The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08
MAKING FIGHT ON
VILE H00kW0RM
Campaign in Caroline
County-War Being Wagcd
in Underwater Section.
MIlLER'S METHODS
First Two Weeks Score in One
County-lnfection Is Rather
Alarming.

Woodford. Va. December II have
just concluded a most interesting and
instructive conversation with Or. knox
l. Miller, district director OF the state
hookworm campaign. Or. Millcr'
whose work the past year has won
national prominence. # mention 10
publications Of nation wide circula-
ton is any criterion. together with
DR.. W +. Hursey. is now in Caroline
County extending the States srea;
work of exterminat!ng the hook worm
For a long time Caroline his pTiced
it,elf upon being one Of the healthi-
est counties in the State. AD infec-
ticn OF IS to 30 per cent (Which IS
as near as Dr. Miller could get to the
fiS5.es. owing to The fact that ne had
not Yet tabula;e5 results for the sec
ou5 week., would indicate that tie
COUNTY Us 4 whole Is not 50 badly in
nocuiated with -hookworrls as gone
othe~ counties. notably portions OF
Patrick where an infection of lis
vas noted Nearby counties Of the
Ifoewater belt other than Caroline
seem more heavily infected than this
COUNT also. D.. Miller estimates
that nearly all the low-lying counties
IN the eaet aud south OF Caroline have
50 per cent or more " their inhabi-
,ants suffering from this niaiady.
Much has been written OF late re-
ga-ding the life and habits of the
hookworm We have been told that
this parasite sttains maturity oniE III
INC human body: tina; each female lays
sailv from 100 t. 5000 eggs. making
III, daily production OF each victim OF
the disease one million or roore; tna'
the eggs hatch most freely III the SOL
that the ensuing tiny larva. so smaii
they cannot De seen with the nake1
eve. enter The body mostly through
the skin Oh bare feet. but may. on oc-
casion. enter through contaminated
food or air. that once through the
skiu ,hev enter the blood sn-4 pass
thence TO the small intestiles again
where they complete the hfc cycle
and -eproducc-
We lave been told. 30. 81 persons
of an exaggerated ego, that hook~ orul
IS not 4 Moe subject 20 discuss
PERHAPS it ISN'T. let the fact remains,
REGARDLESS OF all the sntiquated Ease
modesty which doubtless did much TO
extend the sphere Of the parasite, that
the maiady - neve fhcless real
menace to the oest interests-heaith,
economic. cducationsl and moral-cf
the Coumouw wealth. and the complete
determination Of it an economic nee
essity.
10 ono can doubt this who has fol-
lowed H.. Miller through discussion
@; his oua an The work OF other
s-ieutssts Engaged IN this field of
cEJoavoI.
Goes Tor old and Young
Though BIT recent the discovery "
l.okrrc-m Is sh.oudss IN ms stcFy-
,-la; maa Of aesiciae isolated the
:rsi es.- end Identified the d.st worm
T.. aa ! % decide. st once the mice
ton .y.c-l0c know ais pursuit became
,,o-ia.-r.lt :; ICES been found ID
n-.,,ti.sify ever 'earE c0uatFy- The
infection o. natives Ia AfFicS 5 enoT-
mons 10 - Rico las about 20 PEI
.e.n; 90: al it, population Victims OF
t,.,.,k, r,,,. n or own country there
.-.. .-.~r two g1'iiioa cases. ACCORDING
.. a. T-.tca -sates Pubic Health
49, Marine Wvsrrsi service. which wSs
800. g lie rrst 90 nc1icsi oodfes 70
eli sftsufiou 20 tue alarming nature
- Il. dfscsg.. Al races. all cissseS'
al ages a.e subject 20 ~ Tne young
-, uati~rt ~. Miller has fovoo was
nine months old. tho oloes'. ninety :
three vcs-a. once infected. pa-SSs
trsatueut IS taken and The. cause o.
s-fcctIor removcd. the victim is new
or again free from the parasite.
And while u is true. as some OF
our friends who Ike 20 leave the IN
pleasant things Of life 20 take care
Of themselves declare that II msn
could live ninety-three years ~ or
trict so heavily affected that ne mus
have contracted the malads soon az
ter birth. the disease IL not extremely
fatal. stu the effects Of II upon the
victim Is such that ninety-three yeas
Of nfe It's victim IL not enticins 70
one Of normal mind and tendencies.
ssd Work % the Worn
The big claim 70 ignoring the NOOK
worm is that It's presence In the oooy
means that much Of the food eaten oS
the Individual does no good. Abnormal
quantities Of food are Required fof
sustenance. digestion b. foFcoa. tais