, 1879-02-14
THE PLAGUE.
some Experiences from ona W..
Has Been Amongst 4. ""'
l'e't a.thod ef Checking It, prov,,v.. ,p,,,,,,,
ties of Ia Reaching Western rnr0,. ,''''l*

,he rl'nor came to naRslad TINT ,I,s n,,n. s, when
broken out at ltlnh, village on fin r.auc r" md
near the ruins Of Babylon. VA, IT,. .a,''sasea
a' excursion in that direction. ,nt ,h" p'annus
H''e reports d'd not dctcr ma from .,s.. ,'ae'''
my expedition, though against ,ho .'.ne sa On
some prudent fricnds among tlc Fn.,.''1 e,es1 ot
denis OF whom WIS the pucst 4 !esi'
alter, when l reached Kerbella. n s,otss ~" u usst
.he Alallo,nctans, containing tic shrira. Wy o1
Two gtandsons Of the prophct mr., "sa n ol Tho
sots OF Persian pilgrims, found that l n1.a e
naa reaehca TINT place md the tnbabtsn,, ssas
W. wes ,,for s,i9r y. pa',,e And Them to my hor,o,
denly '''' VI naeaad had bpl,
DECLARED 4 QUARANTINE
ot the injected district, With etr,ot
snoot any rcrsun who ATTEMPTED II, n,,' uess %
!ilc lest he might bring tile dread iI.s Si.oss tas
tiat city. was inside Tic coran sya.e ssHa.s,so 70
Ihara aIa ~ s natasS attendants were IN 1ssnat
ihSra "cFe no Europeans ncutcr than ns,Siaa1! npeSa1
it'al at eommnnicatson with that placH aaSa1 naagia1
ent OH. How esrapctl by night iii. Iaa Deea
sfc desert do nut hero proimse 10y ~ across
ouleo IL to say lint reached Bapa1 IN .'s..'
nh!l was received by my friends with Omen '.ss1
niro, ai'"st ~. ~ m oo tn Tser from Tic dead lcY hi
next "drnMcdnry mail" 10 l)a,nas""n.o " W tas
thence to London. an "obt,,ary tiat aid aad
tave brought grief to relatives In RI, Ciarn1gat I1gat
When ! cafno nftcrwarl to rralizo nv rs'asl NAM.
cscnpo was not SURPRISED ut noticing "I1Is III,
resurye ot manner amopg The t,orc it,n,i iish; X.
that was tabooel for few dars fur '; t.as aha
brought With mo the seeds Of lis i,n,a.a n.a
scourEc. ''S a'ea'4
TIE NAME SUGGESTIVE or noRnon,
The pconla Of tho West have no sourrnIto, =,
Tie tlurror Which TIC very 1lalne of thn a "
SUGGESTS to Oriental nations. To us It t, ao%s ss
thing iidente, associated, perlaps wiz eu1s w.
great IRE" tilat devastated Ion,iou 20j ycs, ~,
Nearly every year there arc rul0rs of f'ti'. y.
breaking out OF this terrlble scouyea n sou. M.
part Of Arabta. Fcrsia Or tic southern t.oFt. "
the Mcdilcrrnnra1. Iii The mctuory al S"U. ,n,o.
pcrsons vet living In Turkish Aratfa ,he Mau! hn,!'
fofa 81 y aeSt arc yet vivid, when in 4 sInri.
Month 50,0u0 people, nearly Half tho whole ~
llatson, pcriahcd miseraby in Dardaj. ! my. my
while there wealthy lsaita,,, tr univ ,,rvris ss
Of nll his falulY during this ysItuttnn ~ ,ts
plague. Ills thrilling accounts of tic inrIlpnt.
lint pusseu under his own ewes bad hnrrhis
fascination to tnt III Vtrw OF the paaIc which
si1% around Inc In cotfeo-sl,ops mud bazars,
EVERY HousE 4 CASTLE.
In OEicntnl countries the houses of thc botts.
clnss are always built with solid outside w.,I,
rouud m interior courtyard, which sunnIIs.
light nl,l ventilation to the apartments IL
this there is usually single heavily barrc c,ir
way opening on the narrow strect. IU can n
tl!eee dwellings, Mt the tttnc lf tic peslIlenet
were entacrcu tic family anl SERVANTS HI
communication ~as had with the ousAto vorjJ
ns complete ISOLATION was their ouIy llopo ghIla
the Angel OF Death was passing b. Each kouss
wns provlssoncu az for a sftgc, and those wines
capped were indebted to the sttIngency Of Tit
ilnn-i'ltcrcoursc. When by some acrIivnI tEs
ulseaso %as introduced nll medical Treatment
seemed ibetIctflalt md rs ono after anullcr Of
the minutes p0rfshed their hodics were thrown
nt ntght uvrr tho walls Into tho street TO ia
dragged aWHr to thu river. There WERE no sol.
cinn rites of burial, nlld ulI human alert,on
seemed deatcned In the struggle Of each lor bis
OWL li1c.
