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From: "Bazett Meyer" <>
Subject: Re: Epidemic!
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 12:28:08 +0300
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Hello Sydey,
Somewhere you have your facts twisted , the hideous epidemic was not septic
pneumonia but malnutrition , gastric fever , dysentry , caused by unhygienic
conditions in concencentration camps. The disease raged through ALL
concentration camps. It did not rage in cities , veld farms or in all four
colonies.

I do not want to stir up another hornets nest because we cannot change
history. What we can do is to present it accurately. I would therefor
suggest that you read the book "The Boer War" written by Thomas Pakenham.
Pakenham is regarded as the most knowlegeable authority of the war. As he is
neither Boer nor Brit he is also the only independant historian of that war.

Regards,
Bazett Meyer

----- Original Message -----
From: Sidney Allinson <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: Epidemic!


> There was a hideous epidemic of septic pneumonia
> in South Africa late in the Second Anglo-Boer War.
> This disease - even its name is terrifying - swept
> through all four colonies, veld farms, cities, and
> some of the concentration camps.
> I came across mention of it in some old letters
> written by an MD at the time.
> -- Sidney.
>
>
> At 07:41 AM 8/28/00 +0200, you wrote:
> >Good day!
> >Everybody is very interested in all these epidemics that have been and
> >gone,I for one have shown some keen interest in this subject.I`m just
very
> >thankful that I was born of another era.
> >I would like your opinion on the AIDS / HIV epidemic!
> >I have a cousin who`s doing a thesis at varsity on this subject,and I
> >would appreciate as much feed back as possible.
> >Sincerely
> >Allan.
> >
> >
> >
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