Vaccine and Serum Evils

by Herbert M. Shelton

Paperback. 16,00 / 23,50 cm. in Turkish. 184 p. Medikal turizm, merkezinde tibbi hizmetlerin kullanilmasi olan, ulasim, konaklama ve aracilik hizmetleri gibi daha birçok farkli alani da kapsayan bir turizm çesidi olarak son dönemde tüm dünyada hizla adindan daha çok söz edilen bir konuma gelmistir. Bu durumun temelinde, ülkelerin saglik siste

Genres: Science, Health

46 pages, Paperback

First published February 3, 1998

About the author

Herbert M. Shelton was an American naturopath, alternative medicine advocate, and prolific author best known for promoting natural hygiene, fasting, and raw veganism. Born in Texas in 1895, Shelton was deeply influenced by observing animal behavior during illness and early pioneers like Isaac Jennings and Sylvester Graham. He studied at several institutions devoted to chiropractic and naturopathy, eventually graduating from the American School of Naturopathy. Shelton believed that cooked food was harmful and that the human body could heal itself without medical intervention, primarily through fasting and a raw, plant-based diet.
In 1922, he self-published Fundamentals of Nature Cure, later retitled An Introduction to Natural Hygiene. He went on to write the influential seven-volume The Hygienic System and published The Hygienic Review for forty years. In 1948, he founded the American Natural Hygiene Society, which became the National Health Association. Despite facing frequent legal challenges for practicing medicine without a license, Shelton maintained a loyal following and left a lasting legacy on the raw food and fasting movements.
A pacifist, Shelton was jailed during World War I for opposing the draft. His career was marred by controversy, including patient deaths and lawsuits, one of which led to his financial ruin and the closure of his health school. Afflicted by a degenerative disease in later life, he remained active in his work until his death in 1985. His legacy remains polarizing, viewed by some as visionary and by others as dangerously unscientific.

Reviews

[P.J. Sullivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

As expected, this booklet is an outspoken condemnation of vaccination, which Shelton regarded as a “filthy practice” originating in religious superstition.

The first chapter presents vaccination as dangerous, based on testimonials and epidemiological records. He cites newspaper accounts of people harmed by vaccines, and cases from medical journals. Such anecdotal evidence doesn’t necessarily prove anything.

In chapter two he argues from logic and empirical evidence that vaccination is ineffective in conferring immunity. The whole vaccination practice is predicated on the belief that diseases such as smallpox and diphtheria confer immunity to themselves. Not true, says Shelton, citing many examples of recurrences. The answer to infectious diseases is “scrupulous hygiene,” not inoculations with septic matter.

In chapter three, Shelton urges readers not to contribute money to medically-controlled organizations like the Red Cross that promote vaccinations.

This booklet may be somewhat outdated, as vaccines may have changed a bit since its time. But its principles are still worthy of consideration.

Questions remain:

Vaccines consist of “septic matter (pus)” from infected animals, says Shelton. If we grant that all vaccinations are toxic, are they still acceptable as lesser evils? Compulsory vaccination is still criminal, he answers. How do vaccines work? Shelton’s simple answer is that they don’t work. I wish he had gone into the science of immunology and less into mere anecdotes and testimonials, but he seems to deny the validity of immunology.

This booklet is worth reading. Typos detract from its readability, but not much from its credibility.

[Steve Douglas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although not a recent book, the data presented is conclusive proof that the vaccines for smallpox and many other diseases mentioned, were not only not helpful in preventing the diseases they were supposedly inoculating against, but also harmful to a great many. A short book, but a great read none the less.