The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1905-08-30
Compulsory Vaccination.

II
of opinion among medical men on
the utility of vaccination.
The state of Utah has abolished
the compulsory vaccination law.
This sentiment is based on facts
which have been gathered in
various countries. Take Zurich,
Switzerland. In 1884 Zurich
sboiished the vaccination law. In
that wear ninety per cent of the
people were vaccinated. At present
only about ten per cent are yacci-
mated. Doctors predicted small
pox epedemic. But quite the re-
verse has occurred. Smallpox has
gradually diminished, till in 1902
there was not case in a popula-
tion OF 100000.
Keep the city clean and the body
heairhy and the community will be
Immune from smallpox.
On the other hand, Philadelphia
believes in vaccination, yet twenty
seven per cent of the vaccinated
persons die when attacked by small
pox: whereas before vaccination
was practiced only eighteen per
cent died.
Thousands of deaths are caused
either directly or indirectly by
vaccination which are &C redited
to other sources. Erysipelas, blood
poisoning, infantile debility, con-
sumption, and other diseases are
induced by vaccination.
Vaccination is the introduction
into the:human blood of toxic pus,
a filthy poison which exudes from
a running sore. Persons physical
ly strong can resist this innocula-
tion and escape without any
apparent harm. But where vital
ity is low the person can rarely
escape harm, aud pneumonia,
dlphtheria. scarlet fever, etc., may
result from polluted blood. Small
pox is only possible to those who
violate the laws of health. Heavy
clothing, infrequent bathing, over
eating, no exercise, cause the ac-
cumulation of impurity inthe blood
and this lays the person liable TO
smallpox.
Vaccination does not prevent
smallpox.
In Barberton, O., last year, the
School Board refused to admit TO
the public school the four children
of c. M. Kiser because they would
not be vaccinaled. Mr. Kiser sp
pealea 80 the court, and Judge
Kohler compelled the school 10
admit these children without vsc-
cination.
Recently happened to notice in
the press the report of the following
deaths from lockjaw and blood
poisoning induced by vaccinations:
Ida C. Maynard, aged twenty.
Worcester, Mass; Willie Taylor.
aged five, Port Huron, Mich. !;
Ralph Colling, aged Q, Toronto,
Canada; Little Holuboosky, aged
five, Chicago; Latitis Gavin,
Pittsfield, Mass.
In resolution passed by a con-
vention recently met in Montreal,
the following paragraph occurs:
1--WE believe that If the money
that is annually spent on vaccl-
nation was applied to ridding the
city of it's thousands of cesspools,
cleaning it's lanes and back yards,
to proper disenfection and TO the
enforcement of all sanitary laws:
and if the public were as
thoroughly drilled in the saving
powers OF cleanliness, fresh air, pure
food and the laws OF health general
ly, as they are in the alleged eff
ficiency of putrid and diseased calf
pus, that smallpox would die al
natural death like the black plague
and other scourges of medieval
times, which have yielded to simple
sanitary measures"
These facts ought to demand
serious thought Of health boards
and parents who have children to be
educated.
K. SNopGRAss
PamiIy Reuni0n.