, 1879-03-05
CHICAGO TRIBUNE: PAGES

which they aro laid Without cof1lns; then
A. TIC utmost two feet Of cnrth nro
out shc natnc OF The dead man thrice
or y ho does not know It addresses tiiu as Son
ot Adam. and tells him to ro straight Into Para
use: sonctin,cs The doca tear tip tho body
iteah.p'owed fields. Thus It Is evident TINT
.he flame II once kintlle. must continue 10 burn
1yinR o1't only, or alnost. ony. tor want nf
material. i The assertion OF the newspapers tint
by US own cxngrcration. hut from whnt ilayc
had nm opportunity OF seeing IN the official re-
polts OF ing hospitals At itG scraaklerale fWnr
a MSli1:str!,, should Imagine TINT not fewer than
:9on a'ltt not more thhn 80. 00' porsone dfct! OF
the plague III tic city md suburbs Of Constn nnt-
NOBLE. The plague lasted in grent intensity
from four to f,yy nlons!.s: and Il VIC tnko tho
poph'atlon At CO. 0o0. about nnc-twcntletii part
" u pef!sheu. lSnt even severe plnguo seldom
lasts 40 long ns this ano did: mud .here ia nos.y
soip'e 81 rcara perfect immunity after such
violent outbreaks,
It is = remarkable plIenomenon. too, that, IN
indeh Greater ttIsn that Of ChrtstlanE, white ten
t!!1sea fcwcr Chrtstinpa thnn Turks nrc c,trc.l.
lnn cause of this must be mental. The Turk
resigns himself at oncc II scise.l with tt,e
test to ignore tA existence nlsogotl,cr. lie
never pronou'cc* its pFDper maine q Dlallinl,nl-
ef,ak. but says a. most "Ilastalyts," The sick
ness: fnr to call the evil by its real name Is to
whether there has bccn piauuc In Constantf-
Hople. within tho Inst three tnotths, he wnuld
only draw up his livayy eyebrows, and give
sort q chlrn With his tongue, us much rs to
lnyks de Of The plague, bu. tic Frapks
l'cra {ncnr Constantinoplc} exhibits, to any
nHd ,i,aeatiaintet! with such seci.c*. most dis
and loft on thu hlsisles miserable lnsts Of
nlaflka unl tents, ragged figures starved slckIy
inecs. aud yelling children. Ilscse are tic
sa;n!t!ea that have scon robbcd BY the plaque Of
family, NM! who aTe here In quarantine whiio
their dwoll!ugs and gnotls ar0 being purified.
Thy Greeks often neglect thu publication alto
Getlser. and l'opc tint II they tayo oxnosrd
c!y at'l the !nclcmency Of tL, weather In tonts,
the protecting AlotlIrr OF God will be s,lro to
have pity on them. They return to their houses,
al,! new cnses of sickness almust Inevitably tul-
lounge about wrapped nj LII notwithstanding
oil-cfota cloaks; every ono IS ncrvouslr anxious
to avol1 being touched By others, wbtcA Is 1uto
impossible in these narrow streets. All Of a
sudden funeral comes round corner: friends
aud rglotsons havc desnrtc4 thu dead rcrsou
u Greek, only nrlcst marches butorc tho
boly. with long hlnrk stall tn waru tho
passers-bv. II. however, It Is hfostctn, even
,,,', sa,nnpeTs r.. push forward to carry hin,
lattle diata1cei for by Ms lnaIly pares
as tc true bcl1ovcr accompanies tho departed
QUO, BY 40 mai,y dues he himself ADVANCE nearer
10 Paradise. II one.succts IN acquaintance the
great subject Ut conversation Is, "What ncNs
Of the NlaEuef lluw innnv now cases in The
last wecki" Pantc ratgns cycrywtlcrc tn tho In
terror Of families; M11d the povr women who are
exposed least Of MI others are tho worst, Tor
anxiety Is GENERALLY vatcr yrlcsc The danger is
lls lcnst. Nj QUE can shut themselves tp co,1l.
ptetely and entirely. an.t II une euey IN brood
Ing nm finds tl.e possibility Of Infection rycrY-
where usnl I'll everything. Yet tile houses ara
shut up like 10 many f0rtrcssrs; ut.d II you nav
Il visit 1t thrnws thu whole family int0 ni1 agony
III terror. Ftrst OF allyou aro shut up into
tumiEatinE buxi then rol ara shown into d IN
laon That has neither sofa, carpet. nor curtains
nothing but straw-buttoaletl chairs aid
psain woodcn tabtcs covered with oiled cloth,
tltnEa illnt are supposed to be incapable uf re-
tanny infcction. Perhaps you haru letter OF
fntrouuctfun: 1t wilt be tatcn from you with 4
pair of tlretungst carefully Iuuiguted, nlld read
With suspicion. You fancy that the master of
tho in'use will now offer you his l,nntl iu wc|-
ZONE; bas he darc nut touch Joy; YOU pcglu Il
conversation; tt turHs Immediately OH tic
plague. You hope, Dtrhaps, Tor rubber at
whist, but IN valn; the cards puss from Land 10
tnl,lt. The Indy Of thu huuse drops llcr hand
kcrCh!ef: YOU take 1t up; you could scarcely
llare don0 W0rsc, for uow II must DO wnsned
before 6hc can touch It, THEATRES, balls.
parties, clubs, rcatsing-lponls, etc.-in d word.
nlIYthiIg lku social intrrcourse-aro oMitc out
Uf the question. Such Is tho appearance Of
the social, or rather lusorlal, lilo Of Perm
during tho plague.