Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-04
TWO DAYS CONFERENCE
BEGINS AT COLUMBIA
Papers by Distinguished Foreigners
Read Before Gathering Of PhysI-
clans and Scientists OF Many
states-col. Watson Comments en-
Rcckefeiier's Gift.
(By Associated Press,.

COLUMBIA, S. C., Nov. J. niie
we regard Mr.. Rockefeller's princeiy
gift for the eradication OF the heck
worm at its true value we say one
million dollars for the battle against
the disease of pellagra would be TAR
mere valuable" declared Col. Il. j.
Watson. South Cardinals commits
sioner of agriculture, commerce ana
industries, In an address on the
economic factors Of the pellagra prob
lem In Souih Carolina. before the first
national conference of pellagra which
opened here today with an attend
ance CT 800 prominent; physicians
and scientists representing more than
a third of the states and the United
States government
Col. Watson has made careful
study cf pailagra 'ecause of the gen.
eral accepted theory that it is que
to the consumption Of impure com
and corn products. Unless prevenfa-
tive measures are taken without de-
Ia-. he said. the corn industry viii
be seriously threatened. He declared
that rot only the federal government
but the Germ consuming states as well
must put into force a vigorous IN
spect.on OF corn and corn products,
Has Strong Support.
In this view Gel. Watson has the
support OF the eminent physicians and
scientific investigators attending the
conference. All agree that radical
measures must be taken and without
delay TO prevent the spread OF this
disease.
DIR. George Sellers, superintendent
of the Hospital for the Insane. Peoria.
Ills, views the situation with alarm
and concludes an address with a re-
view of pellagra in Illinois, declared
the country is threatened with ma
tional scourge.
DT. Seller is convinced that pa
tents have been dying Of peilagra IN
the Peoria Hospital for years past,
without the disease ever having been
properly diagnosed He admitted that
patients had died of the disease be-
fore It's recognition as peliaera in
August last. the deaths being either
attributed to sun burn or the scalding
of the patients while being given
baths
Federal Prisoners and "Hook Worm"
In the Course OF his remarks DR..
Seller touched briefly upon the hook
worm and created a mild sensation
when he sngge stef that many thou
sands OF the federal prisoners who
died in the Confederate stockade at
Anderscnville. Pa. during the Civil
war we're victims of the hook worm =
And perhaps after all declared
DR. Seller. the monument recently
erected at Andersonville 20 the mem
cry CT Captain wirz, commsndsnt OF
the rriscn. is not much out Of place
as so many Of us at the north have
been wont 10 believe"
Pellagra and hook worms travel
hand In hand in their death
dealing work Where the
former is found there also may
be found the latter in many cases
boring its way TO the vitals Of the
patient and until the hook worm Is
routed the successful treatment OF
the co-existent pell2gra is useless to
attempt The battle against peilagra.
therefore involves the training OF the
artillery OF the scientific world upon
the hook-worm.
b This new development in the iEyes-
tigation' Of pellagra was brought out
here this afternoon ia an able paper
bearing with this disease prepared BY
DIT. =. NJ. Sandwich. Of London. gres-
ham professor in physics. and which
was read before the International
conference on pellzgra BY Dr. J. W.
Babcock. superintendent Of the South
Carolina Hospital for the Insane and
the prime over In the organization OF
the meeting.
Indirectly the conference IL due 20
-r-Eestions by the late Cesare Lom-
broso. the great f.aiian authority 20
whom Doctors Bislock and watson OF
this city turned for advice when they
identified a. pellaKra a disease that
was making terrible ravages among
the states insane.
At FIRST nothing more than a local
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