The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, May 01, 1915, Page 6, Image 6
BUBONIC PLAGUE
AMPLY DISCUSSED
Dr. Rucker Tells of the Causes
and Treatment.
Dr. William Colby Rucker, M.
D., assistant surgeon general,
United States public health ser
vice, gave an interesting illus
trated lecture to the Aesculapian
Society Monday afternoon in Le
Conte college on the subject,
"Bubonic Plague." Dr. Ruck
er showed how the plague has
been eradicated in the cities of
San Francisco and New Orleans
under the supervision of the
health service.
In his lecture, Dr. Rucker said
that the bubonic plague is a
disease of seaports and that it
is the duty of men and women
to know the origin of the disease
so that they may stop it. He
illustrated clearly that filthy and
unsanitary places were the
brewing places for the plague.
He also pointed out that the
brown rat, black rat, ground
squirrel, and tarbigan, especial
ly the former, carried the
plague. He said, "The plague
is carried mechanically from rat
to rat and from man to man by
the flea." It is of vital impor
tance to eradicate the transport
ing agencies of the plague, for
the recovery of men is not prob
able, or as Dr. Rucker said- it,
"The death rate is very high for
the bubonic stage and about 101
per cent for the pneumonic form
of the disease."
During the epidemic of 1914
the health service caught and
examined about 350,000 rodents
of which 236 had bubonic plague.
Many of these were caught in
the same places, and it is in
such places that men hunt. The
building is demolished or fumi
gated with a strong germi- or
bacteriacide. Gases are common
ly used. The rodents are also
poisoned with sulphur "and not,"
said Dr. Rucker, "on any of your
biological poisons on which
rats flourish and grow."
Rat-proofing a house was dem
onstrated. There should be a
concrete base with sides running
two feet into the ground and
one foot above the ground. The
house should be elevated from
the ground several inches so that
cats and dogs may go under
and run off the rats. Dr. Ruck
er said, "Rats are very expen
sive to maintain, costing $1.00
perhead per year."
CAROLINA MAN WINS
ORATORICAL CONTEST
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inanity, and I can show you a
resplendently glorious vision of
the hoped for ultimate common
wealth."
This was Johnson's second ap
pearance in this contest, having
represented Carolina last year.
M. A. Wright won first place in
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BLACK MOUNTAIN
WELL ILLUSTRATED
The Gathering Place of Hun
dreds of Students.
Secretary King presented his
third and most interesting illus
trated lecture Wednesday night.
The sildes were pictures taken
at Black Mountain They showed
the lakes and mountains in their
natural coloring. The object of
the meeting was to inspire men
to attend the conference to be
held at Black Mountain June15
25. Carolina's representatives
last year were Dabbs and Brear
ley. One could not picture a
a lovlier place to spend ten days
of his vacation.
The conference is no small af
fair. Men like William Jennings
Bryan, John R. Motte, Robert
E. Speer, and Winfield Scott
Hall spend their vacation there.
Dr. Weatherford is the origina
tor of the plan to have these
conferences at Black Mountain.
Mr. King also gave an account
of the regular daily program I
carried out at the conference.
First, one has his "morning
watch," at which time he spends
fifteen or twenty minutes in
Bible study and prayer. Then
comes breakfast. After break
fast the men gather into their
respective Bible classes. These
classes are lead by specialists,
and consequently are very
interesting and instructive. The
next thing on the program is a
a general conference, in whiich
all gather together and discuss
the big Y. M. C. A. issues of the
times.
The whole afternoon is given
over to sports. Every man has
his favorite amusement. Base
ball, tennis, track, and moun
tain elimbing are among the
principal amusements indulged
in. Recently a swimm!ng pool
has been constructed, which is
supplied with refreshing water
flowing from a chain of peaks
2000 feet above the Robert E.
Lee Hall. A particularly good
slide was that of Mt. Mitchell,
from which one can get a splen
did scope of numerus broad and
beautiful valleys, which sink
like a rolling sea of verdure
miles away to the lowlands.
Then "stunt night" must be
mentioned. On that night all
come together for a merry
good time. Each college repre
sented tries to carry off the most
honors, and consequently there
is a great deal good natured ri
valry carried on.
Mr. King closed the lecture
with Hoffman's picture of the
Christ.
Those confined in the infirm
ary during the past week were
M. M. Usher and H. E. Moor.
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