The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-13
CASE OF PELLAGRA
FOUND IN CAPITAL
Miss Gertrude MOnsen, Nor
wegian Mission Worker,
Afflicted With Disease.
confined from FIRST PaEso

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its angular features show through tn,
sick room garments, The hands rwor
len In size are encaseG Ia LardaceS
Miss MonSen came 10 America Two
years ago As an Immigrant she turned
10 e5nDr0luery-I- making soon after her ar
IVA la Nv York. w-0rkinE wherever
she met Miss C0dding. who says that
she IS one or q little band Of mission
dleS without particular creed and
N-Nsto-l ans definite held IN which 10
work Mss 1Ionsen FoineG the little
u,-1ls on which they are now four III
They lived upstairs IN rented rooms
e lLto ~ eEtle-n street doing mission
airy work In the neiEhloTlgcI- after
haNlnE Been refused a permit 20 hold
EeIElc6S uEOn the streets Of washington
lTiss 1fouSen-s companions are Miss
Lo44-I-5 = west Indian Efrl named
Freoeliea- Nightingale, and q Norwegian
ht Lne name or Nelson. whose mission
5LS aE-F-tieS however are luieI-rlitrclt
Miss N1uSen did little God Jobs Of en-
oTCIGeTlU- lD washington and for a few
days had position with an Eleventh
street firm here
Forced to Eat.
After reaching the Capital TWO months
ago from New York the girl began 10
grow ill., The skin trouble became
more pronounced and she ate so little
that Miss CoGdiuE az one time almost
forced her To drink q glass Of milk
The young woman grew weaker and
weaker as The wasting disease pro-
gresse1 until on July & she was SEM 10
the hospital
The band of travelling missionaries
nave no plans according TO Miss Cod
cL-3- LheE intend 10 remain in Wash
l1ston until -'the caIITis received o. go
elsewhere
our faita is simply. one God for an
washington by God and viii r5uraia
mere lllll we are called elsewhere IN
Jne rvork- At the proper time God VIII
SEND us directions and funds
The three women missionaries address
one al0Ller as sister Miss CgGLiGE
became thoroughly alarmed today when
she was told that SISTER lIonsen'r is
suherer from pellaEra-
Mission Work Limited.
Miss Co5dins explained that their mis-
sionary work in Washington had been
or limited character. because Of the 10
lice regulations forbiddfn- street ser
vices BY wandering bands Even in
matters Of work. according 10 Miss
CoddiuE. the trio OF women await for
Instructions from above Tt is sand that
the three women prayed every hour
when alone in their room.
PellaEra. the disease which IS now
causing worry for those who have the
girl IN charge az the hospital s. SUD
posed 10 be the result OF eating impure
toocs especially corn II has -1Iuars
been q scOurEe IN certain portions OF
Europe, notably iu Italy.
In this country. the disease was dis
covered in the South in recent years.
During the recent epidemic of peuazra.
the Marine Hospital Service conducted
INVESTIGATIONS and received reports from
surgeons throughout the infected dis
ITleIS- Government physicians and
medical experts generally admit that rhs
olssas9 IS a barring one in its character
ana that the fun truth is not known. (
el11er as 70 rs cause or cure
Often Ends In Insanity.
- PellaEra is both an endemic and cpl
demlc disease, and is characterized b,-
disorders OF the skin. digestive disturb
ances and nervous Affections. which FREE
Queutly result in insanity In F-u-are
cases have been known where persons
have suffered with DeuaEra for years
while others have contracted the r1vs-
tlfyinE aiIuent and died within few
weeks There are Instances Of cure. al +
though II IS said tHat there is always 1
more or less danger OF relapse.
me metl1a Of treatment involves put /
ing me pa-r-eEr on better food and IN
Ger better LL-EIenIC conditions
DElLE TO the weakened condition Of D
Miss Lols-n and her Increasing meIzr-
clC-T- II IS probable THAI she VIII ne
her infection
Il don't know what is the matter with (
me- she said family this r-gr-T-e s-F- /
seems We been sick O. Ions time and /
L am getting weaker and weaker
Mss -laE-==l is q rather attractive C=-I
oI me 2-o1ae -Epe- with frank blue eyes
and an ABUNDANT growth o. hair She
-al=lS imperfect English although she