New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-03-18
.BuBON|C PLAGUE WAR.
Two Thousand Rats Slain Daily
In San Francisco.
CAMPAIGN ACTIVELY WAGED.

Health Officers Report $63,330 Contrib
uted to Fight the Disease-Two Hun
dred Men at Work Destroying Ro
dents-Plague Prevention Taught In
Public Schools.
The campaign in San Francisco
against the bubonic plague continues
to be vigorously conducted, and the re-
suits, the health officers declare. are
becoming more satisfactory. DR.. Ru-
pert Blue of the United States marine
hospital service, who is in charge of
the campaign, said that the co-opera-
ton of the citizens in the movement to
prevent the spread Of the contagion is
gratifying, and he and his assistants
are greatly encouraged.
"Since Jan. l there have been only
three cases. said Dr. Blue, land one
suspicious case was brought to light
the other day, that of man who had
been a vagrant for several months.
He had been sent to the isolation hos
pital, and we will know about his case
after he has been there short time.
None of the new cases has resulted
fatally.
'"The work Of DISCRIMINATING the rats
is progressing very satisfactorily. They
are being killed off at the rate of 1000
or more a day. The rat infection in
| the infected districts averages about
| the same-about 1 per cent. Fleas,
which carry the disease, are increasing
/ in number on the rats as the weather
| grows warmer, and the citizens should
| therefore redouble their efforts in the
battle royal against the rodents. The
work Of the citizens thus far is GER
/ tainly to be commended, and if it is
maintained l have no doubt that we
will be able to steer clean road from
danger"
The first announcement made by the
finance committee of the citizens
health body shows contributions of
$63.330 toward the 100000 fund which
is to be raised for the purposes of sani-
tation.
| Money is reaching the committee in
large amounts. The Southern Pacific
heads the list with a contribution of
$30,O00 with the Santa Fee second,
with $4,000 A small sized army of
men is being used in the work of SAM
tation, and it is figured that the cam
paign will extend through the entire
summer. At least $50C,O00 in addition
to the government appropriation will
be used.
The approach Of the time when the
/ thousands Of American sailors from
the battleship feet will be given lib
: erty in San Francisco has aroused its
Inhabitants and business interests Il
the need for showing perfectly clear
bill of health. The garbage collection
and destruction service is being reor
ganized, and where residents canno
pay for the removal Of rubbish it i:
done at public expense.
The eradica ton of the rats is an in
teresting feature of the plague war
The city employs a large force Of mel
: doing nothing but spreading poison
: upon brown bread, which is scattered
Systematically in certain squares 0
the city. Two hundred men are nov
employed These men are trained il
rat catching and as soon as they ar
!, competent are sent out to work in tn
= districts into which the city is divided
! The campaign is one of education
- and meetings of every line Of bushes
have been held and the aid of til
y Church federation asked. Teachers i
the public schools have incorporate
plague prevention as portion of th
curriculum, and women's clubs eve
have inspectors at work doing voluI
teer duty. Drug stores have been dis
r tributing rat poison free, and rat trap
and garbage cans cannot be obtaine
e as fast as they are required.