THK CITIZEN, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1011. FACTE T NO DANCER OF INVASION OF Time Was When Its Ap pearance Was Occa sion For a Panic By JAMES A. EDGERTON. TUB appearance of cholera In the port of New York has not the power to spread terror that It once had, but Is still a serious thing. Owing to the progress of science, common sense and clean living, a cholora epidemic lu America Is well nigh Impossible, yet the one chance In hundred that the 6courgo may become general must bo combat ed. It Is raging In Russia, Italy and other parts of Europe, and the Incom ing steamers from the Infected ports, carrying their thousands of Immi grants, bring the disease to our own doors. Wo cannot stop tho Immigrants from coming or at least wo have not dono so but we can keep out their diseases. For this purpose ww long ago estab lished a quarantine and a health oill cer for the port of New York. The man who has held this place for many years is Dr. Alvah II. Doty. Dr. Doty Is not a mere local olilclal. He is a na tional institution", with an interna tional reputation. Ills great contribu tion to the study of cholera and to that of many other Infectious diseases Is that tho contnglon is carried by per sons and not by clothing, old rags or, barring food and water, any other in animate substance whatsoever. It is largely due to Dr. Doty's efforts that the dread Asiatic plague never gets past the port of Now York, the door of the nation. No Panic Nowadays. In the old days the news that eight deaths from cholera had occurred on an island in New York bay would have occasioned a panic. People would have lied from New York and from most of the other eastern cities. Now it is merely an item of news, ovci which nobody grows particularly e cited. Millions in tho metropolis, oul. a few miles distant from Swlnburn island, where tho cholora cases an treated, go about their business will' unconcern. They know that between them and tho Infection Is Dr. Doty. Buttressed by science and supported by his corps of trained assistants, he Is equal to tho contest. That Is what the ago of reason has accomplished for mankind. Tho Dr. Dotys, fortified by knowledge, hold tho terrors of old at bay. Cholera comes, and they close the door In its face. Tho bubonic plague appeai-s on tho Pacific coast, but goes no farther and is allowed to gain no real foothold even there. Smallpox is made mild and Innocuous. The old trinity of terror were war, famine and pestilence. Science has driven war Into the shadows outside of civilization, has rendered fumiue next to impossible and has put up the bars against pestilence. If a man of 100 years ago were told these things he would call them miracles. Yet they are only tho result of the appli cation of reason. Men have gained more knowledge, more self reliance, more mastery. Democracy and edu cation have transformed the world. The more we know and the more we apply our knowledge, the more se cure we become. Thus knowledge and works beget faith and faith in turn gives mastery nnd power. Tho jungle recedes, nnd not only tho physli il jungle, but the psychological Jungli which held terrors and monsters as real as the other. Perhaps with all our advancement we nro only on the borderland of discovery and invents n as yot, but tho short distance wo have gone has already made a new heaven and a new earth. Former Cholera Invasions. Cholera comes in a tide across the sea, but halts at our shores. Yet tho time was when it swept beyoud the coust line and spread terror and death in our chief cities. In 1S32, and again in 1S48, it invnded our territory and the cemeteries of our cities were like newly plowed fields In Its wake. There were uncounted furrows of new graves. In 1832 cholera appeared in Detroit and spread throughout tho land. It arrived in New York on Juno 27 nud lasted two mouths. In that short time there were 3,400 deaths In the metrop olis alone. Death was equally busy In other northern cities. In Cincinnati and elsewhere the scourge did not dis appear till 1833. In St. Louis and New Orleans the pestilence was at Its worst. Tho belief held in some sections that cholera docs not flourish in north ern climates Is a delusion. Nowhero Is It more destructive than In Russia. The only thing that renders America safe is vigilance. Beforo medical science and sanitation had reached their present stato of advancement we were as subject to the scourge as others. Our worst cxperlenco camo In 1848 and 1840. It la estimated that 10 pr cent of tho population was swept off in that visitation of the plague. In ono week New York