The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-03-09
AN ACCOUNT OF
VACCINATION IN
PHILADELPHIA
Editor Of The Farmer

Editor OF The Farmer:
Feeling assured that a large pro-
part Of the country are directly oppos-
ed to Compulsory Vaccination" and
having read SO much In your esteem
ed Journal on the subject, I thought
that it would interest your readers,
to know something about what Phil
adelphia (the City of Brotherly Love-
have been up against of late.
Although Pennsylvania has no
Compulsory Law either upon
adults or children, yet the bloated
well paid official doctors have DELHI
erately made wholesale raids upon our
people and by sheer force have in
vaded the sacred rights of their DOM
iciles, and have intimated. by show
of police Clubs" many into submits
sion.
On Sunday, May 8, 1910, a supposed
case of smallpox occurred on the
18th and Poplar streets. Before day
light on that date, one and half
and the Medical staff got busy, and
vaccinated all who made no resist
ance.. Chief Medical Inspector A. A.
Cairns, struck a snag, when he came
to one McCarry's house, who defied
them to vaccinate him. or his, hence
once put under Is days Quarantine.
Upon application from McCarty. your
humble servant, went his next friend
and applied for a writ Of Habeas
Corpus Judge Davis issued the writ
with one hand and threw it out with
from the Court Clerk, that McCarty
was in the supposed infected district,
although fully a square away the
Judge refused to have McCarty
brought into Court. To show how
dangerous character McCarty was,
your humble servant paid him sew
eral visits and in the presence Of the
Police, shook hands with McCarty
from outside his llower windows. This
case is. now In the Superior court, and
an opinion is looked for some time
this month.
The old saying that Murder will
of this dastardIy and infamous raid,
which was done contrary to any
known law. Some weeks after I re-
ceived letter from the wife Of a
man who was caught and will relate
briefly how healthy man" has been
made a cripple for life. Mr.. How
day, when the doctors came in: He
refused to be vaccinated and said,
that he did not believe in it. Well. re-
torted the doctors, We'll quarantine
you" This looked like serious pro-
position to Howard, who upon reflec-
Is days. he might lose his position,
and under the circumstances let the
invaders go ahead with their muir
derous work. I called some time af-
ter and found out the terrible state
that Howard was in. Having got in
formation as to who had been attend
ing to him. straightway went and
saw his family physician. The doc
tors story in reply to my questions,
were as follows: Howard was vac
cinated on the '1eft arm" the wound
spread right under where the opera
ton was and thence to the forearm,
below the elbow joint. the glands un-
big as an egg. . The doctor lanced
the wound and a mass Of "corrup
tion'' of a gangreneous nature gush-
ed forth. After this. the disease
spread over to the fright knee" and
that swelled up and broke out. SO
Professor Miller Of the Polytechnic hos
pital, who at once ordered Howard I
into the same hospital. Upon arriv-
ing there, the knee joint was opened, |
with a general rush of gangrenous pu.s
The beautiful work of these Medical
the week, commonly called Sunday, |
May Sth when all are supposed to
rest from "toil and labor" according |
to law. and he left the Polytechnic hos !
pital, on December TO- 1910, being |
''eight months and Howard arrived !
What glorious coup for the cause
Of science" |
Howard is 80 years Of age. weighing |
206 pounds had been in perfect health, |
till this time. Had been in the same |
employ for eight years and confidence
was reposed in him. He has a FAM
lily in all Of nine. Who is gong to
him now? IF Howard had |
known his rights; he would have US
ed his gun" and thereby, been with |
IN his constitutional rights
A second man wrote me, to tell me |
Of his hapless state and under the !
same raid Upon calling on this gen.
he explained his painful con-
iition as follows: On Sunday, May sth,
room and said they came to vaccinate
me- I told them that I had bum
leg. Four years and a half ago, |
fell off a three story house and had /
1 piece Of bone taken out Of my right !
leg. They paid no attention to my
oleadings. They went ahead and vac
,inated me on my fright arm" Some
mass of sores and ulcers all over my
eft leg below knee joint to ankle,
and it is still in an inflamed condi
ion.
If your readers think so this is ripe to
smanate from the City Of Brotherly
,rty'? Thanking you for whatever
space you may give me in this cause
Of justice to our fellow beings I wish
TO compliment your Major Thomas
Boudren for his battle Royal in this
Erection
Truly yours,