From the Boston Courier.
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We repubsh, from the Medical lntelligeucer of
May 30th, 1926, the following letter, directed to the
editor of that work, which may be interesting at the
present time.


Fascination Etectaal Preventive of Varioloid
About year ago, had prepared communication
for your paper, stating several facts which led me
to conclusion, the correctness or faacy Of which
may be of some Importance to mankind. Wishing
to add further confirmation to my views Of the pow
of vaccinations another year was allowed for the
purpose of observation, and every new fact adds
weight to the sentiment there expressed, must ask
Of you the favor to give it to the public. have re-
served the facts and arguments for another oppor-
unity, and am desirous Of giving at present only the
conclusions to which they have led.


In the first place, it has appeared undoubted that
there exists in great majority of the human fam


lily greater less natural predisposition to small
4 pox "a degree of inhammabty which the small
pox infection kindes into flame.


! When the disease has once occurred, this predis-
position-ths infammable principle is generally ex-
hausted and the torch will pass by ever after with.
out producing any visible effect.


With this view of the nature of the disease, it has
been suggested by numerous facts which came to my
knowledge during the prevalence of the varioloit
in this country, that in some cases the predsposi
tion is not uholly exhausted by the disease-a por
ton remains unconsuned, and exposure TO the in