The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-11

an sections seemed to think thu
Stiles was denying moral r~espor s.+l'
ity; while the people Of the Sor+t
the matter as an assault upon : .5A
ern prosperity.
But in the wake of the ridic,,l
abuse came cOrroboIatiun OF rh- -'
cOVery and evidence OF its imrort. ,"
For, while clipping bureaus dur.,l
upon DR.. Stiles columns of cdr
humor and ~vituperatiOn letters 80
all over the South were brin2ipo a,
appeals for help from people wiz 1"4
recognized their trouble in the de- .rf,'
lions OF the disease.
This was enough for DIR. Sill. g.
once the most tragic and the .n..r
hopeful feature of the situation j.
hookworm disease is one of the n,.r
easily durable Of human maladies Nv
the use. under prescription. of fifteen
to twenty-five cents worth OF ", ~
the cheapest and commOnest dr.-S-
Epson salts and thymol-the ,..,.~-
cases can be disposed OF absOlutefv ar5
permanently in from one to ten W.,
Therefore, while literally HUNDREDS .f
thousands OF people were l~anguI1f.g
in sickness and poverty, while children
were dying ana While-Iast but n,t
least-the whole great South Wa, ~s,-
feriRg for want OF the knowledge rl.t
had come into his possession. Dr
Stiles could not be stopped by ri5.cu,e
or abuse. He saw his work Gu .,-
for him and he plunged into il. a.r.
to the South he went. and for n..
wear he practically lived a~.u-1
the wretched victims Of the disco
AND 2 part of every year since tl.n
has been spent with them, Wit The
result that hundreds OF men au4 Ho-
men whose lives a been 4 burC-n 30
themselves and others unit! DIT. >5tl-y
got held of them. haVe been r~es-,r.I
to health, happiness, and WOrkin4 rlG-
cheney; while d host OF little oh tr,n
have beer relieved OF Il curse that
would otherwise have blighted ca,:r
whole lives.
Through the efforts of DR.. st --
by mean of lectures deli>-rei
during his vacations without Dal and
at his own eXpense-the admin
IstIa ols OF public health in the South
at last been stirred to actio0.
To-day, there is not Il boarG ot
health in the Southern States IT. il is
not doing something to com0at tt-
sease, but as vet none is Ctn4
enough. If the situation i to De MT
systematic campaign-OG r0Uch
same character as that which Is
such excellent results 1T the
against ,uperculosis-must h on
sanized and Vigorously prosecuted.
Cases must be treated wherever de
Lected. and Information in reGaSI to
treatment of the disease must ur
widely spread: but, while thOu>snG~
Of fresh infections are taking Ifl"ct.
tally. mere cures will not avail Thr
conditions which aus the d. -
L be attacked.
This is largely q matter of ct#.a-
ion. and not only among the init"
people but annong the NegrOe. a~
we'll; for the Negro is infected -E"u
more commonly than the white ~lsn.
although he does not suffer SO G1Vrl
rom the infection. He is a greater
soil polluter thar the white att >92h
lie escape to some extent the CoD+'-
uences. h first essential is e inn
press the people with the nen=->jJE
# making a sanitary disposition ot all
BODY waste: h con is to t""h
hem the Importance Of wearing
the third, to show them tr s'u-
disability of spraying the:r lands ~jta
'fazine oil OF burning them ove~ Wjta
traw; and n fourth. to instruct
hem III the method Of curing the dis
ase.
To accomplish tbs, DR.. Stiles WIRES.
- the establishment Of an 1-.uGai
public health week" in the Sc, >'I~.
.uring which qualified persons small
nStruct the children on all Ctl-~.
CD the utilization dur.@@ The
acatlons of medical students "
colleges to pass alorG the
Information by means ot =
Gus to house canvass in the r1rsi
lstrIcts; (3) the emplOyme~- "j
and trained nurses e. -]Ne
'opuiar lectures on the subje M
own halls, churches. schooIh@ u.s..
nd mills: ca the publicatiOr-aot1
y the Federal Government and l"'i
ealth boards-Of pamphlets tre4uA-
I the disease; 60 the institute 80 ~
leans Tor giving free treatlneH+ an'
1agnoss; 60 h enactment Of 1#"S
, give the legal authority for cheese
leaSureS.
through 9 systematic c~aT1"4l-"
long these lines. DIR. Stiles de .tf~~
nat hoOkWOrm disease can be stamp
q out of the South in twenty r-#3>.
he cost. he estimates. will b
last $4,000, 00O-$1OO,O 600 for -."h
ear
What the elimination Of this "lr-~
al mean to the South is hardi& t#.
ulable. 1t is said tina the present