What of the future? If what has been said above be true, this is not going to be the last or only alar:.. The more railways spread into Mongolia and the more settlers pass in, the more likely dees it seer that Mongolian plague will become a recurring nightmare to the country south, and that plague, that old enemy of mankind, now since the last pandemic tending to become quiescent, may again start up and menace the world from the north One has no desire to exaggerate, but the danger does seem to exist: Modern science has of course rendered impossible such a world visitation the Black Death. But the coat in money, in dislocation of trade and n waste of human lives require! to combat this plague, when once it thas been allowed to gather strength was demonstrated in 1911. There is endemic centres to exist, always ready to be turned into active antiplague centres in case of need. Extra funds should be provided for the Plague Prevention Service to enable plant hospitals where required in the new territories Their staffs would act as it telligence agents, always on the look-out for minor outbreaks, and constantly prepared to smother them as they appear. And a com-ion ehoutd be appointed to map out the danger zones and to in quire into the habits and possible control of the rodents,
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