An Authentick Account of the Measures and Precautions Used at Venice: By the Magistrate of the Office of Health, for the Preservation of Publick Health — John Shaqi
An Authentick Account of the Measures and Precautions Used at Venice: By the Magistrate of the Office of Health, for the Preservation of Publick HealthAnonymous
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An Authentick Account of the Measures and Precautions Used at Venice: By the Magistrate of the Office of Health, for the Preservation of Publick Health
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Plague -- Italy -- Venice; Public health administration -- Italy -- Venice; Public health laws -- Italy -- Venice
All other Goods, _viz._ Camblets, Mohairs, Cloaths, and every Thing
else that comes folded in Pieces, are first loosened and undone; that
Fold by Fold the naked Arms of the _Bastazi_ may rummage them, and then
they are moved about from Place to Place; and those that are uppermost
one Day, are the next Day moved to the Bottom: The same Thing is done
to Woollen Cloaths. But when any of the above Things come from infected
Parts, over and above the aforesaid Precautions, they are also stretched
out upon Ropes, in the open Air, turning and handling them every Day.
The Sorts of Stuff called Felt, Quilts for Beds, Rugs, Thick Coverlids;
those made of Lambs Wooll, Carpets, Capots, and, in general, every Thing
made of Wooll and Silk, Books and Flax, Parchment, all Kinds of Paper,
Hair Sacks, or Linnen Bags, and such Things, remain continually exposed
to the Air, and are continually handled; and the _Bastazi’s_ are even
obliged to sleep amongst some of them. Skins, being the most dangerous,
are purified with a most exact Attention, exposing them to the Air, and
continually handling them; so also Hair for Wigs, and Pens, or Fans of
Feathers; which, Bundle by Bundle, are also exposed, and are twice a Day
handled and rummaged, as being looked upon to be the most difficult to be
fully purified. Tobacco, _Morocco_ Leather, Damasks, _&c._ and all Sorts
of dry Skins, which have been properly dressed and cured, are sent all
_à Monte_, and are all handled: But being thought to be Things rather
less susceptible, such Kind of Merchandize generally are allowed the
Indulgence of but Half Quarantine.
There is another Kind of Quarantine for Wax and Spunges, being thrown
into Running Water, and left to soak there 48 Hours, and then they are
clear, there being a particular Guardian and Water near the Place
for that Use: However, Wax and Tallow Candles must go through a full
Quarantine, because of the Cotton in them. But if it is agreed to have
them soaked in Water, they are cleared. All Woolly Animals perform the
full Quarantine of Merchandizes. Those that have short Hair are passed
through Water, and so purified. Feathered Animals must be sprinkled often
with Vinegar, so as to be quite wet through, and are then free.
Having now described the Kinds of Goods that by their own Nature are
subject to very exact Expurgation, there remains to mention another
Kind, which, though not so of itself, becomes so from Circumstances: Of
this Sort are salted Buffalo’s Hides, which come from _Constantinople_,
_Alexandria_, &c. which, when salted, and very moist, may be delivered
out; but when dry, and ill soaked, they go through the full Quarantine of
Goods. The Wild Safran, which is in itself looked upon as free, might be
also delivered out; yet, as it is apt to grow mealy, the Consideration of
its being lapt up in Cases, subjects it to a Quarantine; and consequently
every Thing in general incurs Expurgation, which cannot, or must not be
separated from its Envelop.
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