THE BLACK PLAGUE AFFECTED ALL 209 



moaning fate because the name of Stuy- 

 vesant must die out. 



There were then some very aristocratic 

 Jews in New York's most exclusive circles, 

 the Tobiases, Lazaruses, Judahs, etc. 

 Their women were noted for their beauty. 



The old English and Scotch families were 

 fond of outdoor exercise at first, but, as 

 time wore on, their Curling Clubs and their 

 Cricket Clubs were mostly given up. They 

 drank brandy, port and ales and, after- 

 wards, whiskey, to excess, and the ladies, 

 sherry and port. The faces of all were 

 flushed and the blood veins in their counte- 

 nances were dilated. They, too, had weak 

 kidneys. 



The war of 1812, the financial crisis that 

 followed and the Civil "War were troubles 

 and worries that struck the death blow to 

 those old families. They did not have suf- 

 ficient stamina and were too slow to com- 

 pete with new methods. 



From the records of the old doctors, the 

 Black Plague affected the Dutch, English 

 and Scotch families of New York about the 

 same. The Dutch families intermarried. 



