Show RATS AND flEAS 1 MENACE TO CITY Rodents and Insects Causes of Bubonic Plague Wherever It Breaks Out I DR T B BEATTYS VIEWS I HE SAYS PEOPLE PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION Although the people of or Salt Lake and Utah quietly the moun meun mountains tatna and valleys valley of ot this Inland state perhaps do d not realize or probably may ma maneer never neer have given ghen tho subject a mo Tao moments moments ments meats thought this city and state Is In jn tIle the direct line for tor an attack of o 0 the tile dreadful bubonic plague This statement has been given ghen out by the tato board of health after a thor thorough thorough thorough ough Investigation Inv of o the flea Jea and rat posts In this state A little over a year ago the people I Of ot Salt Lake discovered that the Nor Norway Norway Norway way rat had been brought Into the city These rodents were for a short time confined to the southern and western wee tern parts parta of ot the city elt In the direct neighborhood of the railroad yards Be Bo fore tore long however they thoy had spread to other sections of ot he the city and at this time there is scarcely a section of or the city elt where rats cannot be bo found round The I rat itself Is of ot little consequence It oats eats everything It can onn find and plays plas plasa a mischievous role In frightening women A rat plus fleas however IS ISone s sone one of ot tho the most dangerous things In Inthe Inthe inthe the world Recent investigations In jn the this southern part of or Utah have brought to light the presence of or leas fleas All that It would require now to tb start bubonic plague Is the presence of ot one rat In Infected Infected with It The rats rate and fleas are arc hero and the very cry first diseased dl rat that arrives arrive is Ie likely lIkel to start a terri tern terrible terrible ble blo epidemic Million Die With It II The plague dates datos back to almost the first pages of history In 1334 China was wae visited and millions of ot people died In 1348 1318 Italy Ital had the scourge e and persons died In 1720 1320 the tho plague was wae epidemic In Syria and 86 see H people died In 1770 1779 people died in and nd near Moscow In 1803 people died In Constanti Constantinople Constantinople nople and In ISIS 1815 people died In 1891 1594 people died In Canton China and the ame same year ear thousands died lied In Hong Kong Kons In May 1907 the plague ague visited I San Francisco There were ISO 1 15 cases Calles reported and of or this thle number 77 7 died A greater reater death rate was prevented by the active work of tho the city and state health boards board and he the hearty cooperation of the citizens Before the lifesaving campaign was over ever it cost the city and the state GS I Cause of In years past pst It has been thought lt that tho the bubonic was wa caused by filth In recent Decent times time It II Was Wa learned that plague Is carried and spread by b fleas which got get the tho disease germs germe from Infected rats Ther are arc three kinds of ot bubonic pIa In one variety there Is a swelling of or the glands glande of ot the neck This carries with It a t of 7 75 71 per cent The pneumonic form caused cau by an Invasion of or the germs corms Into the respiratory tract and the sop sep form torm caused by the germs Into the blood are Invariably fatal The bacillus pestle pe U which causes the I disease has 11 three hosts The ret rat the flea and aRd Ute man In the rat mt the din dis disease ease hiss IMS about the same Mme effect as It line ban In the man It proves fatal Ca tal after a short llort time In the tho flea however 1009 bacilli can live In the Ute liver of the flea and have hae absolutely no effect upon its Ita health The part which the rat and the flea play in the spread of ot the thie disease Is most moet significant antI and since Ince Utah now no lisa has both the th rat and the flea and ish constant constaDt communication with the Ute sea seaport seaport port towns the danger dan er of or plague pl ue Is III not at It all chimerical In the tho Investigation tion In San Francisco It II was wall found that on an average 25 fleas flens tl were found to every COVer healthy rat and am SS 8 to every eor sick elek one onto When a fl tl a bites a rat or sucks Its Ita blood It takes taken Into Its body bod almost t countless numbers numb ne of or bacilli Those These havo avo an incubation inclination period within the body of or the flea tie When the flea fleabites