re corded more than 700 deaths. The Scourge of 1848-0. There aro many yet living who re member that scourge. Most of ua have heard of it from an older generation. Fortunate was the family that escaped losing some of Its members. Especial CHOLERA THIS COUNTRY Now Government's Public Health Machinery In sures Safety -a ly was this true of those living In cit ies. In the more sparsely settled country districts tho progress of the disease was arrested. One writer has thus spoken of the devastation of those two awful years: So stronff was the Instinct of self pres ervation that In many cases when ono member of a family developed the first symptoms of the malady the rest of the family rushed from the hoUBe and the city, leaving the victim to die alone. Tho custom of handshaking was nbol Ished for fear of contagion, Nobody went out of doors except upon the most neces sary errands. Old acquaintances recog nized each other only by a curt nod. Many persons walked In tho middle of tho street to avoid the breath of pedestrians nnd maneuvered to pass to windward of all they encountered. Believing that the smoke of gunpowder was a preventive, they burned It at Inter vals In tho houses. Tobacco smoke many believed In. Even women and children were seen with cigars and pipes In their mouths constantly. Others carried tarred rope In their hands and In every pocket and hung camphor bags about their necks. Many chewed garlic for the same purpose and carried sponges saturated with vine gar dangling from their buttons and In haled the smell of It from smelling bot tles. Funerals were given up altogether, and the most prominent citizens were uncere moniously placed In tho death cart nnd laid away In the cemeteries. Many on feeling the first symptoms of colic and nausea, believing a painful doath certain, committed suicide. Several on their way to the hospitals Ieared from the ambulances and fled, pur sued by the driver, through tho streets, nono daring to stop them for fear of con tagion. v Subsequent visitations of cholera in America occurred In 1852, 18U5-8 nnd LD&PJ2JXJ r 1 even as late ns 1873, when the dis ease appeared In New Orleans and the Mississippi valley. It has appeared at various times since at the port of New York, but has been checked before en tering the country. Filipinos Easy Prey. The Philippine Islands have been subject to the scourge for centuries. Since the American occupation there have been determined efforts to stamp It out, with some success. The great est difficulty has been to teach the na tives to observe quarantine regulations and to keep clean. Where people quar ter their pigs in the houses and eat al most anything, provided It does not re quire too much work to get it, cholern finds n congenial soil. One method of keeping the plague down was to Inter dict the eating of certain kinds of veg etables and fruits, wntermelon being one of the first prohibited. There are people who regard watermelon ns a disease In Itself and do not wonder that It breeds other diseases. How ever, If It is kept out of the ears and enten noiselessly it can be borne at ordinary times. Returning to tho kindred subject of cholera, tho appearance of tho plague this year haB been earlier than usual. It Is not only In southern Italy, but has been reported In Venice nnd Is oxpect ed to spread to Austria. It is also making Its annual ravages in Russia, where superstition and lack of honlth measures glvo It free rolgn. There the peasants tear down tlio isolaUon hos pitals built to caro for tho plnguo vic tims. They seem-to regard ignorance as sacred and resent any appearance of enlightenment as blasphemous. The customary mothod of dealing with tho pestilonce among tho poasanta Is to plow around each village, the plow be ing drawn by women and children, holy water being sprinkled along the way. One of the greatest agencies for spreading cholera throughout Asia and Europe is the annual pilgrimage made to Mecca by tho Mohammedans. Macca Is a breeding ground of the SS?S Ltttt . jW"'. I :.;'. i - i i'AStf 'r. jWiS plague, nnd vast numbers of the faith, ful contract It nnd carry It buck to all Moslem lands, Hussla and Mecca are a lorn: way from ,the U. S. A., however, and Just now wo hnvo to keep our own door yard clean from tho contagion. Tlienl leged case of the plague that appealed In Auburn, N. Y.. served to warn the people of tho danger. The young Ital ian who died of what was pronounced cholern thoro had been dctnlncd at quarantine In New York until the au thorities wore satisfied, after which he was allowed to go. lie was evidently one of tho so called