No,no,no,no. The Indians were not given smallpox by *our* government; it was the British commander, Lord Jeffrey Amherst who did the deed. He wrote of this in a letter to Bouquet.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/smallpox1.html Trem wrote: > > Thank you Catherine. I'm sure that smallpox is very dangerous to a > percentage of those who contract it but what really bothers me is the > problem of people that have a normal immune system apparently having a very > difficult time in catching it. That leads me to believe it is not a real > problem for the general populace. It seems to me from most of the reports I > have seen that it was in fact difficult to acquire. Of course we all know > the stories about the Indians being given blankets by our government that > were infested with smallpox. Is it possible the reason they contracted it > was the fact that their immune systems were compromised from lack of > hygiene, poor or little food and other debilitating conditions that we do > not face today in this country? > > And the one thing that really bothers me is the fact that it is a virus and > we are being told there is no better way to deal with it than to get > vaccinated. It seems to me that it could be easily treated with either CS > or if a person wanted to use allopathic medicine... an antibiotic. > > Perhaps I'm too cynical but I always think "follow the money". This is BIG > business and there's lots of money to be made. I think it's mostly hype > that we are "extremely vulnerable". > > I'll drop this thread since it's really not about CS. But I suspect it will > be if and when it raises its head. > > Trem > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "C Creel" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 12:38 PM > Subject: Re: CS>small pox & Malaria ...INTERESTING > > > Dear Trem, > > > > > > I'm familiar with the article at http://www.silvergen.com/Smallpox.htm > > > > > > There was this statement: > > > > <<Mack stated that even with poor medical care, the case fatality rate in > > adults was "much lower than is generally advertised" and thought to be > > 10-15%. He said that the statistics were "loaded with children that had a > > much higher fatality," making the average death rate reported to be much > > higher>> > > > > > > ** Throughout the article, there were a number of doubts voiced about the > > death rate from smallpox. Nowhere did I see it mentioned that there was a > > big difference between Variola Major and Variola Minor. > > > > > > Historically, Variola Minor has killed only 1-2% of those unvaccinated > while > > Variola Major has killed 30-40% of those unvaccinated. About > > 30% of those in an outbreak area tended to become infected > > > > Approximately eight percent (8%) of people infected with variola major had > > two rare and highly deadly variations of variola major. Three percent > (3%) > > contracted a hemorrhagic-type smallpox called purpura variolosa. This type > > causes hemorrhaging into the skin and internal organs, causing death even > > before the appearance of a rash (usually two days) to ninety-eight percent > > (98%) of those afflicted.. The other five percent (5%) developed a > flat-type > > smallpox. These people would live longer, and up to twenty percent would > > survive. This last type caused the worst disfiguring scars[1]. > > > > > > The incubation period for smallpox is approximately ten to fourteen days. > > Initial symptoms are high fever, fatigue, malaise, delirium, vomiting, > > diarrhea, severe headache, and a backache reported to be unremitting in > the > > feeling that one's back is being broken. Young children frequently > > experience convlusions. A rash then develops that may be difficult to > > distinguish from several other types of rashes. By the third day, the > rash > > shows lesions which begin centrally at the forehead and the mucosa of the > > mouth and pharynx, and spread outward to the face and forearms. The fever > > lessens. By the fourth day, the trunk, and legs, and possibly soles of the > > feet and mucous membranes of the genitals and anus are covered with > lesions. > > On the fifth or sixth day, the lesions simultaneously turn to pustules. > This > > is accompanied by severe pain and once again, high fever and extreme > > weakness. By the eighth or ninth day, the pustules are developing a crust, > > and hair eyebrow, and nail loss is experienced [2]. Healing may take > > another two to three weeks. > > > > Complications associated with smallpox disease are bacterial infections at > > the skin at the sites of the lesions, pitted scars from pustules, > arthritis, > > bone infections, pneumonia, severe bleeding, eye infections, encephalitis, > > and death [2]. > > > > Smallpox during pregnancy often results in miscarriage or stillbirth. > > Smallpox survivors are often blinded as a result of eye scarring. > > > > > > Am I in favor of vaccinationg against smallpox? Absolutely not. But I am > > in favor of accurate information. > > > > > > Aside, but related, there is documentation in State and certain county > > records in Ohio of successsful homeopathic prophylaxis using Variolinum in > a > > couple of towns where homeopathic MDs were treating people. In these > > towns, a significantly lower percentage of people contracted smallpox > than > > in other towns. > > > > > > For those with the disease, another course of treatment for small pox is > > stated in the Homeopathic World 1909, p. 75, and Hempel's work with Acetic > > Acid gives evidence of efficacy. > > > > > > You said: > > > > > > <<And please let us know how to find you on the internet.>> > > > > > > www.medicinegarden.com > > http://escribe.com/health/athena/ > > http://www.homeopathic.org > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PROZACAWARENESS/ > > (I can arrange time-limited access to the archives and files for anyone > > interested. Well, anyone who is known on the Silver-list.) > > > > > > I have other groups but they are private. The theme of them is > > non-pharmaceutical treatment of depression and/or anxiety, ADHD, ADD, and > > schizophrenia, and recovery from use of psychotropic drugs, again, through > > "alternative medicine" treatment. > > > > > > Regards, > > Catherine > > > > > > > > 1. Henderson, DA. Edward Jenner's vaccine. Public Health Reports, 112(2), > > 116-121, March/April 1997. > > > > 2. Merck Manual, 12th Edition, 1972 (Edition purposely chosen to avoid > > politics of today) > > > > 3. Med. and Surg. Reporter, March 1873 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > > > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > > > > >
