Anti-vaccination.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 195, 25 July 1883, Page 2

Anti- v accination.

r Wellington Paper. 3 An address by the Vice-Presidenfc of the Freethought Association on antieaccination wa§ given last night to a full audience, wherein he gave several arguments for the discontinuance of its i compulsion, arguing that its failures and its serious effect were religiously kept secret, and that if people would study and search into the other side of the question t icy wonld be more than, surprised at its illeffects and the little benefit ifc would be at the present day m the event of such an epidemic break* ing out m New Zealand. Fe gave several quotations- showing that vaccinated cases were ia many instances more fatal than unvacciuated, and quoted many deaths from vaccination ; and concluded by recommending as a preventative against smallpox or any other disease, thorough attention to sanitary measures, good, pure ventilation, with plain, wholesome food as the greatest check to its invasion ; and if an increase took place it would be considerably tne greater modifier of that or any other malady. Several members spoke against anti«vaccination, and add need several good arguments, but sanitary measures as a check to the disease were upheld by all the speak* erg.