Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-22

tants could suggest Yet the plague ragged In
Tumors such as those which appeared during
s1stnisns plague aPpsared during the plague q
fourteenth, purple spots on the body Of the dis
eased were regarded a. sure tokens OF approach
ing dissolution Death came earlier, however the
az well as men were Infected Boccaccio tells us
that he saw two hogs roofing among the clothes
OF man who died OF the plague-"in less than
the spot"
AS In former plaques the restraints Of religion
one w 20 as as ne ne Every 0ne says
an exaggeratlon; since We have evidence that the
monks and Iriars stood bravely to the work OF re-
ligious consolation ana physical help The Idea
conveyed in ~ Introductory matter OF Boccac-
clos "Decamer0n," that the occasion seemed one
w ,.t,s men and women seemed TO turn naturally
.Iom tne gloom around TO festivity and dis ipa-
tlon, even 10 debaucnery and riot, Is undoubtedly
correct. What could It natter All save q few
plague, we NAV as wen enjoy what little Of lie
remains TO US; we are to survive we need not
tr0uoie ourselves with unnecessary anxieteS"
Mnen tIe plague was at its highest, toward its
close, became the custom for the dead TO be put
out OF doors at night that the officers appointed
i0r the purpose might remove them In the morn
lug. ~ computed that between seventy thou
SAND and one hundred thousand died OF the plas ue
IN tuscany alone, between March and August
heaven"
THE GREAT LONDON PLAGUE
Inc plague In England, described by Defoe as an
eye witness, though he was not an infant In 1865
and 1866 when 1t ragged, though terrible was not
10 0e compared for severity with the plague OF
mucn larger population. 1t began In the autumn
Oh 1868, but the cold winter or l665-l6 greatly
would stoSether ana many any n1peu n .a ssr,x
spring OF 1866 deaths from the pesIilence began
10 oe announced, until presently It began TO be
recognized that the real attack had commenced.
The symptoms were akin to those observed during
tne plague OF Florence, but some times death came
even eve more rapidly. In July 1000 died weekly,
plague had risen to 5000. The dead were buried
Cogether In certain nelds then SUBURBAN. now
space (not built o1) between BrOmpLon and Ken-
sington where large numbers were buried. Many
Oh the dead were Uuried In the elds at present o.
cupied Dy the houses In Golden square, and IL was
no.lced that during the visitation or cholera In
1919 the disease seemed moro malignant In that
region; but whether this was que, as some sur
miSed, to the opening OF drains Communicating
Win the trenches In which tue plague-Strtcken
were buried In 1865 and 1666 seems open 10 con-
La the East the plague still appears from time
10 lime; 0uL whatever may be the reason IL seems
unaoie 10 pass thence into Europe During tne
plague OF 1885 In Alexandra Qn which 1900 In
haDitants OF mat city perlshedl twenty-five ships
eight OF which were certainly Injected with
plague, carried 81, 900 bales OF cotton TO England
Yet no Case OF plague Occurred among Those en-
pioyed In unloading and disinfecting The cargves
Equally large cargoes were unloaded at Marsellles
anu trieste, with Inc same result. TnuS the dis
ease, however, communicated Is apparently never
conveyed by merchandise. 1t would seem In fact
70 require Special injection, since In 1878 the
plague was for two months confined to 4 single
village In Russia In 1884 plague existed Tor
months IN Alexandria before being communicated
10 Danletta and MansooraI, though no measures
were taken 10 interrupt Irafic. On tue olher hand
where several pias uestricken persons together
10 q mouse or snip, certain atmosphere or lnfec-
lion Sc ms 10 oe formed by which the disease may
De transmitted. RICHARD A. PR0CToR.
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