The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-09-17
NOTED LONDON DOCTOR SAYS IT
IS CAUSED By
THE BUFFblO GNAT PEST
Sambon, on Visit to America, Studies
Pellagrins at Columbia and Makes
Talk to Professional Men, in
Which He Advances New Theory
Tn re Torrco
as to Its Cause.

Louis ". Sambon, N. D. Of Lon
don, Eng, professor in the London
School OF Tropical Medicine, in the
auditorium OF the State Hospital for
the Insane. at Columbia, Tuesday
night outlined in an intimate man
ner his conclusion concerning the dis
ease known as pellagra and his meth
ods of reaching these conclusions.
He said that he was Of the opinion
that pellagra is caused by the bite
of the buffalo gnat, which inhabits
streams Of water, but in order that
this might be established beyond a
doubt, DR.. Sambon said that many
more facts should be gathered. -:
Drs. Sambon, Grimm and Garrison
spent a busy day in Columbia. Dur
ing the morning they visited typical
cases OF pellagra in the private prac-
tice OF various physicians. The af-
ternoon was given over chiefly to OBJ
servation Of pellagrins in institutions
particularly Columbia hospital and
the State Hospital for the Insane. H.
w. Rice, NJ. D. had the visitors ex-
anime cases he had under treatment
at Epworth orphanage.
After the public session in the
evening, held at the State Hospital
for the insane, the distinguished
guests were entertained by the Co.
lumbia Medical society at a smoker
at Ridgewood club.
Dr.. Sambon left early wednesday
for Washington. He will be Joined on
the way by J. F. Siler, NJ. D. Of the
public healt hservice, and the two
pellagrologists, after comforting to-
gether in Washington with Rupert
Blue. surgeon general, regarding the
project to hold in this country next
year an international conference on
pellagra, will proceed to the British
West Indies. Occurrences OF pellagra
in that quarter will be studied, with
special attention to the Jamaican and
IBarbadian types.
DR.. Louis W. Sambon is man Of
medium height, Of sturdy build, and
is strikingly Italian in appearance
with gray-black hair, heavy black
leyebrows. a curling gray-black mus
tache and dark eyes. He is exceed
lingly gracious in manner and speaks
with an Italian accent and only an
occasional criticism, all Of which is
explained by the fact that he was
born of ench-English parents in
Italy and lived in that country for
number Of years.
Dr.. Sambon seemed delighted with
Columbia and other places he had
visited since his coming to America
and said just before his lecture that
ne regretted that he did not have
the opportunity Of seeing more Of
this country on his first visit here
"I have been very busy since ar
rived here, as you know said the
distinguished physician.
l. About two hundred persons, mer
and women, professional men and
laymen, heard DR.. Sambon lecture in
the auditorium of the State Hospita
| for the Insane Tuesday night. ]. W
Babcock, NJ. D., superintendent Of
the hospital introduced the lecturer
who was here under the auspices OF
1.-The South Carolina Medical associa'
ton, the Columbia Medical society
and the regents Of the State Hospital
for the Insane. A hearty greeting was
given Dr.. Sambon.
At the outset DR.. Sambon gave
gave credit in a large measure to j.
W. Babcock, M. D., and 10 J. J. Wat.
son, NJ. D. OF Columbia, for what he
had come to know Of pellagra. He
said that he had not come to this
country to lecture but to learn.