death and disease in the peak and other past perils by john spencer
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Homk ^pjknjr `s d rjt`rjl ^mjaa`jcl Zk`vjrs`ty trd`kjl lontor
wmo mds worejl `k Ardknj, tmj Fdmdids, Ndkdld, Dustrdc`d
dkl Ljrfysm`rj. M`s ejjk ofsjrvdkt jyj, m`s sjksj oa
m`story, rjacjnt`vj i`kl dkl m`s covj oa tmj Rjde L`str`nt
noif`kj `k tm`s noccjnt`ok oa aorgottjk ijl`ndc l`sorljrs,
wm`nm wjrj oknj prjvdcjkt `k tm`s dkn`jkt dkl rjcdt`vjcy
ukspo`ct drjd oa Kortmjrk Jkgcdkl.
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Ljl`ndt`ok
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ukljrstdkl`kg mds jkdfcjl ij to noipcjtj tmj wore `k `ts
Rrjsjkt aori.
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Nopyr`gmt Homk ^pjknjr
\mj r`gmt oa Homk ^pjknjr to fj `ljkt`a`jl ds dutmor oa tm`s wore
mds fjjk dssjrtjl fy m`i `k dnnorldknj w`tm sjnt`ok 77 dkl 7= oa
tmj Nopyr`gmt, Ljs`gks dkl Rdtjkts Dnt 40==.
Dcc r`gmts rjsjrvjl. Ko pdrt oa tm`s pufc`ndt`ok idy fj
rjprolunjl, storjl `k d rjtr`jvdc systji, or trdksi`ttjl `k dky
aori or fy dky ijdks, jcjntrok`n, ijnmdk`ndc, pmotonopy`kg,
rjnorl`kg, or otmjrw`sj, w tmout tmj pr`or pjri`ss`ok oa tmj
pufc`smjrs.
Dky pjrsok wmo noii`ts dky ukdutmor`zjl dnt `k rjcdt`ok to tm`spufc`ndt`ok idy fj c`dfcj to nr`i`kdc prosjnut`ok dkl n`v`c ncd`is
aor ldidgjs.
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Dnekowcjlgijkts
@k tmj tjk yjdrs oa dss`i`cdt`kg dkl putt`kg togjtmjr tmj
nmdptjrs oa tm`s fooe @ mdvj rjnj`vjl vdcudfcj mjcp aroi idky
jxpjrts ok vdr`ous top`ns. Vogjr Nox noktr`futjl v`tdc
`kaoridt`ok ok tufjrnucos`s `k ndttcj, Huc`j Fukt`kg oa
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sjdrnm`kg tmj condc grdvj ydrl aor jv`ljknj rjcjvdkt to tmj
nmdptjr ok rdf`js. Iy tmdkes dcso go to Fof dkl Jc`sdfjtm
^pjknjr wmo ijt`nucouscy nmjnejl tmj or`g`kdc idkusnr`pt dkl
to iy nm`clrjk, Idttmjw dkl Idr`dk aor tmj`r dss`stdknj w`tm
tmj tjnmk`ndc dspjnts oa worl pronjss`kg dkl sndkk`kg oa
p`nturjs dkl `idgjs.
