The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-11-08
TO FIGHT PELLAGRA.
Association is Organized-First
National Conference on the
Puzzling Disease.

National Conference on the
Puzzling Disease.
Columbia. s. c.. despatch. 18th.
The National Association For
the Study and Prevention of Pei
lagra was formally organized here
tonight at the conclusion of a two
days conference on pellagra at
tended by more than three hum
dred physicians, the first meet
ing of national scope held in this
country for the study of this dis
ease. DR.. J. ". Babcock, super
intendent of the South Carolina
State hospital for the insane, Co.
iumbia, was elected president of
the association; DR.. William A.
White, superintendent of the
United States hospital for the in
sane. Washington, D. c., vice
president, and DR.. George A. Eel
Ter, superintendent of the State
hospital for the insane, Peoria.
ILL.,, secretary-treasurer. Later,
a vice president for each State
interested in the movement, will
be named.
An official pellagra congress-
to be held under the auspices of
the association. is scheduled for
June, 1910, in Peoria, ILL.,, which
city was chosen without a con-
test.
The association, following the
presentation of forty-odd adj
dresses and papers by men prom
inent in the medical profession.
] covering wide range of investi-
- cation of pellagra IN the United
e States and foreign countries.
unanlmously adopted the follow
ing resolution, presented by DR..
j. Howell Way of the North Car
= DINA Board of Health:
IF Resolved, That this confer
rs ence recognizes the widespread
n existence of pellagra in the Unit
- ed States and urges upon the
at national government the neces-
I'd sity of bringing it's powerful re-
1t. sources to bear upon the vital
a questions of it's cause, prevention
O. and control.
he Resolved, That while sound
yn corn is in no way connected with
he pellagra, evidences of the rela-
lid tons between the use of spoiled
,s- corn and the prevalence of pella-
in gra seem so apparent that we ad.
Ter wise continued and systematic
IN study of the subject, and, in the
re- meantime, we commend to corr
M growers the great importance Of
ne fully maturing corn upon the
ion stalk before cutting the same.
alb Resolved, That the work O.
US this conference be brought to tn,
attention of the various State ant
nv Territorial boards of health an,
lch they severally be urged to spe
his cially investigate the disease
in particularly as regards it's preva
RS lence, and that they also see tina
ing the proper inspection of corn pro
en- ducts sold in the various State
for be had"
of One of the most interestin
ere addresses of the conference wa
etc. delivered tonight by DIR. Sara A
| in Castle of Meridian, Miss, VIII
the made the somewhat startlin
the statement that of the many case
of pellagra which she had trea
$ to ed since it was first recognize
oro- in Meridian, six of the patient
NAL were socially prominent in til
the city, and five of these died. 1t
the not necessarily a disease confine
ded to the poor, according to or
uni vailing popular impression, d
clared DR.. Castle. All of her p
cas- tents were eaters Of cornbres
st if and grits. She stated also tn
ten several of her hookworm patien
and subsequently developed pellag
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