The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-22
NJ lK|FIjL BLACK DEATH.
~xsr PLAGUE 80 THE OLD
.eargsE OF MIDDLE Age.
Iasfmmm. of Missouri Tai
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= .snar4x gsaaaa 80 soalcA apprea sEsSiesri
$50 ts.aa ~. Pz4I Kaufman. ~
-. x<rsxegzsty, @he n a. present. en-
- a gsz4g&kg tsss germs q flAs dis
.na essn.3ssctssze experiments 10 tas
--svs~s4sv iaasssa sgfass. says xae 81 Lo<s&s
-. r,sa.sssrNf Dr Kaufman ASSUMED
s. ~ssssr If be- efersa11Gy sAHS fseffso%s. con-
- 49,. fsaza fser}as Germany. o. fsa@ ssse-
- rysssssegssatsss % Dr. <cse.a. tse 1zsSss4s
ssrrszz ss4T1fsSS.
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- Assn a. az seasgesr.osogist. THAI IL. In
.ssvsag rs oeearres$es aEG eailses % spl-
ssasr asse&sea TAs study q cholera AID
- s.ssssase pExg4e oeeusssfi most % his
4 s~-s althsaxh ~ wss engaged III many
80 ~ ss.sfasentA FROM Us. to 1895 he
80 a Egsgs. Ans white At Caro- hs was n
- srryite - fAat government az 9n 70
s,s~esss 81 cholera ana sis 99tIes lr This
.ssar1 viewed asFE To- many TemaFk@bIe
- - tfeaes tagfisuE situations ~ times
= ssfsaasar - h.s quarantine auttas he
ssass Il necessary - rely gn9n tie seryice
n az sFTEsz1 gslsE4 70 ensaFcs re author; =
x9ss whsea BE- &as vested o. the govern
s.enf ehsisfa patients "a times fea into
H. spea s.s48s 70 avosa lnsaeetien. ami
sA@ss zsre pursued ard arrested by the sa.-
Ssss
4Ags I'd Eerpf Tsr Kaufman performed
ssrs. 30 ssast-snsFsena examinations and
ysa< Ia aaiiy e0ntaet with cheler8 and
essss Infectious ! seasss II Their Most tar
r,sse form. vas neveF afflicted in tiae 81 light
~ 4&gree. Cholera stands second 20 ths
s9sa.se plague - mortality AID ths extent
If - Fsvasss.
wsss aasegxiewr3 recently by a Giat4s-
Tseesoerat g1lzeent on the ba4on3c
b4axs@ fgr Kaafnsaa gave rnueh infaFrna-
ssaa regarding the DISEASE. It's symptoms.
sssalsz ard origin. lie safd: '~The period
.. laxsastian 81 the disease IN from TWO To
sss days Tt@ frat symptoms are pros
| tsssson, headache and rapidly increasing
fsyss Witch Eoeu leads - aeiiriunl- Later
81 sse glands % tbs neck, under The arms
ass specially fAes@ Ia tt.e groin become
ssrs:sd -5eggee the name bGaoruc plague
| i nAHy eaaes heGagsraases sAow IN ;he
| ssza n tee Spots aa4 also from different
ssgzss. especially lac lungs. Ia the r..
gsgs - Different spt1eulics III the Middle
Axsz we AuG that illusions 20 iunE aen-
FFAagss aFe rare fVa have CAGES which
ssss principally Duisonic symptoms. ots-
| 81 ssl5asuE symptoms 81 hemuFrtlagaa.
/ Il sggsars that outbreaks Ia India show
/ sssse IL aay heanDfgf4mgNs. pu the other
SAID. usa rrc~at outbreak Of the asibonle
fsAxss ~ tan vienna laboratories the re-
pcrfs Of ~hici} Caused such a sensation
I f2ssasaout ss4fagse. were characterized by
ssrpfyasEas Tho most severe cases re-
sas sa death ia two days 81 less Tae
sfs7egs cs4aes are principally marked ~
ssssisag Of glands. The glands increase
= sxs aad * into sappUratlou. and
ss&th sflsnss from eAis cause In many
sasss the swollen glands necoEae rAnEresg-
saz s1d biag ktaea. hence the name black
asAsh, which was given TO this disease
szFsng tho Middle Ages The proportion
1xorfality varies greatly ia different ep~
asMtcs
+Assvt 80 Il 4 certain man. Diopy-
aSs. mentioned the hs,houic plague as "a
sest aente epidemic. which ~ observed
sHatssAlsy "a tae regions Ok I.ytda. Egypt,
sad syria After tnat 10 authentic case
| ? Fecoraaa until ia A. u. when "A pan
sssse staFtod in Lower Egypt and ex-
sR@ea % She north coast 81 Palestine and
SRA ans from there il swept Europe.
AS Easslem io continued for lrota nfty
3 SIXTY years. pa, at that time uttle was
ssasH 81 the diseaSe~heace our iaforrna-
sss Is not reliable. However the cases
were y v as termed fsasis ingainar.a and
sAH1eaFta were individually genuine hu-
aaae plague. After this the afseuxe con-
fsae6 IL karupe wish shorter or longer
aieFfaiss4esaa fer about ius years pur-
* sass time mere eRidens4cs were report
y.
Ansss Ia fas foarteeuth century
Ts1oahfedly tfa back death ~ the most
ssF'3ase IS EEL as the moss widely knoNn
1@ q Tue buh'nsc pisatie II numbered
j : sasksafs BY tbs ten mIsiNpHa Fgafn 1871
i sNs = was ~ its worst is very men
- sSsR a. tais late day insplres sagYar
l A2ssssh Il has te~a tne lrsptratt9~ far
Asaf isrnIag nctoaa she terrible ravse.s
re as4Kne have, perhaps nof ao-a *
4sssNfet talf t3e population ~ Eas.ags
- 2es-f2Xr5, ard "a tmcs whole elites
s7@ ~ rs ~tpsst 0ut FURTHER descrt.s-
@@spS 'ee eises 8eata would IL nss f,.--S
- tsr-s are daahtje@s 1850 9ver known
fesssFe sistaaf4t.aD. Suffice 60 say that
"a. t1e worst term az fha hahanlc
$500 ana tay worSs calamity TIA size ats-
- q fhs wora
~ 90 tie seventeenth century numerous
- s4'sa saf hgienscs oeflgrc8 but to-
e esd ~ ihs eeFt9fe q tsgau 70
saA i'afsnS SEE eighteenth century IL
s@ as8fr ce Tess confined a. Tqrkev AKA
hs3har states fn lStS s. occurred sxtsr,
ssF, te@ teHs tie tas1 In H8vat
So sefspas eattErv4ks have Doubtless 7,-
e is-@ tae ga&uc nas had ar enaai-
asTr s"a.H ~ fhe llIws3aya mem.
- % iAst ae@ 0ashreAk $40 raaerte.s
Aavs eAferfes asrses, ~ Meta a,ao
: tesss aE8 stes. a..araa
= ~ ths0 w8r aa outbreak In ~ss,th-
e asssis, ettaas fron taese Gasg named
~ tset general f,uthrress
ssa rI8e- fcrn1 saan shat ia
@s,s AEe- c4a1g .a lss lG in&.a ard
fye91e wha rea,is she pres
iafa was recst-f t...ss.rsaB> r-t4-
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