The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-11-02
MEETING CALLED
Psllagra Convention will Meet in colun-
bia This Week.
INTEREST WIDESPREAD
There will Be Hundreds Of. Physic-
ians From South Carolina and 9th
er States Present-addresses Will.
Be Made and the Subject Thor.
oughly Discussed.

OuSnly DISCUSSSu'
The pellagra national convention
looms large on the horizon of the
present weeks activities, says The
Columbia State It will be one Of
the greatest events in the medical
history of this State, and an epoch
in scientific research. Last week
John D. Rockefeller gave $1,000, 900
for the elimination OF the hookWorm
from American soil; after the con-
vention to be held this week in Co
lumbia, the probabilities are that
some man of great wealth, VIII feels
that in the possession OF that wealth
he is the stewart of it for the benefit
of his fellow men, will announce
the donation of q large sum to be
devoted to exhaustive investigation
of pellagra, the discovery of It's cause
and method of staying its rava5es.
During the week past letters have
been coming to the men who have
the conference arrangements in
charge from men prominent in the
medical world, and the number who
say they have papers to present at
the conference has become 80 great
that it will not be possible for all
the papers to be read and discussed
in the time provided for the con-
yention. It is quite possible that the
conference will be prolonged until
Friday evening. In any event. the
papers presented will find their way
into the medical journals Of the
United States, and there is no doubt
that much light will be thrown on
the subject.
The newspapers throughout the
United Sta 'es east of the Rocky
mountains now almost daily carry
stories of the appearance OF pellegra
in various sections of the United
States, but always east of the Rocky
mountains. From beyond the west
ern slope of the Rockies thus far no
report of its appearance has come.
The result of the agitation is that
instead of scores of physicians COM
ing to the conference, the medical
men will come by the hundreds. The
next convention after the one ap-
preaching will be still greater one.
Where it will be held will proba bly,
be decided at the approaching meet
ing.
For the conference in Columbia
next Wednesday and Thursday trib-
ute has already been laid upon the
greatest medical minds Of not only
every Southern State and many
Northern States, but Of Egypt, Eng
land, France, Mexico and the West
Indies, and the committee in charge
is in receipt of several additional
papers, together with information OF
still more from TIE highest authori-
ties
DR.. James Nevins Hyde of Chica-
go, one of the greatest authori-
ties on the skin, will be present at
all the sessions and will give slide
demonstrations of skin diseases al
lied to pellagra.
The interest the United States
marine hospital and public health
service is taking in the conference
is indicated by the following let
ter, received by DR.. Babcock.
Dear Doctor: On account Of the
great Importance of the subject of
pellagra and in view of the more
extended studies which this service
expects to make Of the disease,
have arranged to have DR.. Reid
Hunt, chief of the division of phar
macology, and Passed Assistant Sur
gen John D. Long OF the hysienic lab
oratory, also attend the conference
on pellagra to be held in Columbia.
trust that you will have profitable
meeting.
Very respectfully,
Walter Wyman,
Surgeon General"
Drs. Hunt and Long are detailed
in addition TO Drs. Kerr and LAWN