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Ljdtm dkl L`sjdsj `k tmj Rdre
\m`s smort fooe `s d m`stor`ndc dnnoukt oa tmj mdrlsm`ps dkl
nmdccjkgjs adnjl fy tmj rjs`ljkts oa tmj Rjde L`str`nt fjaorj
tmj prjsjkt dgj oa ioljrk sn`jkt`a`n ijl`n`kj. @t `s noknjrkjl
w`tm idky pcdnjs dkl noiiuk`t`js wm`nm drj prjsjkt dkl oa
rjcjvdknj to tmj prjsjkt ldy dkl mjknj oa `ktjrjst to tour`stsdkl v`s`tors to tmj Rjde L`str`nt toldy. Wm`cst tmj l`sorljrs
ljsnr`fjl drj kot uk`quj to tmj Rjde `t `s d i`nronosi oa idky
otmjr Jkgc`sm rurdc noiiuk`t`js lur`kg tmj cdst ajw muklrjl
yjdrs. \mj fooe noiijknjs w`tm d gjkjrdc ovjrv`jw oa c`aj
dkl `ts nmdccjkgjs `k fygokj jrds dkl tmjk jxpcorjs tmj
nokl`t`ok ndccjl Ljrfysm`rj Kjne d l`sorljr oa tmj tmyro`l
gcdkl ndusjl fy d cdne oa `ol`kj `k tmj c`ijstokj so`cs oa tmjdrjd dkl tmj ijl`ndc ljtjnt`vj wore `kvocvjl `k ukrdvjcc`kg
tmj puzzcj. ^jvjrdc dnnoukts tmjk aonus ok `cckjssjs dsson`dtjl
w`tm cjdl i`k`kg, cjprosy, tmj pcdguj, nm`cl dfusj `k tmj i`ccs,
tufjrnucos`s, dkorjx`d kjrvosd, rdf`js, dkn`jkt mjdc kg s`tjs
sunm ds Idtcone dkl Fuxtok, tmj rocj oa idg`n dkl
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aortukdtj mjdctmy c`ajstycjs toldy dkl tmj i`sjrdfcj dkl ajdrauc
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protjnt`ok dgd`kst tmj mdzdrls oa `kajnt`ous l`sjdsjs, mdrsm
w`ktjrs dkl ldkgjrous onnupdt`oks.
\mj Rjde L`str`nt st`cc mds idky adsn`kdt`kg cdklidres dkl
drtjadnts wmjrj tmj `ktjrjstjl tour`st ndk v`s`t, jkhoy tmj s`gmts
dkl rjacjnt ok mow aortukdtj wj drj `k tmj 64st njktury
noipdrjl to tmj jx`stjknj d c`ttcj iorj tmdk 422 yjdrs dgo.
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dkl tour`st outcjts `k tm`s popucdr pdrt oa Ljrfysm`rj.
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C`aj `s dk jk`gid. @t `s tmj uk`quj propjrty oa pcdkts, dk`idcs
dkl idr`kj nrjdturjs tmdt sjts tmji dpdrt aroi `kjrt idttjr.
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jkjrgy tmdt dccows tmji to grow, to iovj, to frjdtmj to
rjprolunj dkl to rjpc`ndtj tmjisjcvjs. Aroi cowcy c`nmjks tomdugmty muidks tmjrj `s c`aj!
\mj iost sopm`st`ndtjl dkl m`gmcy jvocvjl c`aj aoris mdvj
dnqu`rjl tmj df`c`ty to fj dwdrj oa tmjisjcvjs8 dk jxtrd-
orl`kdry pmjkoijkok rjajrrjl to ds noksn`ouskjss.
Dcc dttjipts to ukljrstdkl tmj ijdk`kg or purposj oa c`aj
mdvj so adr ad`cjl so tmjrj `s ko dctjrkdt`vj fut to dnnjpt `t ds
dk uksocvjl iystjry. C`aj `s d tjipordry pmjkoijkok. ^oij
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iorj fut ko c`aj aoris c`vj aorjvjr. Dclous Muxcjy, tmj
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dkl ukjxpjntjlcy j`tmjr fy dnn`ljkt or `cckjss. @t `s dk`kjsndpdfcj adnt tmdt wmjrjvjr tmjrj `s c`aj tmjrj w`cc dcwdys fj
tmj tmrjdt oa `cckjss, l`sjdsj or dnn`ljkt. ^`knj tmj t`ij oa
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strdtjg`js dkl nurjs aor trjdt`kg s`nekjss dkl l`sjdsj. Jdnm
gjkjrdt`ok sjdrnmjs aor socut`oks to tmj prjvd`c`kg `cckjssjs fut
ljsp`tj idks `kgjku`ty dkl pdrt`dc sunnjssjs d kjw wdvj oa
idcdl`js dkl tmrjdts to c`aj drj kjvjr adr dwdy.
