, 1879-02-21
Il1RRVRS OF TIN PLAGUE,
Rayages Of tho Pest in the Four.
toenth Century.
Seventy 10 Seycnty-five Millions
Of People Perish.
Symptoms, Progress, and Characters.
t:c3 OF the Diseas:.
Prevention Praotirable-..Cure Tn
possible.


Prevention Fraotirabla...Gnre I,n-
1,ossillc
sep }"rk inns.
Many Americans ntp inclined 10 rreastl tile
pIapuc yt,rh ,,cv,stn,ett tIr t}tl W,rl1 in III.
t,,-,.,,h nf,.,.,,'i .,x,,,.,,,. ',.'', ''.. w. ."e
s"."' ,s'.,, l.cs"s"t .... s,a'.'""' "nu hH'et''
teeHLL cehtuF'es ~ t!ists"et '1sraefi u :H,ag-
liu that It could not hAw prevail III Any iast If
civilization, owing to tho totui alsc,,;e uf stl
tnut,ntnnx ma ,r.u,,,red u..l f.,strr.d !, s,,,,.n
tt,ry hurr rg,,n u, rno, ~ n, ru.,,,,. Il, Ii,,.
wy ."'e see"" - ..'A.s ~ - ,"'"sea ~ "as.
Sin, 'lief hnvc lmFuIy thought II 10 lie tle oil
rlague but variation OF It with thu same l,asnc,
dcu1ly t]Istctn1mr, though pott!uv 3tk. n, mr.
r,i, -. III, n,,,.tont no.,rr .,,I .,r,, .t,,r.,.
~, H. "' .a '''., "" ...' W.T.. 49,,
plagno in lsussta Today is essentially, II not
exactay the sumo plnsuc 80 lhIrrbl &eoI,spECu
GUS lu every history Of tllc Middle Ages,
ui,d which has never ceased to ex-
lat in ccrtaju rcriuns Ut t,u E,.t
Since t7oo w,,cn f. t1cstroyci ncoy1r ,,,f ,h,.
e'".o ''-o' ""s" "'"':t '''''' VI.
t0llfe poonlaton u hoihea"s' Ffahrr, a'"l
IT'D, Wien 1t Visited fstss!a "' Poland, 1t las
l1niil tue present been almost unknown Ii,
Western Eurnne. Dur,ny the In. hun,,rca
=. I..s, t,,,,,..I ,,,.t,,,. -, r..,.,. u...t
Years "As 1'c' '''''e'. "a"''.3 l"l.ksp', n5sm'
spreading nurtlsward tnward Russln a,ni vest
wnrd towortl Mu}ta. Its true aud pcr,uat,cnt
hutae sce,ns tt, be IN llu tcrfstury LrLerI,E uIl
,u eastern extremity of the Mcditrtta,'ta,,,
where tie euNIit;t,n nt,l nlt4lts Of The t.,,,.
!ustcr mn! stimulate It. But tn, mass III Amer
tcana lnyr 50 little k.,uwleIige Of uu, ~, snail
CONCERN fur t,:tt IN guilg Oil In llt nt,nstrr Ut
tllr r|uhr That, Grytr tflInki.Ix III tic u,rur
tiuy naturally presume its CHASTITY engagement
closrt! )uug MO us,sl forever.
rmg1,c fj.u,tn. n'ayu Grrcis, pts4f. a blow or
xtrt,kii was used by tlir urtet,t rritre. M tnn
wpr.la pAs and ,.et4 thti,., nul tlu rtrrcstf1d-
tns Grtrk terms werc, yrty ipnsrly, In u keIluc
tIIut menu, uutl.[n. ulor.. tt,an q hicm!c 1rrrr
Still, tic ulag,1o mentioned by tpIile cid aututs
WA unuucntio,la1iy il.ct feari,i! medieval md
contruIt1uraucous plu.ur, rs those viii utlntl
Win rrcafi tho terrible scu,,rsc vf Athens II,
v,vt,11v ni tcsrrihrfl in
tl,e N'Itfstury at tile 'Pcl0punpcsia1l War.n nv
'rhucydIes, himself q sutTrfer from It's 1ury.
s,,,,.ro,'s ,.I, corusr or r,,r aco,,,,a,
..a.,a ~ ,,.. .;.',,,s.'. "n, ,.,.,,
lhe genuine placno Is irrY tnhlshailt ksnl
OF contaE",us lUsctt EatAGu ~ oapoes " swell.
