The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-23
WARNING TO THE PUBLIC
DIR. ILDERTON, OF FLORENCE,
WRITES OF PELLAGfsA.
Believes it Can Be Communicated
and Gives Warning in Regard to
School Children and Other Matters.

and Gives q Warning in Regard to
School Children and Other Matters.
DR.. Ilderton writes an interesting
article on pellagra to the Florence
Times. He says he seldom appears
in print, but thinks at this time
few words on pellagra justifiable, as
the physicians only know that there
is disease called pellagra and but
few physicians have had the .oppor-
tunity of seeing a case, and a very
limited number would recognize
pellagra, and the whole people are
much concerned, but like appendi-
citis, .pellagra is getting worse every
day and the specific cause is not
known to any man. Or llderton
says:
Il have never seen an acute at
tack, the LESSONS on the hand, face.
and neck present themselves in the
advanced stage of the disease, but
the object of the profession should
be to diagnose the symptoms of this
disease in the early stages and stop
the progress, but if the physicians are
careless and allow the invasion for
a time, what else can we expect but
an advanced stage, when perhaps but
little can be done, like the case at
the poor farm that died few days
ago?
"I have under observation and
under treatment three cases at the
present time, three cases, all white
and females. have been treating
one case 16 years, one 5 years, one
about one month. Two cases died.
one on the poor farm, and the 9TH
er case from information took ty-
phoid fever and died. One of the
cases under treatment at present
has train of peculiar symptoms
for several years, now the LESSONS
having made their appearance with
cerebral symptoms bordering on in
sanity. have called all the lead
ing physicians in consultation, by
which We may better post ourselves.
The other cases under treatment have
improved wonderfully since stop
ping them for meating grists and
meal.
"I would so advise that through
the winter months griStS and meal
may be a better diet than in summer
months. To take up the reasons why,
would take up too much time and
printing. Where you can use the
grain grown at home cured proper
tly you had better eat them. I have
seen pellagra and appendicitis in the
same subject and it is certain that
one of the principal causes OF ap-
pendicitis is intestinal fermentation,
and it is reasonable to believe that
pellagra is brought on the same way,
but of it's on peculiar toxemea.
II have observed and treated pei
lagra for / or IS years, not knowing
what it was, but noted that peculiar
type, likewise the hook worm, but
only a few years ago has it been
known what these two maladies were.
Let the physicians trace back in
their minds how many cases of
youthful and middle age persons who
have died with dropsy. Sencocythe-
mia, pernicious anemia. chronic diar-
roheas, gastric troubles, constipa-
ton of the bowels, SO called Bright's
disease, and the medical sciences at
the present time pointing out to
the general practician wherein we
may have been mistaken.
II believe it is an infectious dis
ease, and dormant in it's first states,
shaking hands with people with the
disease setting some eXcretion on
your. hand that may have a lesion as
putting your finge.' in your mouth
may plant the disease in you for
many years before developments,
therefore I commend the returning
home of all pupils in schools with
skin or mouth diseases. There has
been and is still that tendency to
place all such diseases and the caus-
es thereof to the poor. but let me
inform you that the cases / have
had the majority of them are well
to do people. Only two cases being
ordinarily called poor people. The
hygiene was fairly good with all the
cases except one, so the rich and the
cleanly need not think they are ex-
cepted, but people should know that
all things must be equal in the world
and make good.
Now, Mr. Editor. in conclusion
YOU will find appendicitis. cancer.
hookworm and pellagra. the scaveng-
ers and the millions are in the path.
From time to time will give you
what information can get. but
watch. leprosy is the great dread,
but time will prove that pellagra is
the greatest Mr.. Editor. eat and
drink to yourself, handle not and
touch not anything unclean, diseas-
ed or spoiled.
"Dr Ilderton.'
MACON MERCHANT MURDERED.