| Show ArniCA Pr Ono curious and ond roth rather r unpleasant feature ot of travel In South Africa r at t present Is being disinfected at the larder border of at Natal and ond Cape Colony This Is IB done In order to try and stop slop the tha spread prend Of the tho n a disease which has killed 1 almost all the tho cattle In oer every part of at South Africa It has made Its appearance and which threatens to complete limo tho extinction ot of nil all the oxen In the tho country As the tho wealth of the farmers In South Africa Is measured b by the number of at oxen they own and as nil all the tho haulinG freighting to 10 Interior towns plowIng etc was done by oxen It practically amounts to ruin to the agricultural interests to lose them tho colonial governments government ore are doing all In their pow power er to stop slop the progress of the disease which In spite of at their efforts is II atilt sweepIng southward to the coast As It line hAIl been proved that the germs may bo be transmitted In clothing and b by bits of skins leather etc or by dogs dog It lies has become necessary to disinfect all passengers going south Into the Cape Colony or Natal and nil all eking fur rugs rugs dogs etc must bo be seized and held at the border The disinfecting process as applied to passengers Is effected In the tho following manner Time The passenger Is admitted to n a small room In which are several chairs end and after seating himself In a their chair a 11 towel le wrapped around hIs neck then thena a rub rubber r hood Is placed over the entire chair and the tho entire body bOlly ex excepting the head A trapdoor Is then opened and sui suf vapor Is admitted under the rub rubber bar ber hood for Cor several eral minutes A part pari of It Is sure to find Its way 4 Into ones onos nostrils and the thc discomfort I la intense but the there Is no escape The hood al and towel are aro finally removed ed and amI one must wash the tho face Caco aad hands In a bruIn basin and cleanse the fingel finger fingernails nails After to another room a Kat Kaffir fir washes the bottoms and sides of your Our shoes hoes with u a disinfecting solution and you ou are allowed to proceed to your youl sent seat In the tho train It must be admitted that the passengers gem gers endure this disagreeable treatment with the beet hest pO possible good humor and andall all are consoled with the thought that the intentions are arc ot of the best even een though the thu process may app appear Ir to be unnecessary In the case of many who have had no occasion to come Into dl rest contact with oxon oxen for tor months past il If Indeed at al any time |
