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Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 23:44:13 EST
From: EmmaPeel2@aol.com
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: smallpox innoculation history
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I don't think there were hypodermic needles until the next century. The
usual procedure was to scratch or poke the skin with a regular PIN coated
with cowpox virus "serum", essentially grafting the disease into the
individual.
The "serum" was obtained by poking a cowpox sore from an infected individual.
The patient, of course, would develop and unsightly "Pox" wherever they were
innoculated, but develop permanent immunity to the deadlier smallpox.
The procedure started in Turkey in the early 1700's, and was discussed in
letters by Lady Montagu, wife of the British Ambassador. She had her entire
family vaccinated. The procedure became popular in Europe once Edward Jenner
(UK) was able to produce the serum WITHIN cattle. Innoculation eventually
caught on in the United States in the early 1800's. Yep, the procedure was
STILL unsanitary, but heck, it worked!
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0">I don't think there were hypodermic needles until the next century. The
<BR>usual procedure was to scratch or poke the skin with a regular PIN coated
<BR>with cowpox virus "serum", essentially grafting the disease into the
<BR>individual.
<BR>The "serum" was obtained by poking a cowpox sore from an infected individual.
<BR> The patient, of course, would develop and unsightly "Pox" wherever they were
<BR>innoculated, but develop permanent immunity to the deadlier smallpox.
<BR>
<BR> The procedure started in Turkey in the early 1700's, and was discussed in
<BR>letters by Lady Montagu, wife of the British Ambassador. She had her entire
<BR>family vaccinated. The procedure became popular in Europe once Edward Jenner
<BR>(UK) was able to produce the serum WITHIN cattle. Innoculation eventually
<BR>caught on in the United States in the early 1800's. Yep, the procedure was
<BR>STILL unsanitary, but heck, it worked! </FONT></HTML>
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Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 22:59:24 -0600
From: "Lanney Ratcliff" <amm1585@hyperusa.com>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Maces
Of the many different beads Lewis and Clark took up river, they included "2
maces of sky blue round beads for girls". Any body know how many were in a
"Mace", and just what a "Mace" might be?
I found nothing in the 1828 dictionary. Keep in mind that Lewis & Clark's
spelling was inventive, sometimes generally phonetic at best, with many
words spelled in several different ways. What word that might sound a
little like mace might apply? I dunno.....anybody have an idea.
YMOS
Lanney Ratcliff
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