Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 190, 11 Mei 1891 — THE FUTURE OF VACCINATION. [ARTICLE]

THE FUTURE OF VACCINATION.

In order to helj) our po< r, biinded and deluded l>oard of IlealUi, frorn the egotism of Boiv»e of its members, we published the fūllu\ving and hope that it. wili to a change in <.the action nf the Board, toward th««se U!Hb'r its charge from the ignorant and i-i--hnman practices of the j»«ft to a more practicable and charitable c®urse in ihe future. W'e know that it is not ple&sant for the egot ist to accept friendly advice, especially wliere the bump of coiu*-it is largely developed; but, we hgpc, however, for sweet charity J s saUe, that eoneeii will be laid aside and a eommon 6euse view wi'l be takon of information, whieh is being promulgated bv wor!d renown medical scientists. and urged by a eollege or association of physicians. k *Unquestionibly the vaccination question will eome verv mueh to the front this year. The book on ■ jenner and V T accinatiorv,' whicl> recently eame from the pen of the leartied contributor of the article on the subject to the Enclyclopasdia Britannica, marked .an epeeh in ttje eontruversy. And now tbat so great a' biologist ss Dr. Wallaeo, the author of a nrof6undly interesting work on Darwimsm whieh appeared in 1889, bas taken his stand against vac-1 cination, in the prgsence of the Royal Commissioners, it mav be I concluded that a death blow has been stru®k to compulsory \ aeeination. In Boston (U. S. A.)! a great sensation was recently; caused by the dfath of Dr. Warren i S. Stjkes from bloo(i-poisomng caused by vaccination. This doctor had been vaccinated in childh«v»<l; but as lie was cons' antly : beiug cxposed to infection, he de- j termined to be revaceimitvd. Two davB after he had re-v:iccin-ated. he was seir.ed with blooil poi-! soning, and soon died. Eventslrke | these are rapidly rendering it more difticult for niagistrates to enforce tho law on the suojoct. It may be j Biipi>osed that Mr.'Staniey*"'s evi-.] dence Btrengthens the case of vac-1 cination. But the whole force.of it disappears when it is found that Zanzibaris were not or»iy immune from the srnal!-pox whieh ravaged Mr. StanleyVi other fbllowers, but xvere atso free ffom the uttacks of the guine;v wonn, to whose attaeks neariv ali the Mahdis suoeumbed. It mu«t be grantetl 1! \t it was not viHvination that njade the dilVer*me.» in th;s oas«e. \Vhy, then. iuust it be jir:inted tbnt it made it in th; eth«'r. v —Christi(m ('oiamo»-