The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23
HOOkW0RM Is AN
 lNSlDIOUS FOE OF
 WHOLE SOUTHLAND
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 Conclusion.
 To further deny the widespread pellu- ton of the soil in the southsrn states from Virginia to Tsxas ~ te daay the sz- istsnas ok enormous nrArabsxs ef esss ef this disease ia simply to shut eur eyes to a fact that M as sure as that the sun slliAss, and to usvtte stu further ealam- fly. TO deny that this parasite is caus- ing thousaAdf ef deaths ia tho sesth sv- cry yar, making invaliAs of ether thou sanAs, and stantine their physies1. unen- tai and moral development, x simply to display . gross ignorance of the sxisdns conditions. Almset every physician in the south has net only seen these eases in his own practtos, but has positively sdsntinsd then as such. by sndans the sses h the stsol by microscopic sxawna4io1 and many mon have seen hundreds of such casse. One doctor from South Georgia reported in Atlanta over 70 essss treated by himself The dsns aad symptosns of the dissaSs. If the infection is at all heavy, are se patent that almost any boy or gira n years of age and of average intelligence night recognise . case by sight. Brisf1y they are as fslfowsi
 First, there is ofssn . sroundAtch. usually on the soles and baolEs of the feet and between the toes. Later tho victim. usually . bsrefootsA child. becomes pale ana si1rrish. The growth is stuntsd, 70 that q person of 20 may have the ap- pearance ef 10 or N (these arc heavy in- factions of lenE staAdinE,, the skin has c dirty, pssty look often with an al- most ersenish casti the hair s dsu and lustsrlsss; the mucous membranes are pale, thoss of the syNs being dead white; whtls the child may hs willing to work, its physical capacity for labor is wsll-nigh gona. The appetite b some times snormsus. sometimes almost lost and at times depraved.
 in long standing casss the abdomsn be- comes protuherant (pot belly)t thsre are vagus and wandering pains fn the ahdo- men, with often q tendency te diarrhsai ! the stools may at times shew . slight mixture with haoodI palpitaticn of the heart. especially after ezerttea or sxeits- ment, is common; in severe cases there is a swelling or osdsmA of the feet sad legs end syelids, there is dim1ness, head ache, Iassituds and great weakness. The tempsrature may bs nab-nermsi Oe CT SD or 1t may be shghty sievAtad, especially in tho aftarneen-soe q 1pt.
 The trea&nssnt is ohesp ana dmpls. Tffty cents viii peshabiy csvsR tAs cost of drugs n most cases. The specific is Thymol, . phenoi obtained from Thyme, and some other plants. but as certain pre- cautions are necessary to avoid the Thymei being absorbed in the body. the