cholora "carriers." It Is claimed thnt these may bear the germs In their systems for weeks be fore stricken down. Sometimes they escape altogether, but still infect oth ers. They nro the most dangerous cases. Ordinarily tho disease develops In Ave days, so that by quarantining for that length of time tho health offi cers feel safe. A New York paper In giving an ac count of tho death of the Auburn victim had one item that Is a trifle mystifying. It read ns follows: Tonight a large bonfire was made of beds, bedding and the clothing of tho vic tim and his two brothers who nursed him. Is It not a little drastic to burn up brothers In this fashion? Perhaps tho paper meant that only the beds, bed ding and clothing of the brothers were fed to the flames, but the wording of tho thing leaves a dark and clammy doubt which should be cleared up, Doty Sees No Danger. Despite the cases In New York buy nnd the reported death at Auburn, Dr. Doty Insists that the country Is not in the slightest danger. Ho has been right so often before thnt his word will go, but he should be careful not to lot any more cholera carriers get away and die In distant cities, to the danger of their beds, clothing, brothers and the population generally. Sclenco Is mighty and will prevail, but for all that cholera Is a rather ticklish thing, especially in the watermelon season. The national government Is taking an Interest in tho matter, as is shown by the fnct that Surgeon General Wy man has sent Assistant Surgeon Gen eral I. B. Cofor, a Pacific coast chol- NEW YORK QUARANTINE STATION era expert, to assist Dr. Doty. The treasury department at Washington has sent the following order to the health officers of the ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Orleans and Boston: To diminish the danger from cholera bacillus carriers steerage passengers com ing from ports or places where cholera prevails and arriving on vessels upon which cholera has appeared shall be de tained ten days for observation unless after five days' detention they are found not to be bacillus carriers. Tho same pro vision Bhall apply also to other persons arriving on said vessels who for special reasons are deemed liable to be thus In fected, The government also has officers abroad at the various Infected ports, detaining passengers on that side, Iso lating those suspected of Infection and taking every possible precaution. The Italian government Is nlso co-operating. The only dnnger Is that despite all these measures of protection some case may slip past nnd infect some such populous section as the cast side of New York. Even then It Is be lleved that medical science would bo nblo to eopo with the disease ami stamp It out, but that Is too perilous a risk. The moment that cholera be gan to spread In any city panic would Immediately seize upon tho Inhabitants, an exodus would ensue, business would be demoralized and conse quences would result tliat stagger tho mind even to contemplate. In tho meantime the public nt largo Bhould keep their heads. Thero have been many cholera scares In the past forty years that camo to nothing. Modlcal science is more ablo to cope with tho disease now than ever beforo. It Is possible for people to get Into a state of fear that will make them proper breeding ground for cholera or any other disease. Keep cool. Dr. Doty is still on tho Job, the national government Is taking all possible pre cautions, and where American genius and determination are thus at work on a problem they may bo depended on to solve it In the language of Dr. Doty, "In America we have no reason to be fearful of Astatic cholera In these days." Si MURILLO FOUND IN ORPHAN HOM Painting Was Given by Spanish Consul Fifty Years Ago. THOUSANDS OFFERED FOR IT. Work of Art Shows Virgin Ascending to Heaven So Willed That It Can not Be 8old as Long as There Is Any thing Else Salable In Home. In the humblo little chapel of St Vincent's Orphan home, Huston, u Ro man Catholic Institution for poor chil dren, thero has Just been discovered on tho gospel side of tho altar what Is said to bo an old master. If tho word of experts is correct the painting Is worth many thousands of dollars. A connoisseur from tho Society of Fine Arts, New York, has Just made an offer of several thousands of dol lars for tho painting. Tho Now York representative, besides making a mon ey offer, promised n duplicate of the original. Tho painting Is entitled "Tho As sumption of tho Blessed Virgin Into Heaven." Even If tho work of art Is worth thousands of dollars. It can nev er bo disposed of by tho authorities of tho homo as long