THE PLAGUE.
Clous allention will be paid to the communien tions published by the Government of India in Coselle Extraordinary on the subject of plague The letter from Majesty, which heads the correspondence, is very welcome. It proves the vigilance and solicitude of His Majesty that he should send a sympathetic mossage to the Viceroy at the stage when plague, having spread so widely and having fas ened with greater virulence upon already stricken centres, to the faint-hearted to have got out
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THE ORIGIN OF THE HORSE,
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An experiment in cross-breeding carried cut by Professor Couar. Ewart throws some light on this question of the horse's ancestry. In a papar antitled, "A Hybrid between Prjesaisky's Horse and a Highland
Professor Ewart describes his results and conclusions. To aoer pl Prjevalsky's horse na the ancestral form implies, she points at the following prafuund changes. The short spright mane of Equis
It is Bank Holiday morning, and ibú sky is Roval Society of Edinb" read before (ka,
consequently overcast. That, however, has not fcfed the drers or the spirits of the Bank Holiday makers, who are waiting at Chelsen Pier to go on the Burbury Belle. The ladies wear their airiant blouser, and have left their umbrellas at home; the straw hats and ammer suitings of the gentlemen bid a defiance to the weather which, we may hope, will not prove mieplaced.
Harassed Oficial at the Barrier: "Nar then Nar then don't store, you'll all get on in due
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The Crowd (good naturedly): “ / Il right, ole Kresger whiskers, we ain't in any ary What d'ya think we got up at 'arf past Åve for?
Igher up there!
Small Perron left behind in charge of two babice: "There, Mind, sit up in the prato, and ptops you'll ece Giappy
With well feigned ecstroy): "Eero she is on the leapt hoat-pext to Mrs. Casey and Bill. There's you can see in (Addressing herself to the other infant, who is stolidly trying to eat his baby Wave your
royalskii has been changed into a long dowing. one. A mole-like tail with a tuft of hairs at the end has become the familiar horse tall, with long hairs up to the root. The skull, nearly
beat as in the sheep, bas assumed the form of a face in line with the cranium, as in the eik. Professor Ewart cou.. tends that there is no evidence that breeding and selection can have produced such result".
The hybrid which Frof. Ewart has road bas itself fertile, and it exhibits some of at ordinary cross bred horse. the characters of It is tinctable, and will allow itself to be riddoo, in which it differs frm Prjevalsky's horse, which as never been tamed. These facts goem to justify the belief that this wild horse of the Asiatic deserta has had some share in the ancestry of the modern horse, Prof. Ewart thinks it may hare given to certain strains of Arab and shire. horses some of their, more striking characters.
thon): "There's Grappleting the notion Two other species of house, which lived in
and to 'er. Shout Bill
to the word). Bill! Bill!!" (With great satisfaction) I believe 'e 'eard
Interested Onlooker to Gloomy Max: I uppose it's an annual outing or something of that kind Look as if they meant to enjoy theirselves."
Gleemy Mon: Well, it's to be 'uped it won't rain, that's all. Filse where they'll shelter with all that lot on board' I'm sure I don't know. Look at the stuff they'or takin' on board, too. Well, I suppose it's all right: the firm pays for
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Small Young Person, anxions give informa tion: It ain't a quling, mister. It's the Goose Club from the White 'Art at Battersos.
Gloomy Man "Well, I thonght it was something of that kind with all that stuff on board." (To Interested Onlocker): * You know I ain't one to old with these things. What appena is that there's just one 8uv'nor. er two gets a drop too much. coming 'ome as it might be.. and it makes it very disagreeable, as you might say. Moet die agreeable. You wouldn't catch me goin'!"
Beveller with concortina, baling Gloomy Ma bat he, me lord ain't you comin' to join the trip *
Man!" Not me" Gloomy
Pleistocene timer, are credited with a share in the production of the modern horse. The ons bad a broad abort face nearly in Eine with the cranium, a-long body, and st at limbs. The other had an extremely narrow face a short body, slender limbs, and only two of the sight callositics usually present.
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Panch, whose best wishes go with him, locks forward to the day when Mr. Hardio will return to give the nation the benefit of his fortnight's experience in India, and, in his own words, to let a little light in upon the dark places of Indian governmen'.")
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The question of the various breeds of the stomping out of plague, Colonal King's system of surveillance demands a service of inspection horse is an interesting one, but like that of the which we understand will by and by be provided, history of the other domestic races, both of a Thero is litle to be said concerning the scientific plants and animals, is full of difficulties and aspect of Government's communication. Until uncertainties. Is there in any part of the there is some utterance by the Commission world ild horse which may reasonably bo itself the discussion of the etiology of plague supposed to to the ancestor of our various The wording of the breeds The only wild horse kuown is that remains where it was.
