The farmer and mechanic., 1910-04-05
clRN AND PE[[ACRA.
Reasons Why so"ther" fa''"-
,.. should Raise Corn.

Ie""7' f,rner is conducive of the
use ...,iIa the use OF pure corn or
.,I whore there is proper sanl-
COZ ,1rdj1ions will not render one
taT} hrr less susceptible to tn
Inadll disease. our gov {, II II, i!~'t ii'o
oe''i+i appointed Passed Assistant
Tet5uI {, Il Lavender, OF the Pub
SUl 7,Itb and Marine Hospital Ser
i. on "a Milan and other places
i+ah- for the purpose of making
III i,sstigation into the or. gin ana
".,,.5Ianr.. q. Of pellagra and into the
p,oasrr., being taken TO combat the
4;so2.e This move is all we'll and
ao4 hut if We accept the Opinions or
5" of IN, highest medical author
-. an the cause of the disease we
,,aa5 not eo so far from home. Dr.
p y Slyer Sidney, Ohio. makes tive
STATEMENTS respecting the disease ana
its cause:
First. "Where corn is not eaten pei
l,ora does not exist. Second. The
aa3ina or good corn or good meal will
nor produca pcllagra. He further
s,ys. .'There need be no fear on the
,,art Of agriculturist and dealers in
this grain that there is a menace to
th4ir occupation by the growing prev
aIenca in this country of disease
which has been known in other corn
growing sections Of the world for
nearly two centuries. The only Won
der : it did not appear at an earlier
time in orr history, or that 1t re-
manned so I0n2 unrecOgnized. In my
Judgment however, both these facts
are capable Of eXplana ton 1t is rec
oeniZed that no class of people is
exempt from possible attack. but it is
evident that the poorer people of the
South. and the Atlantic border States
are Wet ms IN greater numbers than
are the same classes in other parts of
the country. This fact is also capable
of explanation and affords strong pre-
Sumptive evidences that damaged corn
meal is thr caustive factor in the pei
lagrous attack" We have today an
endless array OF those who claim at
one time or another to have diScoV-
cred the etjologN Of pelIagra, and |
feel safe in laying down tn S propoS-
siton that damaged maize or corn
coupled with unsauitary conditions
are the causes Of the dreaded malady.
My own experience IN buying corn
Tor the last three or four yeSS'S has
led NE to this conclusion. Often the
corn would be hlighted and in such
bad c0nd ton that stock would not
eat it. not even q chicken when YOU
Were trying 10 fatten him to enter
the ministry. Just before conference
would not eat it. Som etime ago |
was III conversation with gentleman
from the West. or rather the State of
illinois. and ! asked him why it was
the corn that We received from that
Se'ron was in such had condition. and
MS reply was. THAT they shipped us
the oad corn and kept the good for
their own use"
And now Mr. Editor in conclusion
let me quote further from DR. SILVER:
IN the hope that some light may be
'hro"h on this traffic, and incidentally
on the infection under consideration.
11Ho" M to quote from
fe,lrf written by a friend
VINO has been a dealer in Sc
RAJ products for many years. and who
- - 'U'F informed on all phases Of the
!1o'+ISn ana domestic trade in grain.
= VIII d" apparent while there are
"!ShS IN All trades. there are also hon
o@h ''7h III the grain business whose
o"S' 'ouSeS have not been scared by
th tlIE virus Of i1-gotten gain so that
tn+ utterly deny personal RESPONSE
-, IN Il brothers. Distress The let
jao '0'"i"S. AS you know [ have
n.s" '"h"cted with the grain bust
-. III some branch or other since
'''N - IIdHIled corn at All
,."S "I the year and in VARYING
lI''"'.leS. but have never had trou-
"i'n corn shipments until within
'"e last half dozen wears.
-, urF are many farmers who make
"'fl 10 cure the crop sufficiently
,gao,' 1t may bear transportation
=. loIge 1t on the market as early
tt"ES''"IH, as the more moisture it
R,,'o'h> the heavier it will weigh.
r ~ The result? Before it can
~ 'lS destination cool and sweet.
-.a.,', ShippInS contract reads. it has
haa ',nt heated. If it becomes too
N ,.i use the Consignee refuses it,
,lt ta.n l'. H. case 1t is rushed to the near
rhor. "''hai and put through dryer
mus are times when these dryers
,,a,, "'IN ~ day and night. for seven
Stantl,. lht week, to keep the con-
srr"'t} arriving corn from total de-
cooiod '!L As fast as it is dried. and
+ on ~ Is disposed of Where does
f,r 40 not know for certainty.
.in.r "V''y thought it went to the dis
there ""4 portion of it may go
% ft' ouj fear much of it is sold
- 6r,.'''I ''''I at discount Of from ten
norta,I per cent. Some Of It S ex-
Th. di'rr mixing with good corn
meal s' IS selected and made into
b. ".. a. ana, costing so much less. can