Punch . spector of the Uxbridge district, was acci-dentally pricked in the back of the hand while examining, on the 3rd of December,the body of a bullock that had died of the cattle plague. In a few days the slightwound assumed characters which were recognised by Mr. Rayner, of Uxbridge, asthose of vaccine, and thepatient sufferedall the constitutional symptoms incidentalto vaccination. He was also seen by Professor Spooner, Dr. Quain, Dr. Mde-chison, and Mr. Ceely, all of whom were impressed with the resemblance of theresults of this infection to those of vaccination. Vaccination has been pro
Punch . spector of the Uxbridge district, was acci-dentally pricked in the back of the hand while examining, on the 3rd of December,the body of a bullock that had died of the cattle plague. In a few days the slightwound assumed characters which were recognised by Mr. Rayner, of Uxbridge, asthose of vaccine, and thepatient sufferedall the constitutional symptoms incidentalto vaccination. He was also seen by Professor Spooner, Dr. Quain, Dr. Mde-chison, and Mr. Ceely, all of whom were impressed with the resemblance of theresults of this infection to those of vaccination. Vaccination has been proposed as a preventive for the Cattle Disease,supposed to be small-pox. But the Cattle Disease is obviously muchmore likely to be cowpox in an aggravated form. If so, the properthing to prevent it will be inoculation. This will be repayment to thebovine race of vaccination in kind, by the rule^that one good^turndeserves another. But how about the beef? 26 PUNCH. OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. [January 20, This is not the TORTURE Chamber of the INQUISITION, neither is it a REPRESENTATION of the ALARMING Resultsof NEGRO EMANCIPATION. It is merely the Turkish Bath in Latherington Street, W. THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON. Mr. Punch—Sir, I dont say Dear Sir, you see; not that Ive any quarrelwith you ia particular, nor any wish to pick one, but youre not a par-ticular friend of mine, and why should I dear you? Depend on it,Sir, the abuse of that palavering, honeyed style of address now-a-daysis only a sign of the general rottenness of the times. But thats by theway. What I want to say to you, Sir, is this. Cant some means betaken for putting down all this sickening Christmas humbug, which isswamping us gradually, and which seems to get worse every year? Idont mean Peace on earth and goodwill to men. Thats quite rightand proper, and orthodox—in the service for the day—of course. Butwhat I want to know is, how peace on earth is compatible with continualrow and disturbance day and
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