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the Legislature appears to be insufficient to stem 

 its terrible progress." 



How happens this in the very country of 

 Jenner? From its first introduction vaccination 

 has had to contend against ignorance, apathy, 

 negligence, prejudice, and misrepresentation. An 

 old and popular notion prevalent among the 

 ignorant classes is, that small-pox is the expulsion 

 of some morbid principle from the system, which 

 can only be got rid of in this way. The objections 

 to vaccination, founded on this notion, are now 

 deprived of all force by the investigations of Mr. 

 Ceely, of Aylesbury, who has demonstrated that 

 small-pox and cow-pox are essentially the same 

 disease. He introduced into the cow small-pox 

 matter taken from man, and produced pustules 

 which supplied lymph, and with this lymph he 

 vaccinated children successfully. Cow-pox, then, 

 is small-pox in a mild form; and granting, for 

 argument's sake, that small-pox does remove 

 morbid matter from the system, cow-pox will do 

 it as effectually without the risk of disfigurement 

 or death. These objectors are to be argued with; 

 but what are we to say to such perverse persons 

 as the woman (who represents not a small class) 

 who told the registrar of Nottingham that " she 

 would rather lose half a dozen children by small- 

 pox than fly in the face of Providence by having 

 one vaccinated ! " 



Another class of objectors refrain from having 

 their children vaccinated, believing that the 

 process engenders scrofula and obstinate cuta- 

 neous diseases ! They have observed, probably, 

 eruptions manifest themselves after vaccination, 

 and have been unable to perceive that this cir- 

 cumstance might occur, even had the patient not 

 been vaccinated. What medical man is there 

 who has not heard it urged that, because 

 " neighbor Smith's child had scrofula after vacci- 

 nation, she, as a mother, would take good care 

 her child should not be vaccinated?" Now a 

 smart attack of small-pox often develops scrofula, 

 but cow-pox never. Moreover, cow-pox some- 

 times cures an obstinate cutaneous affection; 

 although, as a general rule, it is undesirable in 

 such a case that vaccination should be performed. 



We observe in the neighborhood of Shepherd's 

 Bush, Bayswater, and Notting Hill, that printed 

 circulars have been largely distributed, calling 

 the attention of parents to the immense impor- 

 tance of the subject, and enforcing on them the 

 necessity of having their children properly pro- 

 tected. Let our voice also be raised to the same 

 effect. It becomes culpable to neglect such 

 admonition. It is not on private grounds only 

 that due regard should be had to the warning, 

 — the public safety demands it. 



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Prosperity and Adversity. — The prosper- 

 ous man has everything to fear, and the poor 

 man everything to hope. To the former every 

 change threatens loss, to the latter it promises 

 benefit. He little fears the turning of the wheel 

 who is already at the bottom. 



Pleasure and Pain are dealt out to us in 

 measures and at seasons we little dream of; and 

 by a power whose wisdom we dare not question. 

 If the latter is to be received with resignation, 

 the other surely should be welcomed with 

 gladness. 



ORIGINAL POETRY. 



SUMMER— AN INVOCATION TO 



BY HELEN HETHERINGTON. 



Awake! my soul's Idol! arise from thy pillow; 



The bright sun is rising just over the hill; 

 The robin has taken his seat on the willow, 



And mingles his song with the murmuring rill. 



Sweet bird! how I love thee! thy song at this 

 season, 

 Our care and anxiety amply repays ; 

 Whilst Man, mighty Man, blest with power and 

 reason, 

 Sleeps hours away that you warble in praise ! 



The proud forest Oak, that so justly inherits 

 Its title, and rank, as the monarch of trees ; 



And others less lofty, possessing high merits, 

 All gracefully bow to the light passing breeze. 



The dew-spangled grass, in its brightness and 

 beauty, 



Like earth's richest diamonds on emeralds laid; 

 The buzz of the insects fulfilling the duty 



Assign'd them by Nature, enliven the glade. 



The Valley resounds with a chorus of voices, 

 The grasshopper's chirp,and thebee'sbusyhum; 



Oh, sad must the heart be that never rejoices, 

 When Nature proclaims the gay Summer is come. 



The hedges now deck'd in their gayest apparel, 

 Incessantly waft us the richest perfume ; 



The Doves plaintive note, and the Lark's, 

 merry carol, 

 In thanks to their Maker their matins resume. 



The broad spreading firmament matchless in 

 splendor 



With light, fleecy clouds, yielding joys ever new ; 

 Oh, whilst we admire His works let us render 



The glory to Him to whom glory is due. 



SELECT POETRY. 



TWILIGHT. 



Twilight ! I love thee ! for beneath the shade 

 Of thy grey curtain wrapped, there is a feeling 

 Which o'er my spirit with mild influence 

 stealing, 



I have acknowledged as I lonely strayed 



At eve's still hour, and marked how sweetly 

 played 

 The dying glories of departing day ! 

 Or pensive watch'd light's last expiring ray, 



As on the bosom of the stream it played ! 



And I have wished, that when my course be run 

 Through life's day journey, an eternal rest 

 May cradle my tired spirit, as the west 



Doth to its bosom welcome yon bright sun ! 

 Calm be the hour when life's last embers wane, 

 And bright the morrow when I rise again!" 



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