Show SAID TO BE 8 1000 CASES OF PELLAGRA IN UNITED ST STATES SMS AlES Dr Lavinder Finds Dread d New Disease in Thirteen Thirteen Thirteen Thir Thir- teen States w WASHINGTON Oct IS Thera There are arc 1000 victims of or pellagra a ra In tn the time United States This Timis approximation Js on the authority au au- Ity of Dr DI C. C B. B Lavinder past assistant assistant assist assist- ant IH COn of ot tho the United States tates public health and marine hospital service who finds linde record of ot the dreaded disease In thirteen cn states Medical men fill find 11 that It is IR not communicable communicable com con except pl through eating of ot pollIon pol pot lIon food or na us occasionally hapP happens Mth M th drinking of or alcoholic liquors made from poisoned grain A At t its In Inception ItIs Itis it itIs Is curable cui In some cases but hut when Iturre it affects th the reason It Is n necessarily fatal Little attention has been paid to lc legra ra In th the United States St. but now it Il is believed ved that much of or the scurvy anti and Insanity in insanity In- In sanity which was as a pr In southern military prisons ont during the time civil war was pellagra Tho The diet for LI th most moat part was maize malzo In iii the tho form of or meal which w wa was o of or often orlen ten len times s worm wormy and seldom if it ever thoroughly well cooked The Indictment against corn as the cause of the time disease has been partially lifted b by the report of oC Dr Lavinder from fromn n ft P Orla Iii Insane asylum which contains contains con con- twenty four a patients Some Som or of these thello cases havo have developed clop in tho the ashim as- as hint him where corn is rarely used In Inthe the tho dl diet l. l |