The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-21
CORA POTTER AND BELLEw
Had Intimate knowledge of the
China Black Plague.
San Francisco Chronicl,

San Francisco Chronicle.
Mrs James Brown Potter and Kyrle
Bellew arrived from an extended trip in the
Orient. on the steamer Peru, last evening.
They are at the Baldwin Hotel. where they
will remain during their stay in this city.
Mrs Potter and NJ. Bellew look remark
ably well after their long-and especially
during the latter part-extremely tiresome
journey around the world. They expert
enced the delights of quarantine at Hong
Kong and Yokohama, and were also intro
duced to all the latest fads in the disin-
adopting every suggestion offered by local
residents they say, and foreign ships are
seized with rapidity that is simply APP
palling. Among the latest means employed
by the artless Japs to rid people and ships
of disease is 10 walk about the deck of the
vessel with a toy watering pot filled with
a strong perfume which they sprinkle on
everything they wish TO disinfect.
human beings are not let OH so easily"
remarked Mr.. Bellew, chill passing over
his classic features as a sad reminder of
quarantine. They simply saturate you
with native smelling salts that is positive
G y sitting 1s The m moo of Conveyance used
anomalous. A little mite of a fellow scarce
ly over two or three feet high walks up TO
extends some distance behind him. In his
hand he carries an atomizer. such ladies
and BARRIERS use. This he places close to
your face and commences to squirt There
are some pleasanter sensations on earth
When the stuff runs down your back the
effect is more easily imagined than de-
Il
scarcely contain myself. and 1t was only
the deadly weapons that made me submit
TO the indignity of the squirt"
Mrs. Potter rather amused at the
actions of the Japanese. especially of the
government officials who, she declares, are
positively fanny in the manner in which
pontlcal tactics. concerning the terrible
plague tina. is now depopulating Hong
Kong she had much to say.
Dreadful does not begin to describe this
terrible disease, which could have been so
easily avoided" she remarked: You see.
it is the outcome of u veritable reign OF
Nth. Dirt Is the germ OF the destroyer
and Ii will be some time before the country
will be able to shake ii off. In Hong Kong
the sanitary arrangements are something
awful.
ITO give you an idea. The coolies and
chair-bearers live in rooms not more than
four feet square In this apartment entire
families reside. They never think OF clean
ing the room. When the dirt on the floor
forms crust piece of mating is laid
over it. In some houses during the work
or cleaning as much as twenty-three pieces
of mating were found on the floors.
The way the English soldiers have been
working TO change the aspect of the cooiie
quarter deserves the greatest praise. The
pity OF the thing has been their reckless
ness. They were given 40 cents a day ex-
ira pay and whisky TO go and fight the dis
ease. Some of the houses visited were so
revolving that the hardy troopers were un-
able to get within several feet OF them
Generally. when they went in to dig out the
midst of the muck and filth the occupants
were found playing fan tan. Captain Vesev
one OF the brightest and most courageous
men in the service, was stricken with the
plague during a mission OF relief and died
LOwson, Cowie and the other leading doc
tors of China admit their inability TO cone
with the disease They say IL is something
new and quite beyond them"
OF India and its people Mrs Potter and
Mr.. Bellew speak in the highest terms. In
Calcutta they played a FIVE months en-
gagement. The legitimate drama Is the
faVorfte throughout the East. There are
but two classes In India-high and low. II
an actor pleases the upper ten wealth and
favor is the sequel The public simply idol
ize or ignore play. Mrs. Potter and Mr.
Bellew were fortunate enough to please
them. with mutually beneficial results.
During the engagement here new plays
will be introduced, Charlotte Corday'' be
ing played for the first time. In '.Taerese
Raquin' Mrs. Potter is sure she has boz
nanZa The play is far out of the common.
and. while very strong. is essentially ar
tistic, and creates a greater impress on
al the conclusion OF the play than during
the performance.
since their last visit here Mrs. Potter
and Mr.. Bellew have travelled almoSt over
the entire globe. The Journey, with all It's
| vcissitudes, has undoubtedly greatly I'M
proved them. both artistically and physic-
| ally.
Mrs. Potter looked remarkably wei last