The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-26
Horrors of Practice Exist
Only in Imagination,
Says Expert.
PUPILS IN SCHOOLS
FOUND VIGOROUS
DR.. M. S. Iseman Explodes Theory
of Foes of Vac
cine.

Deploring the unnecessary alarm felt
by parents because of the teachings Of
the Observation-Disclosures, and declaring
that an inspection of 1000 vaccinated
school children has furnished positive
proof that the platform of those who so
violently oppose vaccination is not
founded on sound principles, DR.. NJ. S.
Iseman, Of this city, today made public
summary OF the investigation OF the
problem over which there has been SO
much dispute.
DIT. Iseman conducted his Investigation
at the request Of The Times. To make
it thoroughly representative, DR.. Ise-
man says he visited twenty-four public
schools, and personally examined LOCO
children who had been vaccinated. The
majority Of these were vaccinated dur
ing 1903 and 1910 The average age at
which the child is vaccinated, says Dr.
Iseman, is five years.
No Serious AfteI-Effects.
In no instance, declares the investiga-
tor, did he find any serious after-vac-
predicted by the Observation-Disclosures
were AOL III eF4OtuCH-
DR.. Iseman scores the aIarmists and
their periodic outbreaks" Those who
oppose vaccination, he suggests, must
do so through ignorance. It IS not
Necessary to argue that vaccination does
protect against smallpox provided one is
willing TO accept the experience gather
ed by hundreds OF Thousands of con-
scientious physicians Turing the past
Few hundred years, he adds.
II the Washington parent would re-
assure himself. DIT. ISer4n suggests
that he pay a visit to the public schools
where viii be found a vigorous, healthy
student body and a refutatiOn Of the
tll-taken stand that vaccination is at
tended by such dangers as have been
alleged by the "aCttatCrs."
THESE cOnJuTed horrors which have
distracted parents and demOraHzed the
schools, exist nowhere except in the
imagination Of natural-born docs and
professors declares DR.. Iseman.
Dr.. Iseman's Report.
The result Of DR.. Iseman's special in.
vestigation and personal examination
Of loo cases has been furnished The
Times and is as follows:
By NJ. S. EISEMAN, NJ. D.
The chief purpose Of this investigation
is TO lay before people Of the District,
especially the heads of families, q true
and conscientious exposition of the
dangers, IL any, incident to vaccination
within our own community. The inves-
ugatOr, instead Of projecting his mag
inatton to tar-of Japan, Canada, BUR
Cochin China, or heather elsewhere
has confined his observations 10 the
District, and IL IS within the power OF
everyone interested 10 go over the
ground and satisfy himself Of the truth
Of these Investigations.
In the light Of these observations al
the, drivel and rot about the dangers
and horrors Of vaccination which has
been dished out to the community fOI
the past few months appears actually
jocose.
Not Modern Frenzy.
It would be well for the community
TO understand that this agitation
against vaccination is not a modern
frenzy. but an old echo Of the days
I when Jenner first announced his dis
covery, a survival OF the great-great-
grandfather days brought over by then
from England, and in spite OF the
progress Of the age crODDinR o1,f
every now and then IN their descend
ants. A rehearsal Of those scenes Is
taking place even at this day in italy
and in Russia, where in times of pes
thence and plague, the peasantry resist
NAA1 N4ADA - VI NlAt AOCLOTS 10 STAY Int
invasion and accuse them OF POISONING
the people
No similar delusion could be postu-
lated at the present day, although al
progressive and scientific medicine is
based upon the prinCiple of germ in
incubation and germ antagonfsm. Nc
intelligent man with opportunity for
observation denies the safety and ef-
fciency of diphtheritic serum obtained
from the horse; the serum taken from
"a ~ n n HF-.~, H.
for meningitis and many other germ
cultures used every day in the practice
Of medicine.
1000 Cases Investigated.
To determine the effect OF VAGINA
tion in our own community, 1t was
decided to follow the vaccination his
tory Of at least LOO cases Of success
fully vaccinated children more than
four and less than nine years Of age
the vaccination taking place at the be-
ginning Of the school terms Of the
years 1903 and 1910
To make the investigation as broad
as possible. within the limits permitted
the ground covered included visual in
SpeCtiOu Of the pupils vaCCinated. in
quiry as to mortality rates. detention
from school on account Of vaccination
general health Of the children and
knowledge OF any permanent disability
or disease resulting from innoculation.
As teachers are intimately and con
tinUOUsly associated with their pupils
their testimony based upon observations
. extending over several months must be
conceded to be of the highest and most
conclusive value.
Through the courtesy Of the superin-
I tendent and the teachers Of the classes
inspected, material for this investiga-
ton was obtained at the following pub
lie schools:
Gage, Franklin, Polk, Denuison
Morse, Taylor. Thompson, Blair, JET
ferson, Bowen, SmalwoOd, Adams