained an
unwelcome visitor for ten years, Great
ing the same kind Of dissention then
as now Doctor Chapman describes il
in his book on EruptiVe F'evers and
says emphatically that it was not
smallpox. He says it was 1S4O before
the last remnant of it left the country.
of smallpox lasting ten years in one
locality? And, moreover, this tramp
affair seems to have no respect for
medical authority. 1t has invaded the
very citadel of sanitation and hygiene
In North Carolina. Wake county and
even the city of Raleigh, where the
Grand Mogul of prophylaxis and
sanitation holds forth his Would-be-
ltctatoriaI-court 1t seems also, to
IL
mixing to teach, as evidenced by its
knocking at the doors of the Universe
". The young men who were driven
)ff from that institution because they
efused to look upon the brazen SER
oent will get q better education by
Walking behind a mule and reading
he history of vaccination.
For forty-five years the Legislature
las been besieged by the guardians OF
he public health for sumptuary laws
tppertaining to the practice of medi-
line; and, in no appeal to that body
las a single request been made to
protect the sick against the charla-
tanry of the regular profession. Herein |
les the evil of medical legislation. The |
gnorant pretender, the unprincipled |
lnave, the hypocritical self-seeker |
nay easily pass the Examining Board: |
md, once in the fold he wants a
ense aud quackery with which the /
healing art has ever been associated /
lie is unwilling to share with the |
0steopath, the Christian Scientist and /
1ther competition.
Like the medieval Christianity o.
oy-gone days, heresy in medicine Is TO I
be punished with the racke, tne
and communication. 10
think for yourself on a medical topic
10 differ with the orthodox throught-
If the passing hour means ostraclsm
from the respectable ranks of thera-
9eutic f1unkyisn: and, to call small
)ox which never kills Cuban itch, /
or any other kind or box
except the tiniest. is an indication that
lou are a dangerous lunatic. and
should be placed in durance vile or
chained to a stake and burned. But
Did Father Time is the great refuter
# theoretical laundering the icono-
last of medical image wOrsh.- This
rreat Luther of reform is silently and
sverlastingly at work, and with
sweep Of the sythe this stink weed of
controversy will at last
be laid low and wither. 4
N. B. HERRING. M. ID.
Wilson. N. G.