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Tied to aYe some of the things from
the church. The revolutionists seiz
ed him and accused him of robbing
the State. lie was shot by a tile of
soldiers on August 21 last, and his
dead body was left all day long in
lie i-uurt in which Father Foiiruicr
and the other piiests and the two no
vices who sii)Kt to tue and their as-
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pastor whether she is pernutt.'.l to
commit t-uicide In order to avo.d the
outrages to which so many hundreds
of Mexican women, so many t-cores
of nuns, have been exposed in the
past few months. I cannot iiu.ti.-ine
any man of whatever creed or of no
rreed reading this letter without
kept in prison sixteen days and then j his blood tingling w ith horror and an-
t'en't IU' t.i.ilir of Hot U.
allowed to go v. ith nothing but what
they had on.
I h.ie seen the original of and
have in my possession a translation
of a letler written on October 21 b
a young girl of Toluca to lif-r pastor,
w ho had been exiled. She described
how the bMiop had been heavily fin-
I ed and exiled. She describes how the
jclub of boys and girls for whom she
has been working had been broken
; up. but how some of the boys to
gr: and we Americans should bear
in iniiid the fact that the actions of
Messrs. Itryan and Wilson in support-;
ing the VillaWtas hav made us part-i
ly responsible for such outrages.
Tht! 1 ITS
About ever four jcars a spirit of
seei;-r:.tn mtou t. tiie oreatv- mrin m . Sundav nioriiinrs mill occasionally
this country, .m i deigning persons come to see them: and she asks d
pl iv i:i..p the imi.r;.m-e and pr-iu-! vice h-w to k.vp these clubs of the
,.' ,, iv,,. Ti, poor together. Hut the dreadful and
l.o's (i people as upon llu'.es. !l:e, .... - .. . ..
1 , 'nut. telle part of the letter is coniuill-
wa.o !.... t.. e:i r.t:ti.tu li-'J.,! jn i!ie follow ing sentence: -.Now
vr tiie !;;: cir is nv. su')i(i!n. i 1 will ask ou a question. Suppose
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!: 1 'ias ' c! lias tiet 11 I req'.ieil! v tans iimv ur iww-i ui lut
upon l'r";Ment Wilson for
Of course it is the merest absurd!-!
ty to say that Mr. Wilson is res .nisi-'
bio for any of these things in M.-xico.
Kev. Mr. Kntzminger, who pr ached
in Monroe last month, has made his
whom they used to gie breakfast on j home in Brazil for 2i years ami has.
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hi:;'.; "too frv'i i!y with t!'.e C'.,:ai-lu-."
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..',.! :.i I'clieve the roi. May find
,-o: i" s.:tisfactio:i in ivttowi'is; that no,
U'ss a person tli.m Theodore Kooso-.'
.lt is . ,!-: to cr'i'.lo prejudice '
.iitaiii-: Mr. Wilson iu the NorMi !i
eharsr.ng hrn wish being re. poiuible ,
tor (-.traces against Hie tail one
ch tre'.i in Mexico. Poor Mr. Wilson!
Too friendly v. itii the Catholics at
lio;re'; Kespoasihb- for their murder
in M ico!
Theodore Uoosevelt lias ju-t p'i!
lished a Ii'.g ill the newspapers at
tacking Mr. Wilson for not protecting
the Catholiis in Mexico. More are
some extracts from Mr. lluo. e ;-!t's
artieh:
But this attitude is only one of
the offenses committed. Catholic
sol oo'.s almost everywhere in Mexico
have been closed, institutions of
learning sacked and libraries and as
tronomical and other machinery de
stroyed, the priests and nuns expelled
by hundreds, and some of the priests
killed and some of the nuns outraged.
Archbishop Blenk of New Orleans;
Father Tierney, editor of A'tierica:
Father Kelly, president of the Cath
olic Church F.xtension Society; Mr.
retry, one of the directors of the
Catholic Church Kxtension Society,
anil a Mexican Bishop whose name I
lo not giv because it might involve
him in trouble, came to see me at my
house, and in Chicago I saw other
ptie is and re ugees from Mexico,
both nuns and lay brothers. The
siateii.unts and affidavits, submitted
to me in the original and copies of
which I liive before tne as I write,
set forth romli; icti which are liter
ally ai'i iiiliri and for which, he it ro-meiab-r.'d.
the actions of Messrs Wil
son and Bryan hue made this conn
(ry responsible.
For example, Arr'.ibh ho;i Blenk
pjibmitied to me an ,i!iidait by the
ingress of the Barefooted Carmelite
Nuns of the Convent of Queretaro.
