The Washington herald., 1909-04-05
Compulsory Disease Must Go.

Editor The Washington Herald.
George ". Oster. Of Bedford County
Pa. introduced bill IN the PENNSYLVANIA
legislature March IS. 1873. making II "lln-
lawful for any person. firm. or corpora-
ton 70 manufacture. sell. barter. or ex-
change vaccine virus within the limits
OF this Commonwealth
A Few extracts from that bin follow.
1t has been officially reported by the
Secretary Of the United States Depart-
ment OF Agriculture that the recent out-
break Of foot and mouth disease in the
United States was directly traceable 10
the use OF seed vaccine virus which was
infected with the said foot and mouth
disease" 1T was publicly r-o-
claimed on the ftor OF the United States
Senate BY a number OF Senator's that the
foot and mouth disease has been caused
by the use OF Infected vaccine virus. and
that this infected virus was sold by com
mercial manufacturers for the purpose Of
vaccinatlng human beings, thus erdanSer-
ing the public health" The facts
above stated show that there exists f,rave
danger not only 10 the cattle lntere,t Is Of
this Commonwealth. but also 10 the peo-
pie by the continued manufacture and
sale OF vaccine virus
" hen this blOOd-pOlsoning outrage be
gins 20 kin or cattle the legislatures begin
20 act. but when children die from il fur
ther thought on the subject is side
tracked By impure virus Improperly
done, didn't take proper care Of .he
sore and few other such lame ex-
cuses for this foul practice, which Dr.
n
primarily or secOndarily than any other
disease OF childhood -
Compare the thrOats. teeth. sight. com
plexions and digestive powers OF vacci-
mated with UnvaCcinated children
Dr.. Charles Creighton. author OF Vac
cination' IN the Encyclopaedia Britannica
ninth British edition., calls vaccination
a grOtesque superstition" The large
majority OF children viii never get small
pox II their parents know how 10 keep
them clean.
Think of any legislature passing a law
which calls for the enforced poisoning OF
school children's blood I'm this age OF
sanitary science and personal hygiene
The legislature OF Illinois knew better
when a test case was made IN Chicago
last year I quote from their opinion.
The attempt 10 deprive certain children
ol lLc Tl8nL OF pubic school ADVANTAGES
IS a very serious matter. TIE dangers
arising from ignorance and idleness are
quite as imminent as those arising from
smallpox To use the leverage Of coer-
cion or intimidation. with parental love
as a fulcrum. and thus force parents 70
do certain things against their conscience.
Is neither ethical nor equitable As a
legal resort It is uujustifable." That
court also replied 70 an absurd question
OF the counsel that II did not see how
the enforced illiteracy and Ignorance or
the child is going 20 limit the dangers Of
Infection II unhappily he shall at some
future time contract smallpox" Com
pulsOry blood poisoning was cast out OF
Chicago public schools by this courts de-
ciSion
The chance TO turn a sham preventive
into a source OF financial profit is what
is keeping smallpox alive in this country.
Away with medical tyranny. Let those
who enjoy humbugs and disease have
what they want. but remove compulsory
disease from the state statutes! II is
a disgrace 10 our age and civilization.
HARRY B. BRADFORD.