The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-11-10
HOW TO STOP IT.
English Physician Reads Interesting Pape
90 Pakga a.
COLUMBIA CONFERENCE
Dr.. Sandwich. Of London. Tells bow
Italy. Where Ecilare is Widely
Prevalent, Has Reduced MortAiity.
Many Ca>e> Found Among Essp-
tians-Crges Preventative Rn,c.

tlanS-t freS PREVENTATIVE ttH&c
The following paDc. by d.. z. u.
Sandwich. Of London. Euslaac
Gresham professor Of physics WAS
read a, the pe!las.a conference in
Columbia Wednesday afternoon: Il
feel tha, my arst words must be
those OF coosra;uIai;on and +u.:,.r-
agenent TO the many physicians 10
the Southern States Tho are noe;
working at the various problems con-
nected w!th pellasra- Corsca:uia-
,ion in the FIRST place. because tAe5
have discovered the eXistaace OF the
disease. because they hay. impres,
ed this discovery Upon others 50
that the presence OF De!las-a IS BOW
thoroughly recognized.
Il! vcntur. also to encourage
American co-~o.kers. Il is GOT With
any improper desire 70 draw atteo-
ton TO my own Ho1k. but because !
happen TO be IN the unique position
with regard to this one disesse). Of
being able 70 appreciate their d!s-
6culeieS-
In spite OF dectals from Aless-
can authorities ou nedsciae have
always suspected that pe!lasra might
exist unrecogaized II tie South and
at one time / requested ny s-.eods
10 put me into communication With
the poorest folk OF he maize eat
ing districts. was referred to
:ct,lcrcn; in Eastern Virginia 70:
pauper negroes, but on Investigation
! found that the inmates lived IN
stone houses. on pork ra.ions, and
came 10 the conclusion tast the
word poverty represented 40 COO
d;tion In America. which could con-
pare with the misery OF the i@Dove.-
ished peasants Of italy. Rou@sata
o. Egypt
In April. 1905. I lad the good
fortune to be at Boston during an
epidemic OF ceseoro spinal neaia-
gifts. and the very arst patient whom
I saw at the city hospital oy the
courtesy Of Dr.. c. 2. Wilmington. was
an Italian emig.ant. who also dis
played Hell marked pe.!aerous
eruption This leads one &c wonder
whether the United States public
health aud marinc hosp:ta. service
officers who examine the e0ig.sots
at Naples and other Ita!iac ports
should not include pe!!asTa among
the p7oh:o!tory diseases
Now. that the diagno!s OF pelsa-
sra has been FIRMLY established II
so many States. Il would be vel
TO find out for certain low many
persons are attacked by tie diseas-:
in the South IN order 70 arrive
at any correct figures. Il might oe
well to institute compulsory Motif
cation Of the disease a. least as .
temporary measure. In Italy there
has been a law 10 that effect since
1883. / would also recommend thai
agricultural! iaborees should be en-
amined in the States where pei.a-
era is known to De prevalent. such
AS Georgia and North and South CaT-
olina. This might be don: il FEB
ruary or March. when the e.uptsoa
:: likely TO be present
In 1901 and 1902 / obtained
permission 10 examine 500 Egyptian
peasants who were actually a, wors
in the fields. They al stou!y de-
MED that they we're III and thei'
employers who we're w!;h them stat
I'd they could al! DO a fair days
work. hut IN srery Scio touDo
csrly cases Of peliagra. bearing ssoE
IS per cen. in weli-to-do districts
10 81 per cen, iD the iDhsbitants o:
the poorest hap,letS.
The trra,meu: Of early pcliasra
cases without nentai symptoms car
-. successfully accomplished - put
sing the patient on . liberal dtes.
excluding msiz. aod By ridoins BIN
o! the hookwo1ns which ere 50 Of.
ten co-cNiSteut. but the Pei'aS'oos
symptoms return !; be is allowed :"
resume diet Of pusty maize. Va
rious preparations Of arsenic are use:
in advanced cases but ~heo the o:a.n
is attacked there Is sinai! hope for
the patient unless By se7othesapy-
pel!agra is essentially a disease
which cries 90. preventive measures.
Italy by preventive measures. has
since 1855 reduced the mortality o:
pel!ag.a from 1853 70 1885. though
during the years 1852 20 1907 tne
maize area under cultivation has ~
creased from SO 70 s.3S per cen.
OF ID. Who'll. country. This points
| the mora, tAa. i, IS the quality. 60:
! III. quantity OF maize which IS a;
;aul,. Thr-. are certain general
x;o,,s which o-ovc true IN lta!J