The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-08
DRIVING DISEASE FROM VESSEL.
Modern Treatment Is Vastly Superior to
That of 10th Century.

To-day when an infected vessel arrive,
at an American port she is visited i'm
mediately by officers of the United States
public health service, who. after deter
mining the status of the ship, endeavoI
FIRST to expedite the landing of mails, and
next to separate the passengers and crew
who have not been exposed to infection
in order that they may not be needlessly
detained
The sick are removed TO comfortable
and specially adapted hospitals at the
/ United States quarantine stations under
the public health service. and those per.
sons who have not yet sickcued but who
/ have been exposed TO infection are put
into comfortable quarters TO undergo de-
tention for the period OF incubation of
| plague. which is seven days That is to
say. if person has been exposed 10
plague and does not show the disease in
seven days he is pronounced free from
infection and allowed 10 leave the quar-
antine station
While the sick and other passengers
are being removed in order 10 save time
10 the vessel, the latter is fumigated for
the purpose Of destroying rats, through
which the disease plague is transmitted.
This process requires only % hours OF
time, and az some Of the quarantine sta
tions special steamers are fitted with ap.
paratus which ena hles the process Of fu-
migation TO b. performed IN less than six
hours After fumication the vessel pro
ceeds 10 the dock 20 unload.
Just compare the procedure above out
lined with the ordeal which a vessel had
to undergo in the 10th century IN those
DAYS MANY 81 the quarantine stations
lad anchoragcs for vessels and barracks
tor suspects and convaloseents just as
they have to-day. bat in order 90 give an
idea 81 The manner IN which they used
those facilities IL would BE- interesting 10
relate what happened 20 q Catalan ship
that arrived at Palermo from Barcelona
on the way 70 Naples.
Tie vessel " question had % persons
aboard. rs Of them passengers. Three !
-oameu and two passengers bad died Of
a disease suspected Of being plague. The /
deaths occurred while the vessel was tax. I
inc on cargo III the harhor where She las I
m anchor The cargo consisted Of bar /
rrls Of saitcd fsh. cases Of sugar ldes-
inea for Palermo snd already uuioadei /
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n hulk. q ouartitg 81 sumac. and rcner /
b merchandise. iniuiInr hsles Of cloth 4
from Rarcflona : port not under suspi- .
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