Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-03
BueoSlc GERMS IN THIS COUNTY,.

profession. ana with II The residents az
the Austrian capital, the city OF Vienna.
Were thrown Into a fever Of excitement
by the sudden death or bacterioioeist
anu Two nurses from bubnnlc plague. a
number OF American doctors are i'm
porting the deadly germ for cxprri-
mentationi For the purpose OF shin.
ping them. the mail and express cont
plnies have been employed at the rlsk
OF possible breakaee and she spread Of
an epidemic compared to which other
scourges dwlndle into insignlncance.
inousn the claim j. made that In I'M
porting the germ the greatest precau-
lions are used. and that In the interests
OF science medical men should be pee
nltteu 10 make cultures Of the danger.
Gus parasite. more conservative physl-
Clans are opposed TO the importation.
rhey cite the vlennexe incident where
IN making cultures the bactcrci0gist
broke fhe Vial containing the baciiii
and was lnocculatsd. In forty-elght
hours he died In mortal agony. Next
Jay the two nurses who waited on him
were stricken. one died on the third
Jay and the other on the fourth. 4
panic followed. ana the laboratory was
almost mobbed by the populace. From
Vienna the news reached Berlin, aal,
although DR.. Guenthor, OF the Hygen-
lsches institute. had number Of cul-
lures OF the germ. he was prohibited
from dlsifibuting them among the mcdl-
cal students and doctors In Vienna.
The same precautions have not been
taken In this country. although the
health officers OF some OF the larger
cities are on the watch against smugsi-
Ing them IN. In this city ;h.ee physi-
clans are known to have the germs.
Among these II DR.. l. ID. Meader. %
the faculty OF Puitc College. Two otn-
er physlcian.. In their eagcrness TO dem
onstrn,e and exhibit these germs. At.
| tempted 20 show them at another coll
lege. but the rest Of the faculty objected
out OF fear Of an accident. some Of the
older and wiser heads advising these
| ardent scientific gentlemen to keep
their possession OF these germs a
secret.
The bubonic plague IL n disease pre-.
eminent among all diseases for its vir-
/ uNncc. By comnlqn contcnt II has OBJ
tnined the tltlc OF che plague because
OF its being the Creates: In pont OF
mallgr'ty. dcstructivencss ana horror.
The word signsncs stroke" and Il a
survival IN our language VI the belief
OF n supcrstltlous age that an epidemic
u s.rokc Of God. and conscious ycn-
| Rcancc OF an angry Deity. thus MAXIM,
the Almighty responsible for the In.
etfnblc results OF our infractlons oi
the ylmplst; laws OF nature. or, az has
been well phrascd. haunting our nlth
IN the face Of the Dlety. II has also
been denominated the Oriental plague
because Il has always originated in the
east. the Egyptian plague. because fof
q hong period. comprising the last cen
fury and the carly part OF the present,
y was never absent from Egypt. tho
i.evantinc plague. because II has pre-
vailed In all she Citles OF the eastern
end of che Mediterranean SEA. and tho
bubonic plague because one OF ~,
characteristics IL the appearance OF
ginnduiar Hwellinga In the inqulnal
auxiliary and cervloai glands, beine
those OF the groin. armplts and neck.
Under It's more common name 81
black death u t. estimated IN the course
u nve years about the middle % tn,
fourteenth century. TO have carried
on 25.oooOoo people, or one.fourth Of the
entire population OF Europe London
Mtrr.Hilca. Toulnn. Florence. MOSCOW
Tanayivania, Venice. Paris. ANgnon
all have their fearful records OF 90
devastating horrors.
In certain regions Of China and W
the Valley " she Euphrates u hal
never ceased to oslst. Since is13 Il hal
constantly prevailed to a greater or icsi
extent IN che province of Yunan
china, and for more than twenty year
has been present In the city VI Pah
kat. In February. 1894. u Showed a.
self IN the city Of Canton. spreading
) with such rapidly that In the space o
, three months fhe number ~ deaths raj
into tens VI thousands. By the mont
VI May n had reached Hong Kong
ninety miles distant From Hong Koni
che disease was conveyed so India. evi
IDENTIFY by ships, making Its appearance
IN Bombay ln August, 1890. In this CT,
, 4 rlgei with n virulencc that was trul,
} friEhtful. The outbreak On B0mba,
! iirs; occurred In one VI she most squali'
quarters 81 the town. and with certain
; exceptions spared the weather. classes
, The mortality ran up 10 80 per 1000 u
Z the beginning 81 November, Among tn
= filthy. Nw-caEte natives. the MORTALITY
T, was appalling. Fur weeks tn
!. deaths from plague alone mum
. hercd more than 900 per day
Huge nicks Of vuliures lowered al
day hng over the towers OF silence
: where the b0dlea ~ the Parsecs are lak
, out on an iron grating TO be forn n
pieces by the unclean birds. In IN
2 Hindu burylng grounds graves coull
not be dug fast enough. ana shc Mo
? hammednn cemetery n deacrf3ed VI
having presented the appearance OF
battle Held. al nlsht long the fun
eraiH wound shelr melancholy wal
through the streets preceded by priest
with flaming torches. breaking IN
mldnIRhg stiffness with the discordan
a
dirEe Ram sn Ram Ram holo bha
: ram" 90 the accompaniment OF tn
mournful wall OF long twisted horns.
u u due 10 a specific germ. a bacli
lns or short rod with rounded ends
which has been found In the blood an
stands. Infection takes place througl
the lungs. digestive canal or wounds o
ahraslons OF the skin. The period o
Incubation II brief. often less than tive
B rarely more than six days. The deaf
rate II higher than that % any othe
known NseaHe. Abow, o. out OF ever
100 stricken DE. and the course OF IN
, attack II swim M well ~ sure an
fatal, death usually occurring on tn
second day. No treatment has yet ha
any effect In reducing IT. mortality.
on. curious feature OF rs approach
that Il attacks rats before II attack
human beings. These creatures com
out Of their holes 20 die. evidently IN
state Of delirium, as evidenced by thei
/ losing all fear Of man, This would lea
4 20 the rurmise that the germ grows 4
Z she earth, spreads along the surfacl
and u nat Communicated through th
alr All domestic animals are liable /
the Infection. Dogs, rats. hogs. horne
cattle and fowls have been known ;
die In great numbers from Il. II II high
~ Infectious. cllng'ng 20 places an
, things, the earth. houses. ships. furni
ture, bedding ana clothing. and devel
/ uU'nE Its deadly aualltlee In aitua tlan