THE nR!Tisn nEslnENcr
was situated Us now, surrounded by gardens, pl
the bank nj the 'rtgrfs. The ufscnse WIS tpt;o.
duced by cat which hal erawlrd over the vail,
and was fonlied by ono Of The cht!drrn. In SIT
days, out oi thirty one inmates, eighteen l.a
pershct, a,l,l tho survivors saved thcmsclyc.h5
clnbarlitng ou boat and floating down lie riyer
to The Persian Guf.
In very many cases Whole ianles pchshed,
aiAl tlicir Jewels und other raluablcs tctlmc tEs
prey to robbers. NV narrator did not tell me,
but heard from other persons, that The iou1l.
daton OF hts wealth was hid at thls tlalc u ge.!-
crnl anarchy aInl lawIcssncss.
In 1II3 The plague wls still more destructive
OF human life. AT tint time oyer l,O03,0O0 ptu-
pic pcr!s'ca III Arabia md l'cratn. Dlssorlb,
then fluurishlng city Of eN), ,D01 Inhabitants, 1t
tEe mouth Of tile EuphraLes, wns lcpuputatrl,
nill has never since TINT time attained Ole
tcnth Its former population.
ExPEasENcE OF AN ENak1an SURGEON
Dr.. Colviale, m accomplished surgeon oE the
British army, who hus buun lor tsc1yc yrars
stationed Ut BaEs.nt, aul inndr thts tliscasca
special study, etnteu to me hs the result VI h.i
experience that With careful treatment about
ut,e-tltrrl tho ptssons attacked could be slsei.
The pinEnc Ia not In MY sense an epl!etn!rt
ltKo the cholera, but Is strictly contagious d!s-
case, even nluro 50 than the smallpox. Ljke
sllv latscr 1t ta moro vir.,lcnt durtug s!e cod
weather tllnn tn tho warm months. slllloF
mud liltl, which are fot-brs Of cholera. stEtna.
late thu rayavcs uf the plague only 10 lar u
they would incrcase tile fatality of uny o.sEf
malignant disease. II onre introduced Into =
village swept by tlle pure air 0f The llcEett, i
Will be nA fatal a. Iii tic sluans Of cities. It
origtn III the filthy habits or ilnpurc air wh!t,
arc supposed to he characteristic Of all u1thal
towns. The personal hubfta Of these Props
nrc, us 4 rule, .cIcanly,. alstlangh i'c'F N.s'
ttttus are usually crowded within walls ah!
sanitary regulations are rarely enforced W 'lss
rulers.
how TO oi1EoK THE DISEASE.
Completu fsolution and tho strIctrst non'a'
tereolitsu enforced by quarantine regulations
nre The uuly preventive to lts spread: II !'e
Turkish H0yernncnt IL efficient IN nothlEr clst
II Is n,Dat stringent md Amy!clulnE N l'at!e!s
rclMtilIg to quarantine. II would he more tllaa
1ls lilo Is wUrth for pasha to yield to taTor .!
bribery, md thereby permit clolcra or Va1te,n
ba introduced Into the rruvtce r GUY le toi'
crscd. The poi,,llucc woulil storl alt! ra.f s s
tlaIacO to the gruunl, US they once uld III i.a-
dad. That portion OF European Hllsasa "ns!s
the nla1uu LAS appeared IL sItllatct! III .lIe uTs
valley OF tho Vu1ga, neAr tho Casp'an sca. ~
INFECTED district euvers but snat afe1' Hhu '%I
Government Of Russia, pnst Thoroughly afanseI
IL determined to stnnlp It out BY cHlufelss ~
lcntless systu,n Of isolation allts nolte1c'"'ss'
now 1 DEsroTlu 00ygRSMENr CAN DO II,
It Inns given tilu most absolute authority lo,s
officials tU utterly destroy, II NECESSARY ~
town Dr village wl,ura 1t appeaEs anu ss.'t' ~
the nhuhftats to sO',le spot WlIarc 1llet ea% Is
QuarAnt[nGu until tho danger AAS tlassru I,o t.o
liDt believe tl,e dread kcOnrgc WILL spte!Ihnr
Western Europe, ~ tho coming "astil "eat. '.
will cheek ttE progress, and ttlne'3As"IG, = Ia.
nDtic tf0vGrnM0nt like That ii kusSa, ,.,,,,,
fitted TO act In aurh IN emergency. w ta."
too, tho plagu will rtrctyo such sclen!lf nss mr.
teal troatln0nt rs will tttsnrnl II ot li! ~. "nt
rur It llas inspired In l,u East. III. y vn... n
Improbable tint II oHcu lltTNil!eea lns"
Its seeds 1t1ny lie dormant dHrinE tte su'a'. ",a.
mil 6o tho source Ut frequent ala'''s "S''
aftor. ......
Tie evil demon of pcstIlelcc calHos IL ~, nr
ago Of sriputie investigation .be exois'ss' ,d
"btois ulll calltlle" Ur !nterEOsltloh .,',hi. a.
Saints, More tjluu 200 ycars A!o ll'e .s,. aaa a,s
nnts of tho l!tt1e ylluge of 0bHfa'iine..r.,t Il