The death of Dr. A. C. Jackson, from plague, on January 25 has caused great sorrow among all classes, Chiness and foreign, in thie city, Feb. 6.
The plague is spreading far and wide over the country owing to the stopping. of certain travellers from entering the gers are as ignorant re helpless. Ae an instance, few miles from here, in a village, here the utmost care had been taken to geard the wells from imaginary poiconers, and where there was 10 plague at all, a family took ie ho had come from the north, and who died the next day, no one taking any care, and, as s consequence, seven out eight members of that family, al on girl surviving, died of plague almost
rillageis jafected. No seri are made to clear off the rate in any place that isnot directly under Japanesecontrol.. The people will not take the least trontle to catch the rate which swarm in many houses, neither will they, despite orgeat pablic proclamations, take the simplest precautions agsiost spreading infection. The Sanitary Barean in this city is doing so well, that one wonders hot has succeeded in inspiring its men with mach seal in face of the sullen and determined opposition of the masses, Feb. 7.
We heve bad an immense fall of snow, the heaviest for many years, and, as it came on Ohinese Now Year's Day, the omen is considered pa one for the-cowing next spring, aod, io regard to the pa dose epidemic. The death rate, by hard fighting is kept down to boat thirty: per day The beat piece of other nons is that the Protect of this city has been sent op to ect as Tootal at Changchun. It is a great pity that such " man was not in charge there earlier. Though we shall miss him here, we have other mono, Oar old and reted Viceroy is showing up nobly, some wish that he bad jis disposal, so that could burn down more houses, that have had oases in them, and that he bad many more doctors and trained assistants for the towns-and villages. The plague seems to bang around certain rastle measures are The authorities have s very hard task before them, because they have the ignorance and steady opposition of the masees to contend against, One serious question, which is bothering the Government, is the persistent and stupid stories, that are freely circulated, and folly credited that the Japanese are scattering poison, by means of renegade Chinese, in hundreds of wells, and thas causing the plague, The whole idea is utterly untrue, bat, despite the stringent proclamations of the Viceroy, the whole population, or very nearly, believes the lies, and, something seri may happen, Arthur C. Jackso2 was a distinguished graduate of Cambridge. He took high honours in science, and after taking his medical degree at that University be jstadied at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and took the Di-loma. He had also rich practical experience in hospital work at home, 60 that professionally be was splendidly equipped. When only fourteen years of age be decided to be " missier and all his preparatory work kept this object prominently before him.
In May of last year be met Dr. Christie of Makden, who was theo home on furlough, and the claims of the work in Mancharia were Isid before him, especially those of the Medical College which was about to be established, For this he was eminently fitted, so when he offered himself be was immediately appointed by the United Free Church of Scotland as a medical missionary to Mokdeo. He arrived in November 1910, and st once threw himself into the stady of the lnoguage, and gave valuable aseistence in the large Medical Mission and Hospital.
When Plague broke out in January, Dr. Christie was requested by the Government to act as medical adviser, especially in establishing Preventive measures; and he and his colleagues were asked to take special charge of the Chinese rail i number of coolie: from the infected rendered the spt that point most to be feared. The medical men readily gave their services, more 60, because the Manchurian Goverament was eager to do what they could in this warfare, which is s> new to Chinese experience, Dr. Jackson promptly volunteered for the work at the station, and was at once inoculated with Haffkine's vaccine, The last train-lesd of coolies ined left Makden for Shanhaikuan, before he entered on his daties, Janamry 14, bot that train was stopped and re. tarned to Maiden on Sunday, the 15th, the coolies having died of the plegce, Over four hundred and seventy contact oases were thrown on the Mukden authorities, before they bed -hed time to moke any provision for their isolation or scoommodation, 'These men had to be sheltered somewhere from' the rigours of the winter, for the temperature, that night, was 30 degrees (Febr.) below zero. The only place available was some Chinese inns near the railway station, and there they were made as comfortable as possible and fed liberally at Government expense, On Sanday night and Monday several more died, and it was evident that the more immediate contacts ought to be separated systematically, to eave the whole number from death, This Jackson voluntarily undertook, moving over toa house st the station
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