The Daily Missoulian., 1913-08-02
have experienced the re.

6SliSA dtiHs eIASClS OF THIS treatment
The treatment is very simple, con-
sisting Of the administration of the
! drug called thymol, and is as mex
| pensive as 1t is simple. When the
treatment is Followed by improved
sanitary conditions it results in a
permanent cure.
When the Rockefeller commission
I began its work in 1910, the then but
recently discovered biological and
pathological factors of hookWorm dis
ease We're all but entirely unknown
/ to the laymen, and were but imperfect
ly known and appreciated by the ply
sicians of the country. 1t was entirely
natural, therefore, that the first re-
ports Of the prevalence Of the dis
ease were received with suspicion and
distrust.
That this attitude of distrust has
disappeared, that it has given away to
a well nigh universal attitude of frank
recognition of conditions and Il reso-
lutte determination to meet them, is
due TO the common sense and courage
of the people in the communities af
fected--first in observing and later in
acting upon the information given
them by the demonstrations made in
their presence by the commission and
its local helpers.
An important by-prodllet of this
campaign has been that in many
states the hookWorm propaganda has
/, Increased public interest in general
sanitary Improvement and has there
fore advanced the efficiency OF public
health activities generally The same
public sentiment and spirit or action
that has been employed against the
hookWorm is now directed against ty-
phoid fever, tuberculosis, malaria and
other diseases that can he fought ef-
feetively only by concerted community
action,
During the last two years, at the in
stance Of the Rockefeller commission
a preliminary survey OF the Whole
world with reference to hookWorm in
fection has been made This showed
that the disease, with all It's trall. Or
physical and economic woes, is pre-
valent in a zone engirdling the globe
between parellels Of 36 degrees north
and 20 degrees south.
With this survey before its mem
bers, the Rockefeller Foundations at
it's very first session, reached the
conclusion that the eradication OF
hookMofm disease, to b. permanently
effective, must not stop In the United
states, or in amy one country, but
| must continue straight around the
| world.
| What d wide belt this is. and how
much Of the world it includes, is not
even hinted at when one merely says
between 36 north and 30 SOUTH 1t
| comprises all Of the American con-
tinent from about the Mason and
Dixon line southwark to the upper
reaches Of Argentine and Chilli It
includes practically the whole of the
continent of Africa. Ii takes in large
parts of southern Europe 1t COM
prises the northern three fourths of
Australia. 1t takes in the East Indies
as Well as the West Indies. And, more
! important than all, ii comprises all
| that portion of Asia, except Siberia,
northern China, Korea and Mongolia.
| 1t takes in China proper and India,
| the Malay states and Ceylon--coverlng
population in Asia alone of more
| than S000oO,0OO persons No such
stupendous task as Kidding this wide
| belt of the hookworm disease ever
before was undertaken by human be-
| ings, If we except the efforts OF the
| followers OF Jesus and of Buddha and
Mohammed to convert the nations 10
| their own religion
To this end, and having in mind
| public health movements that may
follow the hookWorm campaign, the
Foundation established an organiza-
tion under the comprehensive title of
| Ty,t. nItl,
| this new organization the foundation
| has delegated the task of Immediately
attacking the hookWorm disease in
| foreign countries-alWays With the
| support and cooperation of the local
authorities and the people
This work is undertaken with the
understanding that the commission is
only to organize and direct the forces
of the people living in the countries
affected in other words that it will
/ work onla With the hearty CO. opera :
ton of the people While its present
purpose Is to eradicate hook worm dis
ease, it intends to follow up this work
With the establishment of permanent
agencies for the promotion of public
sanitation and the spread Of the
knowledge Of scientific medicine
| Wickliffe Rose, who has been for
| three Years the administrative secre-
tary IN charge of the hookWorm work
| in the south, has been appointed di-
rector Of the International Health
commissions It's other members are
| John u. Roekefeler Jr, Charles ~.
| eliot, president emeritus of Harvard
university David T. Houston. seere-
| tary OF agriculture Walter II. Page,
American ambassador to Great
Britain Simon EleNner Of the Insti-
tute for Medical Research Fred Il
Gates, Starr J. Murphy, c. O. Heyat
and Jerome ID. Greene, all connected
with other philanthropic works DR.
John A. lserrell Of North Carolina has
been appointed assistant to the d-
rector Colonel w G. Gorgas of the
1sthmian Canal commission also has
been invited to become d member and
probably will accept.
The International commission is
now making plans for beginning its
world wide Work. The method prob-
ably will be to start the work in GER
tam countries to Which IT'S attention
has been invited and to develop and
extend operations gradually, as cir
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