This sets forth from the personal
knowledge of the prioress how the
churches have been profaned by sol
diers entering them on horseback,
breaking statues, trampling on relics
and scattering on the lloor the Sacred
Hosts, and evpn throwing them Into
the horses' fed; how in some
churches the revolutionaries have of
fered mock masses and have In other
ways, some of them too repulsive and
loathsome to mention, behaved pre
cisely as the Red Terrorists of the
French Revolution behaved in the
rh&n.'hes of Paris; how for example,
'j. Anthony's Church, at Aguas Cal
ientes, had been made into a legis
lative hall, and the Church o" St.
Joseph, at Queretaro, and the great
convent of the Carmelites and the
lyceum of the Christian brothers all
have been confiscated; how the
church property has been sequester
ed and the archives burned, and the
men and women in the cloistered
communities expelled without being
allowed to take even an extra suit
of clothes or a book of prayer.
The prioress states that she has
herself seen in Mexico City nuns who
have been "victims of the passions of
the revolutionary soldiers," and some
whom she found in their own homes,
others in hospitals and maternity
bouses, who in consequence are about
ct be delivered of children. She de
poses: "I have seen soldiers dressed
up In chasubles, stoles, maniples and
cinctures, with copes and altar linen,
and their women dressed up In albs,
surplices and corporals-, used as hand
kerchiefs." She has seen the sacred
vessels profaned In a thousand ways.
She describes meeting seven nuns
who had been outraged, who she di
rected to a maternity house, and who
had ubandoned themselves to utter
despair, saying "that they were al
ready damned and abandoned by God
and they curse the hour of their re
ligious profession. She describes
how Fhe escaped from Queretaro with
nuns who had been obliged to hide
In private homes in order to escape
being taken to the barracks br the
soldiers. She describes how she had
daily to beR food necessary to sus
tain the twenty-four sisters with
whom she escaped.
In Chicago I saw a French priest,
Father Dominic Fournier, of the
Congregation of the Passion, who had
just escaped from Mexico with two
young Spanish students for the priest
hood. He has escaped from tne City
of Toluca with nothing whatever, not
even a rosary. He and the two novi
ces described to me their experiences
In Toluca. The churches and the
religious houses were sacked and con
fiscated, and the soldiers and their
-women indulged in orgies before and
.round the altars. One of the lay
brothers, named Mariano Conxales,
.-"patists. Would it le better for her
'to take her own life lather than to
allow them to do their will and what
tltev a iv accustomed to do? As I
never thought sinl. a siting could hap
pen. 1 did not ask ou before about
it. but now 1 see it quite possible.
If we had not our Cod in whom we
trust. I think wo would gie wav to
despair."
In other words, this girl, who Bad j
i in the same time, become ac:u ,-ned
w ith conditions laigoly throti. 'tout
the whole continent of, South AmTi-j
He said that Air. Hsoi. s poii.; to- j w
wan! Mexico has gaii.ed move good
will in South Ar.i. i ica in the pat two
years than had eer existed there be
fore. But the point is that Mr. V.'ii on
can't be "too friendly" with t'ae Cit'i-ole-s
and at tie s.itue time be guilty,
of what Fakir Koosevelt charts him!
with. ,
Take you choice,
lieve neither.
For us, v o be-
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Notes c:i It I;:ipi-iance,
Prevalence, Bisii ilnilio'i. iiilvil!o Cause and
l he Treatment.
Or. Kdv.an! J. Woo.l. of Wilmington, in X. C. Health Bui!'
Sine the abearance of pellagra in
Xortli aCrulina i:i li'iiii. many re
markable developments have been
crowded in a very f w years. From
a condition which was unrecognized
becau
try to a scourge of tirst importance
whose death rate even exceeds our
lamentably hlvh typhoid dentil rate,
we have been forced to move in rap
id stages. We have seen the remark
able transformation from an acute
fulminating disease of a few weeks'
duration, which was unknown out of cording to the view of Lombroso, It
Italy and which excited considerable , would be reasonable to expect de
speculation as to the correctness of generacy to follow in the wake of
the diagnosis to a chronic disease even this mild condition. It Is surely
which now assumes the same charac- our duty to expect the worst and to
tcr as that described in the Italian ! throw about our children all possible
ii'erattiro. The dread which was protection from the disease which has
aroused in the early days of pallagra caused 111 per cent of all Italian iti
in Xorth Carolina by the high death sanity.
rate is being rapidly dispelled. In I
the beginning its fatality readied'
nearly lm per cent, while today it is i
little above 20 per cent. In a recent 1
report of tho Health I'ep,".rtment of
the District of Columbia, twelve cases
are reported with a fatality of lmi
per cent. It is reasonable to presirii"
that gradually this will be reduced,
until the average is struck. In Mm;
cases treated by the Thompson-Mo-'
Fadden IVIlai ra Commission in j
Spartanburg, the fatality was I'S pen
cent, and it is to be supposed that j
this rate will continue to fall until
it reaches that of Italy, which is
about 10 per cent. This geographi
cal adaption is one of the most in-
teresting features of the disease. In
spite of the marked decline In the
malignity of the disease, the death
rate continues alarmingly high; so
high, in fact, that Is creates a prob
lemn of the first magnitude not only
to the health authorities but to the
people at large.
