The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1910-09-01
STATE NEWS.

North Carolina is to have the
speedy relief from Hookworm in
fection, that those In close sympa-
thetic touch with the Rockefeller
commission campaign for eradica-
ton declare to be expedient, it is.
insisted that the Legislature must
come to the aid of the work with
a supplementary appropriation.
The present campaign, with three
special agents in the field, with DR..
Jno. A. Ferrell, who is In charge
f the work, and with the addition
al Laboratory men and other ex-
pense, rounds up an annual cost
of the present campaign of over
$40, ,000, the limit of the allotment
of money to this state from the
Rockefeller fund. Estimates are
made fiet to increase the work to
five field agents would cost $28, 900
and that this is the very least that
should be maintained at this time.
The fact is, those closest to the
work declare that the campaign
should be augmented to the degree
that would entail an expense of
$86, 600, at least, for the next year
or so, so give speedy relief for the
drain ON the vitality of the states
citizenship that they insist that it
is under now. It is for this rea-
son that there is sentiment devel-
oping to Gallon the general assem-
bly, to join in this work.
i The examination of the men of
the North Carolina National
Guard, as they have been assem-
bled for the summer encampments,
las thrown invaluable light on the
ituation as the. drain of hookworm
disease on the, vitality of the
grown up men as well as children
all over the state. The showing
with an imperfect assemblage of
the specimens to be examined has
been SO per cent of infection for
the First SO per cent for the sec
ond; % for the third and % per
cent for the Coast Artillery. DIR.
F'errel has carefully prepared
maps that show the distributions
of infection by regiments and COM
pSnies. Ha is enthusiastic in his:
expressions of appreciation for the
work of Dr. S. Westray Battle, sur
con general of, the North Carolina
Guard, and members of his medi-
cal staff for their work in the en-
campments in seeing to it that it
was made possible to examine the
men as to hookworm infection.
He says that but for their efforts
his undertaking to this end would
have been complete failure. DR..
Glenn and DIR. Clemenger, of Ashe-
ville, DR.. Winston, Franklinton
Dr. Newell. Louisburg; Dr. Boyd
of Charlotte are among those es-
peeially mentioned an giving the
most effective kind Of aid in car
rying through the undertaking.
DR.. Ferrell is now planning to
form some test classes of infected
4chiIdren in schools and in mills,
show their capacity before and af-
ter treatment with view to dem
onstrating that the eradication of
the hookworm gives great improve
ment in both mental and physical
capacity development.
One of a series Of valuable maps
he has just prepared shows infee
ton shading in every county ex-
cept four, these, latter being Ale
| ghany, Jackson, Gates and Madi-
son. In these four counties there
has as yet been no examination for
hookWorm and this is the reason
it shows no infection at this time.
The insistance is made at this time
that the infection is in every couA
| ty of the state.
| Especially effective and largely
attended farmers institutes have
| just been held in Edgecombe and
Wilson counties under the direc-
| ton of Capt. T. B. Parker, instit-
Lutte director for the State depart
ment of agriculture. The, prin-
cipaI institute was at the state
| farm where over four hundred
farmers and their families came
in carriages, automobiles, wagons
and an endless variety of other
vehicles every one intensely inter
ested in the work Of the institute.
There was an institute for the
farmers wives and daughters also
a* 80
/ The members of the corporation
commission are wondering just
not what the people of Raleigh dc
| want in the matter of changes de,
manded in connection with the
plans being executed in the remod
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