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Show iH Plague and Fleas, pflj The part played by fleas In tho H spread of plagun Is dealt with In an M able manner by "J V V 8" n ",Na- fH turo" A iJitln writer. Avtcenna, Is pBBI quoted to show that about tho year BpU 1(00 It was known that therx was aomn Hj ilertnlto conuecllon botru rata and PHI pIsruo In mure recent year It has l bran a matter of common observation PH In India that In times of plague a largo PHj number of dead rata ant found And B thosn aro found to contain the plaguo PUJ lurllll In nbundanco In met HI- j mond eipreaae.1 thn view that In tho SB majority of caswi the plague was eon- BH v"wl '"m the rat to man Ihrough H the agoncy ot the ilea Kipeiluieata H which be tried with tleaa from rata H dead of the plague allowed how this Is pH possible other eiwrlmentars havn Hj obtained similar results, while others PBM havn beam lad to doubt kHutoad's gnu- PBB wrallsatloii |