198 Arthropods as Hosts of Pathogenic Protozoa 
in the countenance of almost every person. Of those who remained, 
many shut themselves in their houses and were afraid to walk the 
streets. * * * The corpses of the most respectable citizens, 
even those who did not die of the epidemic, were carried to the grave 
on the shafts of a chair (chaise), the horse driven by a negro, un¬ 
attended by friends or relative, and without any sort of ceremony. 
People hastily shifted their course at the sight of a hearse coming 
toward them. Many never walked on the footpath, but went into 
the middle of the streets to avoid being infected by passing by houses 
wherein people had died. Acquaintances and friends avoided each 
other in the streets and only signified their regard by a cold nod. 
The old custom of shaking hands fell into such disuse that many 
shrunk back with affright at even the offer of the hand. A person 