as communicated discovered by the famous Bussian traveller "outstanding conclusions" by Sir Stuart. is rogue and loose. Perhaps Prjevalky on the Daungarian stoppas in Central it was not consider hecessary to condrm Asis, and known thence as Equus Prjevalskii, of hand and to be no longer amelalesiariological theory of plague, yet It has been thought by many that this species resistance. Needless to say, counsels of despair oven that in questioned in some quarters, is the real ancestor of the domestic horse, have had no weight with the Government of and in any case the statement of. it is Prievalsky's horse was discovered in 1881, was India. But the task of fighting plaga necessary as a preamble. Nor are we told if at first thought to be a cross between the king. in becoming one of the most serious pro- rals are the only spreaders of bubonic plague.or wild sea, of the same desert regions, and a lems of Government; difficulties seem endloss, However, it is not necessary to examine the Mongolian pony. Its right to be considered a and words of encouragement and sympathy from logical formrof-Governments varsion of the genuine species, however, was afterwards firmly the King are very grateful and will lead to the Commission's copclusions. We do not doubt established. It was thought to be closely for a moment that the prosent declaration of related to a large-headed species bunted by -renewal of effort.
We
Gozette) published reosetly
the Government of India regarding-plague Pairedlithic man, sad portrayed by him measures will have a good effect both in the bones. If, then, we accept Prjevalaky's horse the ortont of the invasion or figures
as the real ancestor, we may perhaps trace our plugne in India this year. In January there better ordering of administrative plague mea were 58,000, deaths, in February 98,000, in sures Lad ju supporting the enthusiasm of breeds back to a species domesticated during
the stone age. March 171,400 and in April 314,000, making a medical offers. total of £41,00 deaths-for-the-first-four months. The figures are greater than those of any previous record. Their vastness would appal na had they not come in the course of a series ever-increasing plague seizures and deaths in India. The gradation in the increase of mortality is a dangerous element of the idemic in its effect both on the authorities and the population, fonding to hide from the former the facts na the causation of the disease and the effects of the various plague measures, and inducing in the latter an spathy which is only less aril, in respect to the eventual abolition of the epidemic, than the panic which usually accompanies its outbreak in each fresh district. Among the most import sut steps which the Government of India have taken towards mitigaling this infliction ojithe Indian athjects of the King was the appointment of a Commission of scientists iD to study the subject of plagne as at present ludis There was strong necessity for the existence of such a body independently of the tato terrible increase of plagas mortality. The theories of one or another scientist while of mach interest have not had the weight attaobing to the investigations of a committee of scientists who have had access, under the most favourable conditions, to a field of inquiry incomparably wider than that of individual investigators, and who have been able to direct the labours of medical officers in all parts of India. Startling discoveries are not expected of the Commission. They are expected only to coulirm by the weight of great experienes the theories which are supported by the facts, and to settle, there Fore, authoritatively what are effective methods of meeting the attack of plague. It is to be noted That though certain theories, such as that of infection by rals are widely understood, there is great difference of opinion among men of considerable standing. In 1906, for instance, at a meeting of the Iudinu section of the Society of Arts Dr. Creighton made strong attack against all prevalent theories of the causation of plague, but he adroeited, strangely enough, a measure which has been found of greater practical effect in stemming the tide of plagae in hitherto uninfected towns than any other, namely, the temporary evacon. tion of premises in which plogus cases have occurred and premises in close conjunction with these. This was the method that bad such striking success at legein, where it may be said, considering the dangerous proximity of Rangoon in which plague he been raging, that the with and disease has been fairly grappled defeated. It is a measure also which is now recprotended by the Government of India.
extreme importance of getting "the epidemic under control in a raffolent warrant. for the communiosticu which the Government of Indis has now made concerning the com pletion of the first stage of the Commission's labours, which was devoted to the etiology of plague. Granting the truth of the theories of infection which are put forward, and it way now be said that they are established beyond all doubt, certain methods of precaution become plainly imperative. The Government of India would not have been justified in withholding the information which they now impart. The "outstanding conclusions are that bubonio plague is spread by infector rats, that the vehicle of contagion between rat and rat and between rat and man is the rat fos, and that the life of the plague germ in the soil, floors and walls of houses is of short duration. The Government of India declares these conclusions to show the uselessness of certain troublesome measures of house disinfee tion at present employed, said to prove the desirability of all measures which will keep bupau dwellings free from rate. Sir Harold Stuart alse, as ofiolating Home Secretary, declares the Government of Inilis's approval of inoralation. In particular the Government of India advies temporary evacuation of infected premises, the giving of liberal assistance to the people who thus evacuate their premiser, and the constant recllection on the part of officials of the necessity of securing the co oper ation at the people nail of respecting Ebeir cartons and oron their prejudices. While Government are fully justified in publishing the Undings of the Commission so far as they are available, it will fo well not to place too much importance on the publication the Gazette of the matter contained in Extraordinary What is most noteworthy in the publication, putting aide for the moment scientific questions, is that the Government of India bas adopted a policy as to preventiva plague measures, while before this they had to policy. In many di triots the practice o m mendrit has been in operation. It will now bare high official support, and the practies which has proved beneficial will be adopted in places which have heretofore not adopted it. Vexe tious and useless measures, at least as far as concerns henses, will be universally discarded, which alone is a very great bou. Considering the administrative aspect of plague, only -There:
