The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-12-29
DIR. STILES ON
THE HOOKWORm
STRONG CAMPAIGN FOR MORE
MODERN SANITATION.
Unnatural Condition For Two Close.
ly Allied Species of Animals 10
Live Together I'm Area.
REFERS TO BLACK AND WHITE

ural biological condition TO have two
closely allied species OF animals liv-
Ing side by side in the same area, -
United States public health and ma
rine hospital service, In an address
on the hook worm problem before
the American society for the adj
yancement OF science. lie thought,
however. that the new movement to-
wards more modern sanitation In
the south would in tine overcome
the handicap resulting from two
allen races living side by side.
More than thirty division meet
ings marked the second day OF the
convention.
DR.. stiles spoke on the hookwOrm
disease of which he has made some
extensive study. lie declared that
in the United States law Of nature
was being violated when an effort
as made 10 lodge different races of
man side by side in the same area.
Dr. stiles said in part:
1t Is an unnaturai biological con-
dition TO have two closely allied
species Of animals living side by side
Ia the same area. In this country
We have four races of animal, viz:
the white, the red, the yellow, and
the black man breaking natures
laws by trying TO live together. The
competition OF the individuals Is in
tensifed by being extended TO COM
in the end, submit to the workings
OF the law of the survival Of the
httcst. Different races may have
different diseases and after long gem
erations of infection a relative i'm
munlty may be developed in a given
race through the survival of the fit-
test individuals. This partial i'm
mun.ty to the serious efforts OF a
diseased does not imply immunity
from infection. On the contrary
that very immunity may tend to
make the partially Immune race n
reservoir for infection and that in
lection when transmitted TO a more
susceptible race will, upon reaching
such virgin soil be very fatal.
The white race has brought to
the South certain diseases from
North Europe. These have spread
with deadly effects to the blacks.
The negroes have brought to the
south certain tropical diseases which
have spread to the whites with seri-
Gus results. These conditions are
not IN any way blameable to the
south as "A portion of the country,
but upon the fact that In the United
States we are violating a law of ma
ture when we attempt TO lodge diff
ferent races of men side by side in
the same area.
II is not an eXaggeration to say
that the negro In the south lives
under "A handicap because of the
presence Of the white mans disease
and because OF the presence OF Afri-
can diseases, the white man there is
also living under handicap. SAM
tary science. II backed by intelligent
practical application and authority,
can overcome that handicap. Theory
demands that in rural negro local.
ties with anything less tnan good
sanitation We must find an extensive
anomia among the whites, and prac-
teal experience bears out this the
DRY among the tenant whites of the
south.
/ 1t is not only foolish but coward
/ ~ TO attempt to deny the existing
conditions and pay for a false sense
OF local pride at the price of the
lives of women and children. For
,tunately, the better class of thought
in the south is facing facts and or
ganizing for an extensive campaign
to improve sanitary conditions. And
when the south shall win its noble
fight against disease the victory will
be great and fully repay the efforts
ispent upon IT,.
Or. stiles, speaking upon child
labor in the south. took position
which some of bis hearers might
/ have judged radical, He said:
Il have never defended child