Fxtent of the Iisene.
The Xorth Carolina State Board of
Health has repeatedly called attention
to the extent of pellagra, but it will
not be amiss at this time to repeat
the essential facts. In 1911 there
were estimated 1,074 deaths; in lflU'
732 deaths; in 1913, 972 deaths.
This makes the death rate per 100,
000 48.2, 35.0 and 42.2 respective
ly. It will be noted that this Is
twice the average typhoid death rate
for the United States. 'Attention has
been called to the fact that the death
rate fluctuates with the typhoid death
rate, which is an argument in favor
of Its being a filth disease.
It is notable that the death rate In
Ashevllle Is 5.1 while in Raleigh it
reaches 122.0. Charlotte's rate
was 91.0 and Durham's 55.4. It
has been apparent for several years
that in the high mountainous section
of the State pellagra is relatively in
frequent. On the coast the same con
dition Is noted though not so mark
edly as in the mountains. From per
sonal investigation It has been deter
mined that In Watauga, Jackson,
Transylvania and Avery counties pel
lagra is most infrequent if not en
tirely absent, and it is probable that
the same may be said of several oth
er mountainous counties. For sev
eral years on the coast Onslow coun
ty escaped, but recently the disease
has begun to show Itself there much
more frequently. The same may be
said of Bladen, Pender, Duplin and
some of the northeast counties. The
question arises. Is there really a geo
graphical distribution peculiar to the
disease, or is it merely a question of
extension, or, again, can it be that an
intermediate host Is necessary and
the host has a limited habitat? Cer
tainly for the present It must be ad
mitted that pellagra has never made
the headway in Asheville and Wil
mington as in Raleigh, Charlotte and
Durham. Can it be that the question
of mill settlements plays a part? It
Is well known that no class suffers
so much as the mill worker and his
family.
One of the most Important prob
lems to be solved Is the effect on the
coming generations of pellagra in
our children. As a rule in children
pellagra Is very mild during the first
decade. It remains to be seen what
the effect will be in adult life of
this disease, which is now bein
found in a most trivial form or being H
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o ei icoiveti I'lumij. i nese ciiuiirca
tire not made sick by it, and at most
sult'er only the mildest disturbance.
never before seen in this coun The mouth and intestinal symptoms
are altogether wanting, and the sym
metrical skin lesions are appearing
usually on the feet anil legs. It is
probable that only a small percent
age are loming to the attention of
the 'medical profession, as it causes
comparatively no inconvenience. Ac-
Pmlinble t'ause.
When pellagra was recognized in
the Southern States, the claslral 1 he
nry of damaged corn as the cause,
which was generally ucct'p'od by the
Italians, was given first place. It was
soon found to be insuflicient to say
the least, and today has been gener
ally discarded. Satnbon's hypothesis
that pellagra was an animal parasitic
disease transmitted by the lly, simul
ititn, met with a cordial reception In
tht country. While it seems proba
ble that the distribution of the simul
iunt or sand fly does not always co
incide with the outbreaks of pellagra,
we are still impressed with many
points which suggest that we are
dealing with a close relative of such
diseases as the sleeping sickness of
Africa and syphilis. This is best
shown in the seasonal variations and
In the pathologic changes. Sambon's
hypothesis opened up a new line of
thought and at this time students of
the disease are nearly in accord in
suspecting an animal parasitic cause.