\oldy wj ko cokgjr worry dfout sidcc pox, pcdguj,cjprosy, nmocjrd or sndrcjt ajvjr. \mjsj ocljr pjst`cjknjs mdvj
fjjk rjpcdnjl fy kjwjr tmrjdts to our surv`vdc dkl sn`jkt`a`n
`kgjku`ty. ^`knj tmj turk oa tmj njktury wj mdvj dcrjdly mdl to
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noifdt aoot dkl ioutm l`sjdsj, idl now l`sjdsj (F^J), sw`kj
ajvjr, Jfocd ajvjr, f`rl acu, D`ls (kow d worclw`lj jp`lji`n),
dkt`f`ot`n rjs`stdkt fdntjr`d `kajnt`kg mosp`tdcs dkl iorj
rjnjktcy d kjw strd`k oa Fdntjr`ui Noc` mds jvocvjl ncd`i`kg
ovjr twjkty c`vjs dkl fdkerupt`kg snorjs oa vjgjtdfcj growjrs
dnross Juropj.
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lr`ke`kg wdtjr, pufc`n mjdctm rjgucdt`oks, sjwdgj l`sposdc dkl
dljqudtj kutr`t`ok, `kadkt iortdc`ty wds m`gm dkl jdrcy ljdtm
wds dk dnnjptdfcj onnurrjknj. @k tmj Rjde L`str`nt, ds `k dcc
pdrts oa tmj nouktry, c`aj wds jx`stjkt`dccy `ksjnurj dkl
nokstdktcy tmrjdtjkjl fy tmj ekowcjlgj tmdt cure`kg roukl tmjkjxt norkjr oa t`ij d kjw, ar`gmtjk`kg dkl cjtmdc jp`lji`n aor
wm`nm tmjrj wds ko nurj wds wd`t`kg. \mj fds`n kjjls oa
muidk fj`kgs drj aool, wdtjr, smjctjr dkl mjdctm ndrj5 tm`s cdst
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id`ktd`k fjndusj oa tmj jvjr nmdkg`kg vdr`jt`js oa `cckjssjs
dkl ldkgjrs noknjdcjl `k our ld`cy jkv`rokijkt.
Iy `ktjkt`ok `s to cooe fr`jacy dt soij oa tmjsj l`sorljrs,
kot hust aor rjdsoks oa m`stor`ndc nur`os`ty fut dcso ds drji`kljr oa mow aortukdtj wj drj `k tmj 64 st njktury to possjss
tmj ekowcjlgj, tjnmkocogy dkl dssurdknj oa ioljrk ijl`n`kj,
wm`nm jkdfcjs iost oa us to c`vj w`tmout tmj lrjdl oa
prjidturj ljdtm.
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L r F u x t o k s N m d c c j k g j
\mj m`ccy drjd oa Kortm Ljrfysm`rj `s ekowk ds tmj Rjde
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ndvjs, outloor pursu`ts dkl dk `kv`gordt`kg nc`idtj. \mj drjd `s
l`v`ljl `kto tmj Ldre Rjde to tmj kortm dkl tmj Wm`tj Rjde to
tmj soutm, dlhjnt`vjs rjacjnt`kg gjocog`ndc l`aajrjknjs. \mj cdklto tmj kortm `s prjloi`kdktcy i`ccstokj gr`t, oknj d nokvjk`jkt
sournj oa mdrl idtjr`dc aor tmj gr`klstokjs oa ^mjaa`jcls stjjc
dkl nutcjry `klustry, tmj soutmjrk dkl iorj vjrldkt rjg`ok
noks`sts oa iunm c`gmtjr c`ijstokj. \mjrj drj ko sprdwc`kg
n`t`js dkl ko idhor `klustr`js to spo`c tmj nouktrys`lj. Dkn`jkt
pdtmwdys, ijgdc`tm`n rjid`ks dkl snorjs oa upcdkl v`ccdgjs
woucl fj rjnogk`sdfcj to tmj aoce wmo c`vjl mjrj aour muklrjl
yjdrs dgo. Iost oa tmj Rjde `s kow protjntjl fy tmj RjdeL`str`nt Kdt`okdc Rdre Dutmor`ty wmo r`gorouscy iok`tor,
rjgucdtj dkl snrut`k`sj dcc sufi`ss`oks aor dky proposjl kjw
ljvjcopijkt. Wm`cst idky a`kl tm`s `rr`tdt`kgcy rjstr`nt`vj tmj
dutmor`ty `s dk `iportdkt dgjkny `k id`ktd`k`kg dkl prjsjrv`kg
tmj fjduty dkl m`story oa tmj rjg`ok.
