Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-01
THE CAUSE AND PREVENTION OF PELLAGRA.

Perhaps no disease has aousedm uen interest Ind cratedm ef fear monet the people Than
%msa This is be:ssue the death n.sh from asm a.dy. aa5miosy high his ais for the nas0n
The dseaseh has ntb n rcWnneda ds studied by our physchmsm and scientists hi is in
It is, howeUrt ehatt the nos shenuous effort hash been mad during he asst two or three years
the cause and ehchate the ueatment of usm most ntaestnsd disease
lnY prevalent and there an enomWme onomck to the State in human 1e
lin tef food. Dr. Jksf Memphis hs state in a mored definite y that it hde to certain organisms
lis nuttoa disease Dr. Roberts ofo Georgia. has ADVANCE the idea thataS a germ disease md spread
by tn common mosquito. So we have not been without theories on the subject md in fact this is the
course which any difficult denuhc problem must akend discovering the truth which will give mankind
n desired relief oad
During the past two years the Uhed States Public Health Service has had an able corps of
|ru6lcH Mhn men at work mi enaga These men have madese searching investigation desme their
IJahoon, Mhs,a and oher institutions This work has hn umer tn direction of Surgeon Joseph Gold
berger, Their result of this investigation isn announcement within the httw weeks aatp dasra is
the lack da balanced ration" In other words ha.h it's duetoa mesd detO rhe abence
The p1Mom mind has been made to believe that the disease smfectoust hatt tbs caused by
germ. Fort this reason hsp probable tina mani people WILDE reluctant to acceahs view and for the
reason tath he cause snds specific Regardless Of this fact thee Gauss as annOunod by meno
such gh experience and mdnehs cehfca aannst in public health work deeresh the SERIOUS con-
Its unqestonaby true that there is mm little thought give by teg great mass cfp peoples as to
heN KIND quality andr ratio which flood PRINCIPLES should sustain a atonad diet 1t is auesMnd salts
lying the hunger. and fnngu pressr rather thnt use of food nten ghtp proportion land properly
cooked w knw that quantity dq quality of mike obtained homa cow depends upon a balanced
Inncn~ her right kndo food This is a pimpe vel founded nte fedngo animals whether they
behvesN stock 0human bangs 1t meansa greater productive capacity Owng to this fact much at
hnton hash been gen to the proper fedg of animals and as result the gu lily ofHe stock has been
improved. BY giving more. thought ada attention otef feeding of the humana animal great improvement
ts time hen tr usoh learn that the constant eating of mk kind flood the use oa mondo-
nous Diet &C nesdedh etH you pe@eis bad orh health duen nutrition fhe body Whether you be-.
what me akd a balanced alton sbe cause OF eHagrl tits ceHanya act un the nAh ao
of the body depends iona nMd diet That is a certain amount poteds (n@t eggs milk
peas 6eans etc is required. likewise certain proportion of carbohydrates potatoes ncee ETC. and also
Smehs as utter In addition hebo needs constantine certain amount mineral ooda as SAT- nah
ofp We water These facts would area" te' they we're nots osf evdentan dfmpotant
In ohrw odsa dhtd con bread mohssesa an ftn neat whg crease throughout the winter
Imek kind food as 6rn instance stnches such as POTATOES reH etc This would ke~sep prove injurious
Among people who ares accustomed to get what they want to- att possible they will cultivate some
genHNy IN taste and as result eat om much of ONE cone kline Of foe over a long peoo OF hme
Iheep @uaitesn saechngd diets r@ga classes of eNe should be carefully guarded 1t IS there.
Tor WISE ina we gwe more toueht and attention otefe edng of our children and ourselves wha well
Remember thenn order to prevent pemga according the recent discovery more attention
be given to feednsp eope with Their right kndo food that's mixed eta ndp properly selected 1t
smoee essential for umnb beings than it for ohera nmas 1t means better health geatHe efficiency
and larger economc remnsto thes state