54 THE CONTAGIOUS TYPHUS 



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The typhus of Horned Cattle, which had 

 shown itself in a manner permanent, sometimes 

 raging at one part of the globe, sometimes 

 at another, could not, under the unaltered 

 conditions by which it had been generated, 

 suspend its ravages; and though, thanks to 

 her isolated position, England may be less ex- 

 posed to it than other countries, it is, however, 

 necessary to take note of what may serve for 

 our instruction in the several epizootics which 

 will pass under our view. 



Medical writers relate that contagious 

 typhus broke out several times in Holland 

 during the years 1768, 1769, and 1770; it 

 also appeared in French Flanders in 1771, in 

 Hainault in 1773. In France one particular 

 spot was, at this period, completely rendered 

 intact by drawing a sanitary fence about its 

 limits, and bestowing on the cattle particular 

 hygienic attention as a safeguard. The 

 stables of these animals were washed, cleansed, 

 and fumigated ; spring water was given them 

 to drink, their food was chosen with care, and 

 a certain quantity of salt was mixed with it. 



