New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
FOUGHT PARASITE IN MANILA

Many important observations have been
nra6e upon th- indirect effects Of hoOxwOrm
ir.fcction. When the Americans took charge
of Bilibid prison. In Manila. the death rate
was 2SS thousand per an1um. By inn
proving the sanitary conditions this death
rate was reduced TO ABOUT 75 thousand
Here il remained stationary until it was
discovered that very high percentage of
the prisoners Was infected wifh hookworms.
\ systematic campaign was made. and tho
death rate fell 10 15.5 thousand. Hook
worm infection Injuries the intestinal wall.
brings about intestinal catarrh and greatly
increases the likelihood OF death in case a
person is infected with some other disease
in which good Hourishment is important 10
recovery. Tt Is estimated that il doubles
the chances for death from pulmonary tu-
berculosis
investigators Ey Dr Stiles have con
vincsi E!n ttat hookworm disease has a
se.'03s effs-,t upou the mind and prevents
children rom .ully and properly assimi-
latins tho education winch is offered them.
lie says that as nearly a. can be esti-
mated. the physical condition Of the south
ern school children in the rural districts Is
such that they cannot assimilate more than
% per cent OF the education they receive.
When il was announced the other dav
that John d. Rockefeller had given 81. .0OO
coo TO eXterminate the hookworm i'm the
South tho American people sat up and be-
gan 70 ask questions. "Oh YES. tho lazy
disease; they found tho germ Of IL a while
back" recolIected some Most persons
were astouished at the reported extent aud
Importance Ot native maIady loss familiar
than IepToSy or the sleeping sickness NIe,If
Gel men applauded the modern style whole
sale assault upon an almost national foe
known 10 them as 'NAcator AniericanuS.-'
alias american murderer
SoutSruers OF understanding reioiced ina
the prospect Of getting rid of an incalcula-
hi. amount II human suffering on the psrr
Of two million mon. women and children
end the stopping OF a money loss estimated
a, $50. 900 600 a year in South Carolin,
alone. II remained for RiShop Gambler ~
tho Southern Methodist Church. To rise nm
and declare that an insult had been offered
To the chivaIry % the Southland nv the mill
snthroPic "vermifuge fund Of Mr.. Rocko
fe'l"r; that DtNie's loyal sons had no bo.l
worms. and n they did " was their nri
vste concern and they would tend 10 /,
themselves. thank YOU.
Dr. Stiles is quoted as ssvipv ,,,, q.
will take twenty wears az cost az s1no
eo yesr-that Is ss0oa.Oc0-to stann o,,.
the malady In the south Much. however
can DO done In a short time An ordinary
case can he cured in n few DAYS with =
cents worth OF thymOI and EPSON salts.
How the American hcolxworm was fo,p,l
Is fascinating and stysnge tale of patho-
logical detective work u Is stIU more
strange thai a disease known In Enrors for
decades and having we'll defined svp,ptoUe
Should he discovered in this country only
after a tarse part Of the southern popt,Ia
tion had contracted IL. The disease has nor
spread here In swift epidemic taking the
medical fraternity unaware n has pursued
the Devastating tenor cf its way for genera.
uons. and probably vas imported with the
hrst slaves from Africa. u has been ne,H-
csilN treated as malaria ansPuia anil
what not. Not usually causing death
Itself. Il has been the secondary casse oe
vast death rate by pneumonia. 4, hereu-
l"sis and the like diseases.
The hockworin was drst di.c,.cral A,
LA In the intestines cf badger b, Goeze.