The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-11-18
GUILFORD MEDICAL SOCIETY
Takes Action in Regard to Rockefel-
Ier's Contribution of One Million
Dollars for the Study and Eradica-
tion of Hookworm-Dr. Stiles Gives
Demonstration Before Society.

A Greensboro special to the Dur
ham Herald under date of Nov. 9Th,
says:
The Guilford County Medical Socie-
ty, composed of one hundred and
twenty-five practicing physicians, at
largely attended meeting here Sat
urday afternoon gave the first Off
cial medical endorsement to the
Rockefeller Southern sanitarium COM
mission by unanimously adopting
the following resolutions, addressed
to the commission: Whereas the
beneficent and philanthropic Mr..
John d. Rockefeller has contributed
one million dollars to the study and
eradication OF the hookworm, which
was actuat7d by the investigation OF
DIR. c. W. Stiles, therefore be it re-
solved,
First. That the Guilford County
Medical Society, realizing the great
prevalence Ut this disease among our
people, urgently request the commits
sion to establish its headquarters
within our State.
Second. That this society hereby
pledges its hearty cooperation to
the work OF the commission and while
regretting the infection of so large a
proportion OF our population with
hoOkworm, Yet we have from expert
ence as practitioners to accept as a
TACT the conclusion of DR.. Stiles and
we hereby tender him the thanks of
the medical profession for his great
service to humanity"
DR.. Stiles has been here twenty-four
hours and in the afternoon delivered
an address in a private meeting of
the Guilford County Medical Society.
ut least a hundred members being
present. Since his arrival fifteen fully
developed cases of hoOkworm have
been reported to him by local physi-
clans and his address with micro
scopic demonstration of the worm,
found in specimens OF focal contri
buttons from suspected patients. In
the presence of the physicians was a
12-year-old girl subject pale, emacia-
ted, stoOp Shouldered, sad eyed
whose appearance is duplicated by
thousands in every farm and mill
settlement. This child had typical
case OF hOOkworm, and it was most
affecting after the meeting was over
to see DR.. Stiles as he sat beside the
girl with his arms affectionately
around her answer the numerous
questions propounded by the physi
clans present. In his address he de.
clared that hookwOrm was the result
almost invariably, of soil or water
pollution from open phvies, and that
removed from such an environment c
person affected would get we'll nor
mally IN ten years He gave the
remedy for the disease. stating that
nc was most easy of cure. demOnstra
ting this fact by actual test under
the microscope on the living para
site. He said the youngest known
case OF hOOkworm was in chilC
OF eight months, the Youngest o
ms own personal knowledge being
TWO years old, the Oldest person be
lng seventy-two.
Asked if snuff dipping and tobacco
chewing cured the disease he replied
that they were rather resultants O
it except in cases where custom OF
parents taught their use from the
Idea that tprevented paleness. Iron
ne SAID In reply to another question
would cause a temporary better
ment but never a cure of hookworm
instead OF being confined to the so
called poorer classes he said he found
at one college fifty per cent. of the
senior class affected.