The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-02-27

] lIOiu Il Olauls Wutlt Tue QlbehbC was
reigning as an epidemic, entered the
city and died in the hospital. The
tpathologist or the hospital con-
tracted the disease from post
mortem examination, and the mala
dy spread To other hospital attend
ants. The hospital and its sick in
mates were strictly quarantined,
and the disease held in check until
the following spring. when one of
the inmates escaped and entered a
Russian factory, spreading the
plague among the operatives. The
disease then became epidemic, and
the inhabitants mobbod certain Of
the doctors because the latter failed
to contract the malady. IL was
demonstrated that the doctors who
retrained from personal1lUontact
with their patients escaped, while
those who handled their patients
were swept out Of existence. Fol
lowing the Russian customs of
mourning the inhabitants insisted,
contrary TO medical advice, in en-
bracing and kissing the disease
stricken c0rpses OF their friends,
and died like as many sheep with
.he dry rot 7--
! In Cypress. in l76O, one.third the
population of the island was de
stroyed. European merchants who
closed their houses and barred
their doors TO all outside communi-
cation escaping. The nunsin the
converts also escaped.
At Aleppo in l7bl-69, the Euro
pean merchants quarantined them
selves and escaped, while the inhabl-
tants died around them by hum
dreds.
In the Morocco epidemic OF 1900,
Gefore alluded TO, Or jackson
states that the European settlers
who shut themselves up in their
own homes and avoided contact
with the inhabitants escaped. DIR.
jackson, who was exposed during
the whole epidemic, states "the dis
temper was not caught by approach,
unless that approach was accompa-
MED by inhaling the breath or han
ding the injected patient.
During the plague at Malta, In
1913. which was introduced by
vessel from Alexandria conmining
sick sailors, the nuns In tue con
vents and the European settlers
who shut themselves Off from con
tact with the afflicted inhabitants,
escaped the pesIilence. loo
The Frence and English officers
who served in various Egyptian
campaigns, were unanimously of
the opinion that the disease is con-
tagious. Such eminent writer's as
NJ Gregor and Baron Larrey were
strong advocates of quarantine,
claiming that the disease can be
avoided by ROn-eontact.
DIR. Sotira, a French military sur
geon, asserts that ."in the seventh
year of the French republic about
eighty medical officers died OF the
plague. la consequence of this
mortality, an order was issued TO
employ Turkish BARRIERS in the pest
houses TO dress she sores and per
form all medical service requiring
direct contact with the disease. la
the next two years only twelve
surgeons died of the malady, and
but few Of the BARRIERS were left IN
the land OF the living"
In 1885, at Cairo, Egypt, when
tne plague broke out the ruler,
Mehemet Ali, shut himself up in
his palace with three hundred at
tendants, and surrounded his home
with troops. With the exception
OF three persons, who were dis
missed on the first symptoms Of
the disease, the entire party escaped.
During the same epidemic, Captain
Warm, in charge of school
of cavalry, quaran tined himself and
five hundred and fifteen followers
in the worst Infected quarter Of
Gizeh. He remained strictly SEE
cluded in his place Of refuge iot
four months, or until the subsl-
dence of the plague, not a single
death being reported In the party.
Such instances OF the eiIl sioucy
of quarantines in the prevention Of
the spread cf the plague might be
multiplied almost indefinitely, so
numerous are the facts recorded.
and il is perfectly well known that
the plague is one Of the most man.
ageable diseases when properly han
died by competent medical authOri-
ties. 1t has been claimed that
many physicians escape the dis
ease during epidemics; also, that
religious orders who do not attend
the sick are not liable 20 contract
the malady. Controversies have
been bitterly waged on this subject,
the religious claiming the interpO-
sition of Almighty God in their ia
vor, the doctors claiming that avoid
ance of direct contact aud tOta lack
OF fear account for the immunity In
most cases. IL has also been no.
ticed that workers In faL--butchers,
aud Oilcarriers-are not
very apt 20 contract the plague.
The dark skinned southern races
are more liable To the disease than
people. The Spaaish,
Italians and Portuguese suher great
ly, also the desCendents OF Oriental
Jews. Among the negroes the NOR
tality is simply frightful, thousands
Of this race having been destroyed.
A most remarkable fact has been
observed during all epidemics--i. g.,
persons over ffty years ef age are rare
~ attacked.
The strict enforcement Of mari
time and land quarantine will
check the advance Of the epidemic
wave. In Europe the e0rdoAs SaniV-
ire have been established by Aus
.ria and Russia. But will this keep
he malady out Of the United States2
IL is a well known fact that hun
ireds of Mennonite immigrants will
,nter this country for their new
home In Wisconsin, Iowa and Kan
,ay during the present year. Yes
sells from the Baltic and Black sea,
Ind from ports where the plague is
low threatened, will enter the har
Dors OF New York, Philad elphia and
baltimore the coming spring. The
American people are not prepared
'or the emergency. Shall these i'm.