Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-06

arvl IN the legislative aSSenmblIcS of Ar-
iona. Tennessee. West Virginia and
krntucL, very effective arguments in
lrg station hut what a ruinridrnt that
smallpox should occur ia four State cap
itals among the legislative assemblies
simultaneously when smallpox is sup
posed la have been wiped out by v%accina-
fion.
need not refer to the awful mortality
aud number 1T eases Of smallpox nrur
ring la Prussia tl>1ll ia those who had
been rcvaccinaicd nor the awful cpidem
IT, in Japan in 1905 with over toon deaths
in those who had been re- vaccin1tcd.
Nor 10 the report Of or surgeon general
ia the Philippines where the mortality
was from 10 Ia - among those United
states soldiers who took smallpox after
having been vaccinatcl repeatedly. Nor
need | refer to the epidemic of smallpox
wlirh occurred on the haitlcShip Ohio
recently after the, had been vacrinaird
and 4 number II deaths resulting.
We need only a. read and compile from
the week., bulletins of the United States
health service - learn that smallpox *
more endemic IN the United States TO-DAY
among vaccimalcI persons chan in pre-
III AItNlfit tlIllt~. Hff - lFA ~ N'AA iHHt
We don't have from ~ un a. - Uuo eases
in The United States. mostly among vac
c.natcd persons.
But We need not 20 away from Texas
t. prove the u>rlc>>nc>> If vaccination
to prevent smallpox right here ia lIou>-
ton il YOU will. Won viii find smallpox
lust ~ il occurs all over the United
States In Health Officer I. \. Ne
\ahb's report there occurred l5l eases
last wear. seventy nine quarantincl ~
the city and - AZ the pest house.
Fortunately We have honest health OH
GERS here ia Houston who did not make
capital ont of these eases Ia create a
smallpox scare for profits ~ has been
proven again and again in other cities
where. health officers received 4 rake
~" from the sale Of Il special brand"
yaccin, of the manufacturers
W. had me- epidemic here. There was
no wholesale vaccination. But Mr.. Judd
Mortimer Lewis told me only Yesterday
that a man he knew ia the south end
nearly died of smallpox. although hc had
been yaccinatrd our times before h. took
the disease. No doubt his ease was cau>
eel bv vaccination. Sow the seed and YOU
reap the harvest. Those vaccipatcd are
always the "Sickc>t."
| say This idvi>rlly. What else could
IT, expected? II IN only 4 wonder thar
more people don't have smallpox.
/ What j. va"cinc? II Is = virus of a
disease.
What j. virus?
Dorland'> Medical Dictionary saws.
ia virus IL 4 small animal poison. r>Irr
tally one produced by and capable of
Transmitting a disease"
Realize the significance of that dcfni
ton. Need We wonder that smallpox j.
Kept endemic by vaccination when We il
"cculate plant the seed ~ smallpox IN
every child ia the land Would \ farmer
expect a. reap wheat when h. S"wS this
ties.
Lastly. vou will pardon me for calling
Your attention IL the mental phenomenal
otherwise known among the smallpox
experts a. tn arr of juggling stats
ties"
They base al their calculations on =
false premise. For example: They esti
mate the number of eases of smallpox
might rave occurred in New York city
from the number which did not occur in
Niagara Falls.
The smallpox expert might have used
Houston "a an illustration when il would
read something like this. We had 100
Times ~ many eases of smallpox ~ Nj
agara Falls. IJlx,II. ODn would u. ash
'mn of smallpox ia New York cit, three
times a. many inhabitants.
Now. IL does Setm that Il question that
l. 80 vital Ia humanity ~ this evil ~
vaccination should lie open Ia discussion.
II vaccination j. 80 harmful :S attc>trtl
hN MANY eminent scientists aud phv>i.
clans Of all schools. the question should
he open for discussion. not uulv ia the
press but in public debate. - il Narcina-
ton IL a good thing let me challenge it,
supporters here To an open debate on the
subject. III II j. a good thing ~ it, man.
ufacturcrS claim. the experience Of more
than lm years should give them enough
cvlden"c ." make ~ ass If me in public
which ! VII allow them to do il il will
bring anv light ON The subject ar Stop the
practice poisoning the healthy blood
IF our children ~ this fcti>hi>m or rite
nf y past lmbrrilc If medical aye.
Their former method Of mcetin. the ~.
tacks Of antlvaccinators hv rc>orting IL
the calling of bad names. abuse 4 glitter.
ing .eneralitieS don't - with intelligent
people to-day. Ant vacrinatiuniStS are
net the pitiful. misguided. miSinfnrmrl
heirlr>> fanatics our critics on their self
erected dai> have stem fiji L. dub ~.
Mel who oppose the practice If vac
iclnation are ~ a rule men If achieve
hncnt IN the lhi> ne world. arts and
science. Men IF letters. men who hav,
had great experience in vaccination an,
s~mallpoN-all experts in this special lin,
Space forbidS me %auotiue Them Luf