fleabites bites a man the till germ term Is carried to the theman theman theman man Reside Besides being heln an Incubator for forthe forthe the disease the rat may mR also o carry sonic of or the germs on Its iti fe fC foot t and I and when It comes come Into contact with food It spreads the germs Kerm over oer the tho th food and these there are then In turn taken Into the th human organism The chief chef habitat of or the rat Is III In chicken coops coon barns barn II collars cellar and In fact any an place where It can eRn secure food ond md raise ral It its Young It Is III the mo most prolific of ot It I breeds the year 01 round roum and bears bOJ yoUng at tile the te age ace o of I three In San Sn Francisco it I was w found that mere poisoning und trapping of rats w wee s not Ot sufficient to tn o keen their num mint Kor hii N down much loss leu 1 to accomplish their general destruction Valuable re rs results were only obtained by b the whole wholesale sale 11 destruction nf of the rats At M t the tue office orle of t board o or of health yesterday Dr T B said Id The Th Tb time Is I now ripe rip for tor the tho peo plo pie of ot Salt S1 and ami Utah Ulah to get gt to work and dei destroy roy the rats rt At the tle time there arc are n s large num her lur r of ot mitts tr hero herf hut ji they are arc destroyed now It will wil be ho but hut a short shor time before they will wi overrun the en entire entire tire cite le th tb PC ft IT ITon ei Sons on why wl the T as S 1 should be hp killed th y should bo be b killed for tor sanitary roe ren rP sons Salt 1 Tj Tk Lake kr h hi now on the route from S Se r where thorn there wr recently n a 1 plague am and with other T seaport towns which rp e In direct communication wl with IUt i I countries Wo We W now tn have hR the rat mate Mt and the fleas Cea In n and w wo I will wil continue to get iret tt moro more rats rals and more mor floes fleas fr n se communication with wih the coast coalt cities cites continues lints Inh and Pleas Kats will wi travel In cargoes croes and the fleas will wm travel with wih the rats If I we should hould get one on rat In this town It might be b the means mean i of bringing scores of or persons down I with the plague pla ue People should take wih precautions against the tile rats rate Their coops should be made rat proof The he barns barn and cellars should be treat teat treated ed d similarly Board walks alk should be re replaced placed laced by b cement ones Poison Polson and traps raps should be set et out for the mice and nd rats rate and when a dead rodent is II mt round found It i should be burled buried or by fire People should take these pro cautions fre now They should hould get rid of ofas ofas I Is cauton as s many man of the rats rate as a possible This would mean moan a great saving In lives and andin j jn I In n money mone If I the plague broke out It ItIs Itis i is Is s up to the tho Salt Sal Lake people to take i I I I this his action During acton the recent San Sn Francisco Franl o die dis disaster I aster It was found Cound that traps trpe proved Ithe the he most efficient means meane for catching rats The best kind of a trap Is a large arge French wire cage 19 Inches Inoh long hong The Tho tap should hould be placed place on a hard hand surface with th rear end a a little high higher er than titan the front end and so s that the tho trip will close readily The bottom of tho the trap should be covered with dirt and If possible placed near dripping water ater where the rat rt comes ner to drink In placing food In n tf i trap It I should be changed changet often oten and u the kind of ot food rood which the th rat rats rt Is s not accustomed to secure In the place where the th trap Is I placed plc should be jo placed In the trap A few te grains grins near the of ot barley should bo be placed entrance and the trap should be bo smoked before It Is left lef as the tho rat will not en on enter enter ter tom If ho he I gets gOls the odor Of or the tho human hand I A snap trap taP Is a good ono one to uso use on rafters and In kitchens kichen In placing poison polson for tor the rat rt It should be placed where whore It cannot bo be reached by b children A good rat poison polson to u use UN UNIs e eIs Is equal parts of o arsenic and an flour Cour prIs mixed with lard hard or equal parts of ot phosphorous and flour mixed to a stiff stif paste pate The rat will wll devour these read road readily thy ily when 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