Our Rjdecdkl dknjstors woucl a`kl idky tm`kgs qu`tj
ukrjnogk`sdfcj. \mj c`st woucl `knculj iotor vjm`ncjs, ourncotmjs, tjcjv`s`ok, pmokjs, `Rols, noiputjrs, acusm to`cjts dkl
dcc tmj trdpp`kgs oa our tjnmkocog`ndc c`ajstycj. @k dll`t`ok to dcc
tm`s ioljrk pdrdpmjrkdc`d our ar`jkls aroi tmj pdst woucl fj
didzjl dt mow ocl idky oa us drj dkl oa our rjc`dknj ok p`ccs,
ijl`n`kjs, mjdctm sjrv`njs dkl mosp`tdcs.
Dcc n`v`c`sdt`oks pdss tmrougm tmrjj m`stor`ndc pmdsjs
rougmcy ljsnr`fjl ds surv`vdc, jkqu`ry dkl sopm`st`ndt`ok dkl
tmjsj rjacjnt tmj dtt`tuljs oa tmj t`ij to tmj idky dspjnts oac`aj, wm`nm drj ljjijl `iportdkt. Okj jxdipcj rjacjnts tmj
prjvd`c`kg dtt`tulj to aool dkl `s ljiokstrdtjl fy tmrjj s`ipcj
qujst`oks8 @s tmjrj dkytm`kg to jdt? Wmdt smdcc wj jdt? dkl
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Wmjrj smdcc wj jdt tm`s jvjk`kg? \mj adi`cy tmdt `s ukdwdrj
wmjrj tmj kjxt ijdc `s noi`kg aroi mds c`ttcj `ktjrjst `k mow
or wmjrj `t wds growk or wmdt ljc`ndn`js drj ok tmj ijku dt
tmj condc tdvjrk or rjstdurdkt.
Cjss tmdk two muklrjl yjdrs dgo iost `kmdf`tdkts oa tmj
Rjde wjrj st`cc jijrg`kg aroi tmj surv`vdc stdgj oa jvocut`ok
dkl noksjqujktcy wjrj uknoknjrkjl w tm tmj qujst aor
ijdk`kg or pm`cosopm`ndc `ssujs sunm ds tmj purposj oa c`aj.
\mjy mdl d s`ipcj ad`tm, dk ukqujst`ok`kg fjc`ja `k Gol dkl dk
dnnjptdknj oa rjc`g`ous jxpcdkdt`oks ds l`ntdtjl fy tmj Nmurnm
dkl tmj dutmor`ty oa pr`jsts wmo dss`stjl tmji `k tmj`r arjqujkt
jknouktjrs w`tm ljdtm, fjrjdvjijkt dkl c`aj-tmrjdtjk`kg`cckjss. W`tmout jaajnt`vj ijl`n`kjs, dkdjstmjt`ns, surgjry,
vdnn`kdt`ok, ncjdk wdtjr or sjwdgj l`sposdc, ljdtm wds dk jvjr
prjsjkt dkl adi`c`dr smdlow cure`kg fjm`kl jvjry norkjr oa
ld`cy jx`stjknj. Noksjqujktcy idky l`sjdsjs dkl d`cijkts,
wm`nm drj aorj`gk to tmj ioljrk Rjde lwjccjr, wjrj ld`cy
mdzdrls dkl tmrjdts to c`aj dkl wjcc fj`kg.
Oa noursj tmj Rjde L`str`nt `s kot uk`quj `k `ts m`story oa
`cckjssjs fut `t `s d i`nronosi oa tmj pdst, wm`nm ljiokstrdtjsidke`kls jklcjss struggcj dgd`kst s`nekjss dkl `cc mjdctm dkl
d trjknmdkt rji`kljr oa hust mow aortukdtj wj drj `k our
prjsjkt yjt ardg`cj jrd oa sopm`st`ndt`ok, idtjr`dc dfukldknj
dkl noksp`nuous noksuipt`ok.
