Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-07-13
A Reply
Grafton. VIVA, July +:

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Editor Recorder:
Your edition ofJune 20 con-
tains an article over the signature
of M V Stuart to which | hope you
will give me sufficient space to re-
ply, Mr. Stuart warns you BE sure
YOU are right then 60 ahead an
adage very appropriate to his case.
As to the present epidemic of small
rox in the neighborhood of Nc
Dowell | have very little to say ex.
cept that it requires good deal OF
gall ty diagnose these cases with
out having seen them, and especl-
ally by man who has no know
ledge of the practice of mediclne.
Ii is the "trihing skin disease OF
some years ago that concerns us
and will the good people of High
land please hola their breath while
MIR Stuart explains his deliberate
attempt to malign with no know
ledge whatever of the disease with
which we had to deal on the facts
in the case. BE sure you are rlgh'
and then go ahead" Has Mr. Stu
art knowledge of the practice Of
medicine that gratifies him in max
ing a diagnosis of the disease? Die
he ever see one of those cases? l.
his judgement superior to that Of
our modern up-to-date medlca
men? Does he deliberately brant
us as falsifers, scoundrels? DIR
VIM M Welch, of Johns Hopkins
the highest authority we haye or
eruptive diseases in this great
country soys these cases are small
box. DR. pass A Trying, Rich
mond, Va President of the State
Board of Health of Va, who has
had no small experience with the
disease says it is smallpox. Like
wise did DIR Nicholas, Millboro, Va
DrI H Trlmble, Monterey, Va, DR.
Mann Page, Warm Springs, Va, d.
Farmsworth, Buchannon, W. Va
and DIR Robinson, who once prac
ticed among you-and now viii
some Anticipated medico put hi
judgement against such men a
these? Ye gods and little fsks!
| think the facts in the case ar
these-Mr Stuart did not see on,
case of this "trifing skin disease
and he knows absolutely nothing
about it from personal experience
nothing more than what he ha'
been told. "Be sure you are RICH
and then go ahead" These case
have been misrepresented to hin
and | don't think he would inten
,tionally try to belittle us it h
knew the facts as they are or were
I think he has the good of hi
counw.and fellowmen at heart bu
is working along the wrong lin,
because he has been misinformed
Give your doctor, the man who has
charge of the present cases your
moral support and you will staml
it out. Don't give it to the belllg
Grant spirits who cause so much
trouble-they are the ones that re
auire so much money for their con
trol-don't encourage the incorri
gible to carry it as far as possible
help to teach them the necessity o.
STAYING away from others instead
of the idea of not having smallpox
in your community.
| have had considerable expert
ence with smallpox since the some
wears ago epidemic every case Of
which has confirmed my former di
agnosls.
Inmy experience Of $50 cases,
have concluded that it is not neces
sary to quarantine neighborhood
unless made up of belligeran
class of people. Vaccinate first O.
all and then quarantine those in
fected at home and suspects in suit
able quarters.
With all due respect to Mr. Stu
art for his effort to hclp rid a com
munity Of small pox | am
Respectfully,
N OTInn DnIJ