Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28

1No'h' hC litHi ldlully. SOlu
and Ridge, Philadelphia. have had
an interesting experience. One son
was Vaccinated at the age of one
year, and again at four. Immed-
lately upon the last vaccination the
child developed black smallpox An
other son after being vaccinated
twice or three times. had smallpox
and was taken to the Municipal hos
pital with it about 1901. q?
Miss S., 335 Potts Place. Johns
town, Pa. Vaccinated about 1881.
aged 2 years. Had been vaccinated
three times before without effect a
few weeks before this fourth vacci-
nation. Now developed a severe
case of smallpox. Mother was un-
vaccinated and did not take disease.
Death.-"In August, 1901, our
family consisted of three fine boys
The eldest, Elmer had already en-
tered school. and been vaccinated,
Robert the second. having reached
school age, was to enter in Septem-
Der. and we had TO prepare for it
by having him vaccinated. When
my husband spoke to the doctor
about il he advised us to have the
youngest, Samuel. aged four. vacci-
mated also. i never approved of
vaccination and would have deferred
it until the last minute But the
doctor told of the serious outbreak
of smallpox that was expected in the
city the coming winter, and against
my wishes but with my husbands
consent, both children were vacci-
mated at the office of Dr. Saxman,
1888 Kensington Ave. Philadelphia.
When nine days had elapsed and
there was no sign of take" the
doctor said, Bring them up again.
it must be done until it is success
full He vaccinated them again and
the older boys proved successful,
but Samuel's did not. / then want
ed to let it go until the child was
ready for school, but my husband
thought with the doctor that having
begun it. it should be finished How
successful the third vaccination was
will be seen.
"On Sunday, September 5, 1901.
the doctor called at our home, and
for the third time inside of a month
vaccinated our dear little boy, the
pride and joy of our home and be-
loved by all who knew him.
1.-The next day the child was dull
and dropped. He began to vomit
and his temperature rose but we
thought it the effect of the virus.
and did not call the doctor until
Tuesday evening. Before seeing the
child the doctor said it was small
pox-this after having said a week
earlier that the fact of the vaccina-
ton not taking was a good sign, in
dicating that he was immune! When
he arrived at the house and found
the child's temperature 1O4 he could
scarcely believe it. He then exam
ined the one pimple on the childs
chin and said, Smallpox"
Next morning he came again.
said the case would be light one
but dwelt upon the fact that quaran-
tine would be great inconvenience
to us and told us that if the patient
were taken to the smallpox hospital
he would have every care. especial
ly as some of the physicians there
were personal friends of his. To
this we consented
I'VE now believe that he was
alarmed and wished to get the child
away to see il anything could be
done to counterfeit the poisoning he
had got. and also to hide us from
the true nature of the case
But the little fellow never rail-
lied, becoming worse every day I'M
til noon Friday September 81, nine
days after his admission to the hos
pital and twelve days after his third
dose of smallpox preventative. he
passed away. Died of smallpox
said the death certificate
1T has always seemed great
wrong that in spite of all such IA
talities. the perpetrators of the
crime can go on seeking new victims
and teaching the same deadly doc
trine.
But this is not all the story. Our
second boy. Robert. who had been
magnificent specimen of boyhood,
and who had had two doses of the
virus, never seemed the same after
ward His skin, fair as a lily before,
would break out at times in blotch-
es and at every little cold the glands
in the neck and tonsils would swell.
MS Sohtihucu uHlll May. lJVf, TWO
and half years after vaccination.
He then contracted scarlet fever and
lived but one week Blood poison
ing was the turn the disease took
from the vaccine virus he received
two years before. | shall always say
Parents, grandparents and great
grandparents of these children were
strong and healthy, and there were
never cleaner and healthier chill
dren.''
tSigned) Margaret Grummon
234S Van Pelt st. Phila.
Death.-Osar Enburg. brother OF
Mrs. Guste Wache Minneapolis. Vac
cinated at Red Wing. Mimi. in 1902
aged %. Then a strong. healthy,
happy, light-hearted young fellow.
working for dairyman. and vac
cination was required in order to
safeguard the patrons of the dairy,
A deep ulcer formed. going to the
bone, He was taken so sick with IL
that he went into a hospital. His
arm turned black and then his whole
skin. He was kept in ice packs, hay-
ing high fever. Several weeks in
hospital and he was discharged. and
tried TO return to work, but an alb
cess soon formed in his lungs aud he
coughed up immense quantities OF
matter, and in a few weeks he was
sent to see "A doctor in ST. Paul Was
seven weeks in hospital, and then