is left to the cheers of the various locali ties a considerable messure of freedom both as to action and opinion. It will have been noted by those interested in sanitary matters that Colonel King, the head of the medical depart ment of this province, in his report on plague in Burma in 1906 declared: If the spread of plagus
from area to area is to be prevented; the utmost efforts must be given to the ed a Rasian official at Nagasaki with a view to surmounted by a great exorescence of dall and disposing of them for pisoss of silver. In the cleared red crystals. These orgstate, however, surveillance of threatened populations, the control of those infected.". The presence of the Ru sinn Consul the flags were have been proved to be gennius pigeon blood
unrolled. To the astonishment of the would-be Bermese rubies and it is quite possible-that- plogus policy, unrolled. only
truly -commensEDGE
"that can be rationally relied upon ancor, the officiat immediately made a few there are more of these precious jewels em- the coutiques,
at has in one part of India. (Madras) at least obeisance before them. They were nothing less bedded in the calcite. The formation has be stood the test of ten years d
as Burmese rubies are usually full liberty of Carina. Immediately their purchase, was the persons) of, usually, controllable buwan agreed on for a sum equivalent to £6000. But found by washing in sand or gravel. Mr. beings, the consignent u rly sanitary treatment ains for the dreams of wealth nourished by Mr. Baryard took the gem to Mr. Howe, the curator Geological Museum in Jermyn Street of imported cases in nuinfected localities and Toraki (whose name, by the way, suggest a the couerquent prevention of infect on of rats, Hebrew origis)! Just as the flags were being Mr. Howe who was extremely sorry not to be who are ancontrollable disseminators of handed over, the police appeared and erized the able to add this interesting geological specimen. trophies us the property of the Japanese inoculation, rat.
to the maseum, gave the following opinion→→I infection. "Neither
nor den-killing along can, success Government. Being a good patriot, Isozaki ir have briefly examined the specimen brought by depend We do not are anything in the ro doubt, delighted to yield the captured Mr. Banyard, and I find it to be a largs irre communication of the Government of India to standards to his nation. Anyway he is obliged gnar orysialline-mass-of-raby-in-its-natural- dierrecit closel King's statements in the to. He will have the satisfaction of seeing them matrix of palcite." slightest degree, though the communication itself set up in a prominent place in the capital; and does not mention surveillance. We believe that that satisfaction, he will be able to balance local administrative and medical officers must against a paltry £8000-Ex.
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Reveller: "Carm on: Era, look 'erelve got the miseus's ticket. She's gorn with her sister to the Pallie.
Come on The Gloomy Man comes on, Small Perron (resuming): Bill! Granny! There, I bleere she saw us that time. Wava ...we ain't a’goin' yer and, Mord! No. with them. It's no use your a-cryin, because "And now (Distractedly). wo can't go." you're made baby cry. Shh, baby Thero, and Dili: There, lock at Granny
If you
Granny give ua tuppence before she went, and we'll go and buy some sweets. don't stop sorgin, Mord, me gell, I'll give you what for when I get you 'ame: you see if I don't, ma lady
!"
The boat begins to cast off from the pier, and the fact that it is so full as to make it impossible for half of the voyagers to sit down except on one another's knees adds to the general hilarity. From the Embankment it is possible to discern early birds giving their attention in the "stuff." Three consertinas burst into Bedelia."
The Sunbury Beile backs out. As she does so chrea belated, excursionists hurry up to the pier entrance.
The Male I toursionist: Blimy, mother, if we ain't missed it!**
His Son (suddenly, and without warning) "Ow-sw.cw-ow!!!"
The Male Excursionist: That's the worst of these yere river hosts. You never can depend on them. N ver mind, arry, we'll go and 'ave
ride on a 'bus, won't we, mother 2"
Mother (resignedly); "Ah, well, it can't be There's appoints and disappoints and f-opinions and what not, and we are to take what's guided."
The Banbury Belle is now well on her way up river, leaving & trail of concertius behind her.
Small Person (ne scene clos e in) "There's Granny and Mrs. Casey, Ware your and to
Bill
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A gem of extraordinary interest and possibly the fanchurian war should fall to Russis. It appears that the more delicate of the trophies of enormous value, says the Daily Express taken during the siege of Port Arthur and at (London), has been imported recently into this the battle of the Sea of Japan were tied up in country from Barna, where it was discovered & crystal. small packages, some of which have been since near Mandalay. The jewel, which is sold. One package was bought by a man named line mass of ruby embedded in calcite, standing Isozaki. It contained, among a variety of gar- about a foot high, is now in the bands of Mr. mants and fabrics, a fow old flags in a tattered Bangard, & Colonial agent, who is ondearen ing conditios. Three of these flags struck Isosaki to estimate its value. To the Ingran the gem Ha spproach. appears to be merely a lump of glistering rock as looking uncommonly “swell
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