INF OF iHe lynlphatie E!anae, W carht!fes, NM
rett1trhnc3 A'1u ~llnout Ant appateht security
asni1lal Recurrence ~ t'. i sa,ls psleuh' ~
commonly ocgI;s VILE .cssE u Gisc H.
mental conlusloi'' MIL ila'bar pane;;
lttsc esnlptuuia Nfe soreui,f iollo"eu
ny ihcfcasea alsiu1naLes ~ !'ilnu, Wish oeea-
ssotias stHpor any oehl.n.'. " a'terhate pailut
aill hashihg oI laeef sunuslo!i o. sse syc, nn'l
teflso o. c1sTen'e lrsLtietion ~ or ahont tie
!leaft' hhart}, uarthiS pa,As ats eSocflenceu ~
!he eroll's, aTtap1iA, Atltt o'htF parts o! the
body, soon tncsScae, ~ enlargement ol ~
lymphatlc Elhflue, WIlcii occurs sojnei1fnes the
1rsl or seco u uay, ltot unit! Hcor tt
close q 'lM dtsease, and vt othsrs not at all;
ni't, also, TUG formation ol eafplhr'es N various
places Ae tils atsteHlEcr aas"uces t!1c tuuSus
grows aryN Nllh hrnwn' "i,lle ti'e gums teeth "lns
!i2s arc copessd Will uarR ,llfi lne no"eist'nt
dusky, offensive. my sanE!ltnenus' Ihs pAt'ent
lpzcs 'ntc! p1wer oi VIII over ms muscles, hll!
presents INC npncasa.lec o. lni"Steat1nn. He y
'horg o. le5s laslli tNtouenont ne at'aek, h',a
usually i!c fegohu or th:fa if fxfffcaf@ tutirne
spots), livid patches. lIkc bruises, allt dark
strtpcs trf*) nfu Ttt1hlc o1l The sEin,-
cspeclolty III severe e1sse5t-,h eo'l6et1tleheo
nl extFaYasatioh u blood, a'lH afe, often ac'
coinpanlea WIN 1c,1loffIa2'e ulkcl'afGss IFonl
thy mucvls nembfancs' ln 1n.ni eases, tllo
p,t'sc Etaatally a'hEhi tne sufferers noaS grows
cold httl elatnmv; loou llows from 'ile lnt'cous
n!eMpIahgs. r'ie. eollta " luT ~, uc'istu,!l aeta
ai,,,r;.ic ~, III nr ,,r"cc.r,i I,y r"ny,ls,ms :"
;Ii.. nrr,ni ut i1rI,,.tim. IN ntor,,c ,vo,,1,1
seem tr m t,use ia rxtrnu hryut,i rirht .iavs,
snm,timn4 ti,c ,nr,i sSu,n,nu,s Irst eh',T ,Ien,.
snIvrs mi tn. jeyr, that ftllnwa ta cn,nnnr".
ttv'ir n;t.i At n;trr ttnca tha iIsSetI"r +.
runil nnI vin1nnt HmI ta,,srs tIcutl, witi;nnt tr
nnnroramcs ri Ia,hnns ,,r r,r1',n.ies not,,.o,,
ti,rx" rytrrt,,.s. t.m3lu, n, ,hn Ii nr vr,,,eu,
fner ts,n ,,Iss"s. nr"srn,s rvrrv n,sn ,,f r., H..
~ :, ,njlI ,asra r,,pit ri sn,s n"1 r.s.'latac
tfoa.ics a.c srnn s,,rrtsiir on n,rs wl,nr. H..
h,sIv Ia eynnssi ~, III, air rrn,i,,a1iv ni.,v.,
".t ,,nsi". mn, ,rr rnyerr, ehS vrs,,s niiSI
tyit,, einr. .hu, i,iI Tile las, If tl,,. sn'ts Il
fa.I rr.,,rs iiu"t f.,rm;n" r"nrr',n,,s ssa.
a., iii, ~ -, ir, 'l iif ~ tan",cr .
vn,nmin,s a. ir, m ,.nrh,,nrIr.' rhss nr,rss u nt,
tcu1trh wi, + nnr,, .,r ic.. frynr' With suha"a
rra',,'a,v ~" =. it " rsr,,nr IL t,e,"rd ,',,
{:a,,.un.'nt 10 ,nam NV t,, .,r.nrs ,S hni,cs
r,1' Y, H. WINS ~, nr,;ts. ~,
n.vm ,.fthntt III" s,,,trst;n, ,hMgn t:;r,iv H. y
"ftas tnrni,,, ,,,,s"s.,,n,i,nrs h1n,tv .os'.r.
tt'ua. nh MI xasnInus HuIn. nrt, ,,rrsniiv
a.t""i Win ,,tmh"r f.y,.r u,uI ,.rrntcr sirnr"s.
. ~ .t',i r,. s',,.nr,' cada. .,r,.,, ros
nss,osy ~ 'isaa a,, ri", H.. ,,,,;c,.o,,t
~ aI,,at , ,,,i1nra ,"tI.nts h"x, ,i,s NJ. h.
~ T.. nr. ~, ,.c,r.,iv !, ,,,.
fr,,n, .''',, =, tw w,ss ~ ~, 'v.rr'. nu,,'. s
six tn ",y,,t tlnys u,l when conynlesrcurc ,okrs
,'sn ~ = : @ =; h. ~. si,v ~, t"fin,,s ,, a.,
T. i. ~ ~ ~, ;.;tv ~, ,,os., ,' ~.
,aci:ci i'v m Il ~, wi,hn " WIZ - 'e'''A' ~
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TIE f1HsT APPEARANCE OF THE PLAGUE.
As here described, III later times the pfn.uo