The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-09-27
PLAQUES.

Cholera has undoubtedlygy heeorSe
epidemic in Egypt, and that unfortu-
nate country is threatened with fate
that recalls the result of other plaques
more or less famous in history, though
noneaof them exceeds In ANTIQUITY on
dramatic interest those of which an ,ae-
eoantds given in the first portion Of the
book OF Exodus, and sthatspreeede the
deliVerance of the chosen people from
the cruel oppression of Phalaoh. sPhe
puaish1nentvis upon The sacrflecions
man Of Bethsheinesh who opened the
ark OF the covenants and were snaitten
By q plague which killed so, 900 of
fhens and the mysterious manifestation
OF Divine wrath when 4Sennacherib's s
mighty host of $4,000 men was slauoh.
tered in one night for the deliyerance of
israel and in answer to the PRAYERS of
Pleqs King Hezekiah, may be included
n the Scriptural mention of plagues.
Plagues and pestilence have often
VISITED the East within the period
covered by authentic ! records, and
doubtless they were familiar to the
people of that section ages before their
raEages found a ehronicler. -.
The plague itself has 4 recognized
pace in pathology, and distinct ne
ealaflties not found in other ailments.
@oagh the general term plague is ap-
phea to various diseases that become
sploemlc, True plague, which origi-.
aales in the hot eastern countries. is q
Algn contagious fever. accompanied by
paatM eruptions. and it has Sometimes
.-sed with awful. effect over the whole
area q Europe. Perhaps the worst
visitation was in thefourteenth century.
anen the oriental plague, known by the
Sa.a, S,nlllons and terrifying name of 'tb1ack
ueash, swept over that continent.
carrying off the people by thousands.
AZ various times since it has reau-
peared, though in less virulent form.
~ iass appearance in England in
spaaemle form was in 1865, and pre-
m sious @ that year, according to relia-
Ose autnorlty, it had visited the country
regular periods of thirty to forty.
sals. But though England was freed
a0m It, theTnalady frequently scourged
ssse ssSef parts of Europe. Marseilles in
M ,,eY , losE $4,000 lives by itss In f17717
aaa lfsz Moscow suffered to terrible
sAeenk and the latest authenticated
ssehce OF the true plague was in
sales ID 1915 and 1916, when great
ahuefs sa1as OF the people died. Other
5;sslaaies, similar in their nature but
~uetihg IN various features, have been
s.oaolneed plaques aud have at times
Ssass ssAsu J, dreadful havoc among the resi-
se. seass q the East and portions of En-.
l,a'slu IL. Outbreaks ofafatal andsviio-
o. s pesaience IN Russia,s Poland. Hun
sMs ss ana other countries. where there
81 ~ n saIge masses of Impoverished peo-
s.. rs nving III poverty and filth are not
ss' - aliesonmen. Asea rule. these dis
hail. an gam y . foothold only where the
sss;ss pSss y the people and disregard of
snnsa conditions are such as to en-.
lssse snem, and beyond question the
soS d ~ apsgfee TO which England, France
fSsser osuer countries have been exemnt |
i ~ saeif xisitatians is ciae a3Iva s,essEl
neis ss.sona i. Y aad eficial ideas "a. .oleanli-
lssha lsss ana sanitation, added IA better
d;sai d;asaleige of the true na9sars- Of sslss fha
testins ,ss sna Y, more intelligent action in
rug them BY physicians.
balas return to 4 recital Of the mora l1
saess;. Man q epldemics that have sp,read
Sad Sdsa KS and death over the world. we
.'eenssit ssast mention By Petayits ar asI
dstas,asal desal plaguea in f767 b. c. The
miss 'e = ssem to have been lost in The
d thssa y aatlqaity Oneof. the earliest
B. gEes occurred in Carthage
the 49, s:'a, which was SO terrible thai
dan 80 S people, sacrificed their sehiI-
peasiss aas 4 gods in the vain hone. of an
deiess eae neEce wrathof the offended |
lasisss ~ $ koanein 1853 B. O.. = ssfgssoss
dsss age prevailed. Thucydiaas |
his;as h devastating plaga,a sssSa,.s ~ !. t
4aeea n Athens SS0 B' sssnS ..,as /