as there is anything else to be sold. "This painting." said ono of tho au thorities, "is a very old one, Just how old 1 do not know. Many years ago I believe it is more than fifty thero was in this city a Spanish consul, rep resentative of his country to this port He was a devout Catholic and spent much of his spare tlmo at the home here. "Ono day, nearly half a century ago, he was suddenly ordered homo. Be fore leaving ho camo hero and left the painting with tho sisters, with tho un derstanding that ho would repossess It when ho returned. "But ho never camo back. While In Spain ho was stricken ill and died. Be fore he passed away, however, ho will ed us tho painting. But bo laid down tho condition that It was never to bo sold as long ns thero was anything else salable In tho borne. "We always believed, from what the early records of tho homo show and from what has been handed down through talk In the passing years, that the painting Is an original. But our belief was confirmed a few days ago by Sister Mary Ann, who was In charge of tho homo." Standing five by three feet, tho Vir gin Is shown ascending Into heaven, clod in flowing robes of purplo and white. About her, rolling on fleecy clouds, aro cherubim. A Manager. "And what right have you to call yourself a manager?" asked tho emi nent and Irate actress after a stormy rehearsal. "I suppose," was the deferential re ply, "It Is because I have managed eo long to escape with my life." Wash ington Star. Business. "How shall I prove the sincerity of toy devotion?" aBked .the young man who had been so long coming to th? point that doubt had begun to ac cumulate against him. "Call the parson In as a witness." Suggested the young lady, who meant business. A Little Way Off. Tommy What docs the paper mec-i by calling Mr. Bugghauu an eight r ten business man? T.'s Father I pre sume It means he Is not exactly Appropriate. "Here's a halrptu in the soup, wall or," said the mad diner "Yes. sir. It's all right. It's hare Bonp, sir." Yonkers Statesman. HKPUIUjIOAX CANDIDATE For COUNTY COMMISSIONER, Primaries Sept. 30. I, Ferdinand Kroll, a Republican of the borough of Honesdale, and a supporter of tho party, heroby give notice to the voters of Wayne coun ty that I announce myself a candi date for the office of County Com missioner. If elected I will faith fully perform the duties of the of fice and endeavor to reduce the tax ation of the county. Yours truly, F. KUOLL, Blacksmith, 52wl4 Honesdale, Pa. NOTORIETY BECAUSE OP DOG. Retirement of Colonel Deems Recalls Story of His Pet. Washington, July 20. President Taf t has accepted tho voluntary application of Colonel CInrcnco Deems of the const artillery corps for retirement under tho forty year service law. Tho action has been expected for some time by the authorities. Colonel Deems gained notoriety by reason of his pet dog which, according to complaints made by Major A. W. Chase and other officers at Fort How ard under the colonel, had n placo at the eating table and in a seat in tho post hack. Tho records in the case nlso show thnt fleas were mentioned. This was understood to havo produced friction between Colonel Deems and Major Chase, then captain nt Fort Howard. Resentment. "Did you say I was a cheap trick ster?" asked the ward worker. "No. I didn't." replied tho ninn who is close to tho boss. "I merely said you were a trickster." "Well, that's all right, but don't you ever Insinuate that I nm doing a cut rate business." Washington Star, v Wants to Try For Big Prize. London, July 20. Gllmour, the avia tor, whose certificate was suspended by the Aero club because he flow over the Henley regatta, has begun pro ceedings to restrain the club's action. Gllmour Is fighting for a chance to en ter the Dally Mall's circuit race for thw prize of $40,000. ALEX F. VOIGT, Hawlcy, Pn., Democratic Candidate For County Treasurer. 57t2 A. O. 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Rdof HONOR Attention is called to tne STRENGTH of the Wayne County The FINANCIER of New York City has published a ROLL Ot HONOR of the 11,470 State Ranks and Trust Companies of United States. In this list the WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK Stands 38th in the United States Stands 10th in Pennsylvania. Stands FIRST in Wavne County. Capital, SurRlus, $527,342.88 Total ASSETS, $2,951,048.26 Honesdale. Pa., December 1, 1910. Wo print legal blanks, Wo print envelopes, Advertise in The Citizen? Wo print postal cards, Wo print pamphlets, Special measurements Savings Brink ADVERTISE IN THE CITIZEN
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