VACCINATION.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 180, 16 August 1872, Page 6

VACCINATION.

In a .time-like the present, who.'; the Colony appears to be, or really is, laboring under the dread of ta.a L-ar-ful'scourge, small-pox, "it behove.* usto east about to can -he done, in the first instance"to ward oil" it* approach, and in the second to ascertain the best means of arresting its ravages should it'unfortunately take root in this Province.. Prevention is at all times better than cure, and though ifc be doubtful whether .any ktimvh human foresight or action can prevent its introduction, ifc.is certain, from the'experienc; of very many years, that vaccinal ion will greatly modify its disastrous effects. The" population of Naseby includes a large proportion of juveniles, many of whom are admit-, lejlly imvaccinated, and should the scourge make it*!, appearance here we cannot but tremble for the result. By a local iu our last issue ifc will have been seen thafc the "mothers"- of Kyeburn have: become ,alivo to the fate of their offspring, and are desirous thafc they should all be vaccinated. The same feeling which pervades the' maternal breasts of the Kyeburn mothersshould be equally discernible in .those of JS'aseby, and we trust to see a jointmovement made to cause vaccination, at all events among the young, to be universal.. The question of revaecination >ve < leave .to" trie discernment of medical men, but it.i* evident that the time has arrived when vaccination among the young should be made matter, and one not of option,.but of compulsion. : A Bill having that object in view has been lately, before the Parliament .of IV'ew Zealand. .We can hardly imagine that .there can bo in the Province or the Colony a single individual who would have the conscience to oppose a measure so manifestly advantageous to their own. and'their children's interest. The movement in favor of vaccination has only, to be taken up warmly to ensure, its.success, and we trust that the matter will not, from our own apathy and indifference' be allowed to fall ihrough. Action, and thafc united and immediate," is all that is required.

The '-Wakatip MaiT of Wednesday says :—Mr. Anthony Trollop©, wh-> is pakinjj a tour of tbo Australian colonies, . arrived in Queenstowridast evening via Invorcarsjill aiicl Kingston, acs ccmpanied by Mr. Pearson, Commissoner of Crown Lands.. To-dr.v,. the visitors and Mr. li. Bcetham"'JS.M. took a trip up the Lake iii the''Jane Williams, steamer. Such a distinguished tourist as Mr. Trollop© mu ß t be looked upon as a good authority, and we shall anxiously.looMorward'for h'm opinion of the residents and the scenery of this land of Ukes and mountains. ,

A well-known .officer-in Auld Reekie was celebrated for his cunning and wifc. . His mother .baying died iulsdinburglv he hired -a., hearse end carried her to the family, burying-placo in. the .mghlands. Ue returned, it ia aaid, with the hearse full of «mii'™led whisky, and being tewed about it "by a friend, he said, «Won, mon, there's nae.harm done—l onlvtook away the bo.dy and brought back the speerlt !" A. Unique Toast.—A lonian: over trie- water was called on.for a toast. •Ho. gave the following i All hail the American aMe ! Proud bird of freedom all hail j The fowl that no one can invagle, Or put salt on its beautiful taifl