Luj to tmj m`ccy kdturj oa tmj Rjde L`str`nt dkl tmj
`socdt`ok oa sidcc towks dkl v`ccdgjs tmjrj mdvj fjjk idky
uk`quj m`stor`ndc ijl`ndc mdppjk`kgs ovjr tmj njktur`js. @t `skot dcwdys poss`fcj to `ljkt`ay tmjsj `cckjssjs dkl jp`lji`ns
fjndusj pr`or to 4=:2 tmjrj wjrj ko rjc`dfcj l`dgkost`n tjsts or
ncdss`a`ndt`ok systjis dkl ko njktrdc`sjl `cckjss rjnorls.
Noksjqujktcy tmj tjris pcdguj, lysjktjry, typmo`l, typmus,
noksuipt`ok dkl ajvjr wjrj dcc usjl coosjcy dkl
`ktjrnmdkgjdfcy. \mj d`i oa tm`s c`ttcj fooe `s kot to aonus ok
l`sjdsjs fut to cooe dt tmj prjsjkt ldy rjikdkts, cdklidres
dkl pcdnjs wm`nm ndk rji`kl us oa tmj ld`cy mdrlsm`ps dklajdrs oa our dknjstors dkl oa l`sjdsjs gokj fy dkl mow
l`aajrjkt c`aj iust mdvj fjjk fjaorj tmj sdajgudrls dkl
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trjdtijkts oa our prjsjkt jrd tmdt wj dssuij, w`tmout qujst`ok,
tmdt wj drj jkt`tcjl to, jkhoy dkl tdej so iunm aor grdktjl.
I`nrofjs `kv`s`fcj yjt cjtmdc Lr Fuxtoks nmdccjkgj
Idky vdcudfcj m`stor`ndc trjdsurjs drj ok pjridkjkt l`spcdy `k
our dkn`jkt nmurnmjs oatjk rjvjdc`kg `ks`gmts ds to mow our
dknjstors usjl to c`vj fjaorj tmj dgj oa sn`jknj, tjnmkocogy
dkl ioljrk ijl`n`kj. \mj pdr`sm nmurnm oa Grjdt Cokgstokj
mds stool aor kjdrcy d tmousdkl yjdrs sjrv`kg tmj sp`r`tudc
kjjls oa tmj v`ccdgjrs dkl mds fjjk tmj hoyauc vjkuj aortmousdkls oa wjll`kgs dkl jvjk iorj soifrj aukjrdcs W`tm`k
`ts wjdtmjrjl stokjwdccs dkl tmj jcjvdtjl ndrvjl wool fjdijl
kdvj drj idky rjc`ns rjacjnt`kg jvjkts oa pdst njktur`js. M`gm
ok tmj wdcc oa tmj wjst-adn`kg kdvj `s d sidcc yjt po`gkdkt
ijior`dc, rji`kl`kg us oa tmj `kajnt`vj mdzdrls oa jvjryldy
c`aj `k tmj jdrcy 40tm njktury. \m`s nogjkt rji`kljr `s d pcd`k
wm`tj tdfcjt surroukljl fy d idrfcj ardij. \mj `ksnr`pt`ok `s
`k s`ipcj yjt ncjdr Jkgc`sm tjxt `kaori`kg us tmdt, \mj`kmdf`tdkts oa Cokgstokj dkl `ts kj`gmfourmool fy
sufsnr`pt`ok, ndusjl tm`s tdfcjt to fj jrjntjl to pjrpjtudtj tmj
ijiory oa Jlwdrl Fuxtok oa tm`s pcdnj, surgjok dkl
dpotmjndry, aoridccy prdnt`s`kg `k Fdejwjcc5 m`s proajss`okdc
df`c`t`js jvjr rjdly to dss`st tmj poor dkl kjjly, smokj
pdrt`nucdrcy noksp`nuous lur`kg d cokg jp`lji`ndc noktdg`ok
wm`nm `k tmj yjdr 4=62, daac`ntjl tm`s v`ccdgj5 wmjk m`sgrdtu`touscy dli`k`stjr`kg rjc`ja to sootm dkl sufluj tmj
jx`st`kg woj strokgcy tjst`a`jl m`s goolkjss oa mjdrt.