Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-11
HOOKWORM, FOE
OF SOUTHERNERS
Disease TO Be Fought by Rock
GteneT's Million.
DESCRIBED BY OISCOvERER
d viii Take Twenty Years 70 Eradi-
eass Malady, Says Or. stiIss--crip.
pies lee Victims Bodily and Mentally
Can % Cured Easily.

According TO DIR. Charles w. stiles,
the discoverer OF the hookworm dis
ease. 20 eradicate which John D. Rock.
efelier has given sl.OOO.OOO. the mai
acy Il confined almost exclusively TO
the southern states--chiefiy to the rural
districts. u can be- easily cured aud
easily prevented. Yet thousands OF
southern country school children are
awarfed both physically aud mentally
~ this maIady.
"ChiIdreu who attend rural schools
IN the south are In many instances 80
anfeabled By the disease that they die
before coming " age" says Or. stiles.
The e0uth IL educating rural children
between the ages Of six and twelve
and buFying them before they are
swenty-one. thus putting their educa-
tion Into the grave.
Cause u Poverty and Distress.
@HOokwoFm disease Ii one OF the
principal causes-by FAR the most i'm.
portRng single cauae--of the wretched
physical, mental ana financial condI-
ton Of the tenant whites OF the
south. II Il not their fault that they
are lazy. shiftlesa and lacking In am
hilton.
'sBy reason Of their lack OF decent
sanitary conveniences many OF the
country schools and country churches
a the south are breeding places for
this malady, whatever they may do
fcr education and religion. they are In
their present condition a menace 10
public health.
The Heal "Nsare Problem"
'Ths real acute negro problem IN
the south at the present moment IA
the problem az the hookworm. for
The negro q the principal scattereF OF
The parasite. propagating aud dissent.
mating Il wherever be goes. The white
people are the sufferers. particularly
the tenant whites.
THE south does not need d higher
birth rate, but lower death rate. 10.
eidentally. u the h0okwoFm mischief
were wiped out the labor problem 81
the south would be solved by saving
che children,
THE leaders "a southern thought are
showing an acute interest III this sub
9ecs aud are cooperating In move
ment 70 better the conditions OF their
much misunderstood. mlsingerpreled
and miarepresented nelghbors who are
In lens favorable tinanclni circunl.
stances. southern physicians. eapc-
clally the state boards of health. are
alive to the sublest. ana many physi.
clans nFe giving free treatment for
this disease, The better class OF south.
eFn newspapers ARE takIng i've H.
tercst In the matter and are spreading
the doesrins Of pFs,per sanitation.
Will Take Years TO Eradicate a.
The alilcuities u tue situation
should not, hvwever. be uaderestlmat.
ei u will 'akr twenty years tn Grad.
icate the diseaSe. bul results should
begin 20 shaw themselves IN about I'VE
years
Mediral eseareh In Eeyent years has
shuwn that eases apparently hopeless
tau h. cured easiiy nud quickly: that
. rDupie 1t simple drugs will relieve
viellm aad FdiHary sanitation win
eFHdhats the huokWorm Ia a nelghbur.
hraul.
All nected for successful battle
against the disease. according 10 skill.
~ INVESTIGATOR. we're mouey aud prall
erly applied energy. Both are now ut
hand thanks to MF. Rockegetlrr. A
neeenl artigle on the hookw worm DIS.
ease stated that S2uOuO00 would vine
eug every vesilgc % Il ID AnrrIya.
Those who heard u Mr.. ROckegcller's
gift conndently believed that II his
100000 proved as eelicacloaa a. was
expected be- would give the other mil.
lion readliy.
Tue hookworm tunelnarta l. It's med.
ieal name aud nneinarlanla that oe the
diseases Il parasite. which may be
roughly described a. about the thlck.
ness 0f . hair aud the length Of
pin. 10 q plainly visible without the
aid % = microscope Doctors believe
that e was imported to this country
~ the slaves IRON AfFica.
The w0rm faseens Itself 10 the walls
q the lntestlneA There Il inatlfiea Its
name Of vampire for Il lives upon
blood which e draws FROM the delicate
membrane. which Il puuctures. Que
end % lt-she hook end holds Il 70 fast
that considerable EFFORT Is needed for
tfs dislodgment. Sometimes hundreds
o. these worms afiiiet victim. IL an
Rutopsy sli3 we're found.
Affects Body and Niad.
Net only do they draw away the life
giving blood. bnt they ca the lntes.
final wall 30 full OF holes thar itu
functions are lnterfersd with. aud they
withdraw 80 much blood that the vie
Tins mind and body alike are affected.
A gnawlng e produced. which ls rS-
lieyed By the eating Of common clay.
mortar. cloth. eTen human hair and
scot out Of ehlmneya .'Echolia." q
mental disease. follows II question
Is asked. what's your Manner the
victim replies. "Afy name y then thinks
4 long while before answering Even.
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