The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-03-03
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Compulsory Vaccination

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ills of incubation from deadly and
loathsome animal poison as a pre-
sumed prophylactic against small
pox, when in all probability less than
one-fourth of one per cent. of such
population will ever be exposed to
the contagion? Certainly the en-
lightened city of Atlanta must have
any number of thinking men and
women who are not afraid to arise
in defense Of common sense and de-
cency. 1t is reflection upon the
progressive spirit of Atlanta that she
appears so far behind the pace as to
indulge in the practice of this old
fallacy, a curse which has been hand
ed down by the -well-meaning but
erratic old investigator, Jenner, who
himself realized before his death the
dangers of the practice he had inau-
gurated.
It has been estimated that more
than half of the medical profession
is opposed to vaccination, and this
greater proportion number among
themselves some of the most emil
nent physicians and surgeons in
America and Europe. The late Dr.
J. M. PEBBLES, of California, who
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United States Consul to Trebizone,
Asiatic Turkey, who spent long pc
RODS among the smallpox infested
districts of Europe and Asia, and
who was fellow Of a number of the
most important medical and scien-
tific societies in this country and
England, wrote, among other health
precautions: "Allow no surgeon to
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The virus is dead, poisonous pus-it
does not prevent smallpox"
The argument for the practice of
vaccination is based upon statistics
compiled altogether by the faithful,
and promoted by those who reap a
pecuniary harvest from the distribu-
ton of the virus. The virus itself is
bred in filth, and propagated through
the same medium. Think Of volun-
tarily admitting into the circulation
Of ones good blood the essential
poison of a vile animal sore! 1t is
contrary to every law of Nature, and
repulsive to the human idea of de-
cency.
That vaccination does not prevent
smallpox is evidenced by the thou
sands of cases, where persons have
w.
ly once but number of times, and
yet have contracted even the conf1u-
ent form of smallpox just the same
On the other hand, may be recited
the following incident which may be
properly vOuched for: During the
winter Of 1904-1905, a smallpox pa
tient, his face covered with the vesi-
eating pustules, was allowed to pass
through warm and unventilated
manufacturing plant and mingle for
some time with the employees, also
to stop and converse with the writer
at the office of this plant; and not
one of the employees of the mill,
nor had the writer, ever been vacci-
mated. And yet, not case of small
poX was contracted. It is conclusive
from this that the system of those
thus exposed was at the time in such
state of equilibrium, that no place
of Judgment was found for the germ.
And only such constitutional con-
dition in those who have been vac
cinated will prevent the lodgment of
the disease, no matter how we'll
marked from the results of the vac
cine virus.
All who have given the matter any
thought must recall the appointment
by the late Queen Victoria of COM
mittee of the ablest medical and
scientific men in England including
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