The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-09-05
TREATS ten THOUSAND
DIR. MCCORMACK MAKES REPORT
ON GREAT WORK DONE IN
KNOX COUNTY IN HEALTH
CRUSADE.
IN Addition to Fighting Hookworm
Sanitary Conditions Have Been
Greatly improved by the Cam
paign.

sease, and treating hookworm cases
Ten thousand people were examined
in that time, DR.. Mccormack said, and
1t was found that about one-third had
hookworm, while many cases of tape
worm were found.
Next week, a six-weeks' campaign
Of similar nature will be begun in
three counties. DR.. j. S. Lock, Of
Barbourville, will be stationed in
Ball county; DR.. w. w. Richmond, OF
Clinton, will be in Edmondson, and
DR.. l. A. Sherley OF Winchester, in
Wolfe.
DR.. Mccormack deprecates the re-
port that hookworm is epidemic, and
lays stress on the fact that this is
not purely a hookworm campaign
"Hookworm is an old disease and ii
is widespread" said DR.. Mccormack,
but it Is easily discoverable and the
remedy is simple and harmless. We
exhausted our funds for free treat
ment in Knox county. but the work,
and we told the people that while they
would have to pay for the medicine,
which costs about 35 cents, we will
continue the frees examinations. The
worm is not confined to poor people
by any means. Some of the best fam
lilies have it. The greater proportion
were found in children who run bare
footed; but DR.. Lillian South, state
bacteriologist, has discovered that flies
carry the larvae on their feet. These
larvea are borers. going in through the
tissues. but the eggs and the worm
are found in the bowels.
Blood Suckers.
They are blood suckers and emit
a poison. The patient becomes ply
sically weakened. and it is frequently
the primary cause of tuberculosis as
we'll as other diseases, which find the
weakened physique offers little re-
sistance. Children are stunted by it
in their development. In the six
weeks we observed the signs OF re-
stored health. Patients gained flesh
and energy.
Sanitation.
I'VE have not been combining our
selves to fighting the hookworm, how
ever" continued DR.. Mccormack.
The most important part Of the work
is improving sanitary conditions In
the country and small towns. Ty-
phoid fever and tuberculosis and dip
liberia were given just as much at
tention; for told these people a man
is Just as dead If he dies Of one as
il he dies Of the other, and until they
take preventative measures we will
be simply fighting back the tide. We
have devised simple sanitary arrange
ments for farms and small towns,
which cost only SO to install, and
which anyone can construct. We give
steropticon lectures, and had an ex-
hibit at the court house. have great
hopes in redecming Kentucky's rec
ord Of deaths from preventablee dis
eases through those instrumentalities.
Larger Laboratory.
nr. Mccormack said the Rockefel-
Ter Institute has allowed them an APP
preparation to put five more people
at work In the laboratory, and the
laboratory will be enlarged to extend
the scope Of the work. He expressed
himself as well pleased with the as
sistance and cooperation of the ply
sicians in Knox county and the adj
joining counties.
Assistant Mine Inspector.
W. r. Brashear, of Darlington, has
been appointed assistant state mine
inspector for the Western district Of
Kentucky, to succeed T. o. Long. vi
Darlington. The appointment, made
by Gov. McCreary, is for four years.
This ends a controversy over salary
between Mr.. Long and the auditors
department., which was decided In IA
yer Of the auditor by Atty. Gen. Gar
nett. The last general assembly
raised the salary from $500 to $1,000,
and Mr.. Long, whose four-year term
expired last month, insisted that he
was entitled to $25 additional for the
month he held over. The attorney
generals opinion was that, inasmuch
as Mr.. Long was appointed for four
years or until his successor was
named, his term was continuing and
he was not entitled to raise made
during his incumbency.
Kentucky Postmasters Appointed.
Postmaster appointed: Guerrant.
Breathitt county, William d. Cundiff,
vice B. H. Herald, deceased; Ratcliff,
Lawrence county, William Wilson. vice
J. H. Wilson, resigned: Sandhill, War
rem county. Henry N. Flora. vice J. W..
Flora, removed; White Branch, Clay
county, Frank Smith (new oficial.)
Trees For Capitol Grounds.
II. F. Hillenmeyer, the veteran nur-
seryman and tree authority of this
city, who was one Of those recently
called into consultation with Gov. Nc
Creary to consider the plans for hav-
Ing each county In the state plant a
tree in the new Capitol grounds at
Frankfort, in a card issued. calls at
tention to theefact that the tree plant
ing viii take place on November 49,.
and gives some interesting informa-
ton concerning the arrangements
which have been made to beautify the
grounds.
Schools Of Agriculture.
A series Of "extension schools" in
agriculture are being arranged
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