Festival of Diwali at Poona—The plague—Mr. Gokhale’s Society of “Servants of India”—His past history—Member of the Viceroy’s Legislative Council—Rules of the Society—Social and political aims—The British connection—Indians and Anglo-Indians—Criticism of proposed reforms—Mr. Gokhale’s suggestions—A Society dinner 31 Plague and rats—Previous attempts to check plague—The rat-flea—War on rats—Plague mortality—A plague hospital—Symptoms of plague—Course of the sickness—Descriptions of former plagues—Inoculation—A Government inoculator 48…
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