The work of Harris of New Or
leans, and others, suggests the proba
bility that the disease germ is ultra
microscopic (too small to be seen by
the highest power of the microscope ),
and this is proven by filtering the
blood of a victim through a filter of
fine calibre and inocculatlng the mon
key with the filtrate. The resulting
condition in the monkey Is thought to
be pellagra, and the conclusion seems
Justified. Since, then, it is reasona
ble to assume that the disease germ
is too small to be studied, a solution
of the problem must be directed at
determining the source of the infec
tion. Most Frequent In Women and Chil
dren. It can be proven that pellagra at
tacks women and children three of
even four times to one man, and
when a child reaches the school age
the incidence .of the disease assumes
practically the same proportion as in
the man. The man Is away from
home from eight to twelve hours of
the twenty-four, but otherwise is in
no way removed from a source of In
fection common to the family. It
would, therefore, be reasonable to
suspect, at least, that the source of
the Infection is some home pest. A
consideration of all home pests has
been carefully gone Into by a num
ber of competent observers interested
in a solution of the pellagra prob
lem. Several have suggested the
(lea as the Intermediate host and
advocate a most careful study of
such diseases in dogs as mange. Some
have suspected lice, though it must be
admitted that the distribution of pel
lagra Is much more general than the
occurrence of this rather unusual in
dication of filth. In these instances
above recorded, It must be admitted
that there is a failure in establish
ing sufficient connection. Some still
believe it to be a disease of Intesti
nal origin like typhoid fever, which
Is tranmitted in the same manner,
namely by the fly from human excre
ta of the Infected. This view is some
what strengthened by the fact that
In years with high typhoid death rate
there is a corresponding high death
rate from pellagra. It might be well,
then, to note that the usual methods
of typhoid prevention destruction
and prevention of files , screening,
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proper disposal of human excreta,
protection of the water supply and
uncooked food such as milk and green
vegetables may at the same time
protect from pellagra. Certainly the
justification for these elementary
measures Is all the more empha
sized by this suspicion. It must be
admitted, however, that the writer
feels that this Is not the solution of
the problem, though agreeing t hut In
the light of the possibility of the di
arrheal feces. of pellagrins containing
the disease germ all of these meas
ures should be earnestly advocated.
A numebr of careful observers
(among whom Is one of the members
of the Tellegra Commission of this
Board) have for a long time had the
bfcJbug under suspicion. It would
appear that this theory comes much
nearer answering all requirements
than any hitherto suggested. The In
cidence of pellagra and the bedbug
much more nearly coincide. It is a
fact that both pellagra and bedbugs
decrease In the same proportion as
we ascend the scale of social condi
tions. It Is still possible to account
by this theory for those cases in the
best social conditions and it should
be specially noted that'when pellagra
appears In such surroundings it does
not spread. This Is well illustrated
In the case of the James Walker Me
morial Hospital In Wilmington, which
had been admitting these cases since
1905 without any isolation into the
open wards. During this period sev
one hundred cases have been admit
ted without the occurrence of a sin
gle extension to another patient or
hospital attendant. It Is a well rec
ognized fact, however, that In the us
ual home of pallagra the disease will
spread through the household Indi
cating that there Is something in
these homes essential for the spread
of the disease which is left behind
when the patient Is removed to the
hospital. So far as our present knowl
edge of the habits of the bedbug goes,
this does not explain the greater in
cidence of pellagra among women and
children, for It is taught that the bed
bug works at night in darkness and
remains Inactive during the hours of
light. There Is right here a splen
did opportunity for original investi
gation. Preventive Measures.
With this evidence before us, we
feel Justified In advising our patients
with pellagra to have a general clean
ing of the home, ridding it of all
forms of vermin but most especially
of bedbugs.- The authorities claim
that for this purpose acetic acid is
much more effective than the popu
lor gasoline and keroslne oil, but on
this point there is a difference of
opinion calling for further study.
Surely nothing but good can result
irom aesiroying lueuo yenin
though the pellagra problem may not
be materially altered. Again, there
is justification for being on the safe
side and profiting by an unproven
theory'. The gravity of the situation
calls for the removal of even the sus
picious things, provided in so doing
direct ham is not done to the peo
ple, as In the exclusion of our valu
ble corn from the dietary.
Trcntmrnt.
As in so many of the diseases of
animal parasitic origin, arsenic, es
pecially in Ihe form of tn ary.arsot:
ates, is the best remedy. Khrlich's
salvarsan, as well as neosalvarsan,
has been used extensively in Wilming
ton, but better results have been ac
corded from the use of the less ex
pensive preparations, especially atox
i and soamin. Of these latter we
have finally settled on atoxyl. After
using It In several hundred cases, we
are convinced that its use will great
ly decrease the death rate and the
length of the diease period. In our
bands we have never seen any toxic
effects though we have watched care
fully for all mentioned in the litera
ture. It was claimed that atoxyl
would cause blindness, and this
should be mentioned In recommend
ing it. It is probable that Fotne of
the untoward effects resulted from
faulty technique of administration.
It should be remembered that atoxyl
is decomposed by heat and light. It
should be given in cooled, sterile, dis
tilled water. The water should be
freshly distilled. An antitoxin sy
ringe of about 10 c. c. capacity fs
best suited for this purpose. The
solution Is injected Into the muscle
at intervals varying from four to
seven days, and in the adult dose of
about Ave grains. Five grain and
three grain tablets are now prepared
for this purpose by Sharp and Dohtue
In Baltimore. The tablet may be
dropped Into the barrel of the sy
ringe without touching it, thereby
maintaining aseptic technique. In
about one thousand injections, no ab
cess has yet resulted.
One month prior to the anniversary
of the original outbreak for several
years vigorous anticipatory treat
ment should be carried out, and by
this means many outbreaks will be
prevented, and in many other cases
recovery will be more firmly cemented.
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