The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1886-11-29
A JAPANESE QUARANTINE.
How Passengers from infected
Towns Are Treatcd-Carbo1fc
Acid mt Random.

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Acid mt Random.
Our voyage through the inland sea of
Japan has been continuance of ever
varying delights, writes correspon-
dent of The New YORK. Post. Some
rocky bluff, strengthening island
rolling mountain range, or steep head
land has been always in close view.
Although the cholera had almost dis
appeared from Kobe. whence we sailed,
yet it was still considered an infected
port. Therefore, when we reached
Nagasaki, about 10 o'clock at night,
were delivered over TO the tender mer-
cies of the quarantine had heard so
much of the process that | anticipated
no little discomfort, yet was quite
willing to have a new experience.
At the quarantine station where we
hove TO the officers who came on board.
| left all l could in my state room. and
then joined them and the iirst-class
passengers in steam-launch which
was to carry us ashore. We were es-
corted to rooms where baskets, bags,
and kimonos were awaiting us. We
removed and bagged our clothes, and
leaving them in the basket, put on the
kimono, or japanese gown. which is a
long loose wrapper Tickets of wood
were given us for our clothes. Our
valuables were carefully slowed away
in bags, for which also tickets were
handed us. At the stage we put on
japanese slippers and were escorted in
company to the bathroom where each
was shown separate compartment.
Here we found great stone tubs half
fall of hot water, with large faucets
for both hot and cold, and plenty of
soap and towels at hand. For one, |
certainly had fine bath.
When came out was with all def
ercnge conducted up flight of stone
steps to a building on the hill, with
charming view of the harbor. Here !
was shown into one of several comfort
able sitting-rooms. One by one the
rest followed me. A cup of tea was
brought to each one of us, and anyone
who so desired took a cigar or cigar
cite. We chatted there pleasantly for
half an hour, when our clothes were
brought up in bags. They had been
baked in heat of 2l2 degrees. which
was supposed to have burnt out all their
In the rooms where we
dressed again were beds provided with
mosquito netting and every other com.
fort.
About midn ght we steamed back.
The ship had been fun gated in our alb
scnce, and the smell Of carbolic acid
was everywhere. But we had no re-
son for complaint, for we had had
free sail out and back, with free BATH
and a free lunch thrown in.
Nagasaki is not an infected port, yet
the people all along the coast greatly
dread the cholera. The precautions
they take have certainly the merit of
being at once inexpensive, inoflensive,
ineffective. and ludIcrous.
We made our first stop at the Goto
islands, and / started to 60 ashore for
an hour. Just as ! was going down to
the rampan-a large rowboat-the Of
ficer politely touched me, evidently re-
questing the pleasure of squirting car
bolc acid over me from very print
tive kind of atom yer which he held in
his hand. i acquiesced, received few
drops and went ashore, safe man.
The next morning. when l was about
to land again at Trushima, | was not
surprised to see an official approaching
with large tin watering power, from
which he spouted carbollc acid upon
me. began to think it possible that
at some stopping place l might be Of
fered bath or pack in the same
magical acid.
At Fusan we encountered more spat-
tering of the drops over the deck and
upon tho crew. At this Che captain
grew very angry, but the quarantine
flag was soon hauled down and we
were again pronounced disinfected.
l must say for the officers that they
seemed to feel the childishncss Of their
precautions, and did their work in q
very deprecating, self.disparaging.
sort Of way.
An avan Uo1ief in Clarion cor,nfv Nav