The New York herald., 1877-01-19
SMALLPOX.

RAvAoxs IN DETROIT OF THE DREAD DIS
EAsE--A SURE AND CERTAIN REMEDY-rHE
STRANGE ExPLRIENcE OF AN AFFLICTED
POLE.
DETROIT, Jan. l5 1877.
Tho present winter, while almost unparalleled in
the history OF Detro. tor the quantity OF snow falling
and for the long weeks Of steady cold brought with
an unusual humber OF OF smallpox, which dis.
times has threatened to penetrate every neigh
borhood, causing unusual excitement some house
holders, mostly foreigners and people having an un-
reasonable fear Of the disease have practically closed
their houses against callers, removed their children
from school, and suffered for of iood rather than
60 forth and earn IT, In the Polish quarter Of the city
the disease passed from house TO house with terrible
rapidly, the Posnders s,ubbornly refusing to be
cinatcd and being IN many too ignorant or too
poor to adopt the other usual precautions II not
unlil tho sanitary police, accompanied by the Polish
pres proceeded force almost that the people would
roll up Their sleeves and permit tho doctor TO prick In
the virus.
ExrERrAiSfNG A STRANGER.
Thrcc weeks ago, during tho greatest excitement,
young Pole, twenty years OF age and unable to
speak word OF English, arrived in this city from the
East, having written directions from Polandcrs here
how 10 find them Tho young man was weak and III
when reaching the depot and, probably greatly en-
barrased by the fact he walked down the depot yard
and hid behind warehouse until nearly night lie
was then accidentally discovered and ordered away.
Reaching tho street he walked around until mid
night, and bv good fortune reached tho Polish quarter
through his own effort. He had scarcely been wei
coined by ono speaking his native tongue when IL was
discovered that he was victim Of the smallpox. The
pusucs had appeared his lace. he was evcrsh and
light headed and tho odor OF tho disease was with him.
MAKE WAY FOR THE LEPER
The stranger was hustled out of the house with
out delay by tho excited owner, and he found
himself in tho street on bitter cold night,
having neither money nor friends Reasoning
that other Polanders would extend like reception
in his sad condition, tho stranger struck out
at venture, crossed streets, yards and fields. aud
finally reached a barnynrd on the plank road leading
from Detroit to Port Huron, and near the rst olgatc
OUTSIDE the city. HIS weak and exhausted condition
may judged the fact that In crossing tho last
nsd-a ten acre lot--hc fell eighteen times as
found by those who followed his trail and the last
hundred feet was crawled on his hands and knscs
Reaching the barnyard the Pole crawcd under shcd
where cattle and other stock found shelter. There
IVES straw stack ot ono end Of the shed, making =
warm place. and ut tins end of the shed the took
up his bed.
FARMERS HOSPITALITY.
II is certain that under the shed three night
and two days, and his presence would not have been
known then had he not appeared at the farm house
and made signs tina. he was hungry, also exhibiting
letter written in the Polish language. Hc was
sight to SEQ that time. lie had covered his taco,
hands and neck with fresh compost, aud this had
partly dried and partly frozen TO the skin. Warm
water and soap were furnished him. and when he
stood clean before the family every pustulc had dis
appeared, and tho disease had left him There no
smell OF smallpox, no icvcr, nor was there pit on
his face though the skin was unusually red and quite
tender. He showed the family where he had rested
under the she'd and there evidence that made his
condition plain Hc had had neither food nor crnk,
and to ease the terrible itching OF the pustules he had
pascred them with the fresh compost OF the cattle
feeding on the straw.
! SHARING WITH MS coUSTRyMEy.
| To make this. singular case more plain II may be
stated tha, the Poandcr who admitted the stranger
his house is now down with smallpox, taking the
disease from his visitor Il cannot be doubted iha,
the stranger under the shed Is the same young man
who called on the polandcr and turned away, for
his name Is The same, he has the samo letter ana
have ollowe: the trail IN tho snow from the shed al
most to the polander's door Az this date the young
man. entirely Tree from any suspicion OF the disensc
Is helping nurse tho man who caught the disease o
him. Three OF tho farmers children have been
vaccnsted and yet they have suffered IN the least
from the young Poles presence the house Tor twc
long hours.
GooD TINE DocroRs
There Is case here 70 puzzle physicans, and tho
particulars have been stated as plainly as possible that
there may 10 no 'ifsn Tor ~ d. n TO ial back upon
The stranger certainly had smallpox, for he gave u
another He certainly recovered or here he -, walk
ing about He can be traced iron the hour hc landed
| in the CITY, and hc under the shed three nights
and two days lf the fresh manure did not aD
sorb The disease Il ON his system IN that short time
wnat else day II Durying patient 10 the earth up is
! his neck, as practscd IN some countrics has ben
encla effect on Diseases why shouldn't fresh compos
have double the strength hcalcry II ~ straight
plain and, though not discovered by Jenner I'M
cure may one day rank with bis preventive.
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