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Page 57 The Southern Israelite W. H. M AY S ii FUNERAL DIRECTOR Ambulance Service M )( 1209 9th Street Phone 3881 AUGUSTA, GA. Sincere Passover Wishes ▼ Andrews Brothers Company Dealers in Dry Goods Furniture Victrolas Hugs ▼ 870 Broad Street AUGUSTA Vomit St. Joseph ACADEMY >//l General Academic And Music AUGUSTA, GA. Doctor McGhee Discovers Anemia Treatment Emory Professor’s Success With Metallized Milk Attracts Attention of Scientific World Dr. J. L. McGhee, head of the de partment of bio-chemistry at Emory, roused nation-wide interest on Febru ary 14, when he read a paper before the Georgia Academy of Science in Macon, confirming his previous asser tion that small quantities of copper and iron dissolved in raw milk would in crease the percentage of hemoglobin in the blood and thus tend to improve the conditions of persons suffering from secondary anemia. The Emory professor revealed the results of experiments with 140 work ers in a Georgia cotton mill, in which L18 of the persons showed distinct in crease in the percentage of hemoglobin in the blood. He purposely avoided the word “cure" in his report, and said that the discov ery was not to be considered as the conqueror of anemia, but that “metal lized milk" had merely been proved to increase the amount of hemoglobin in the blood and thus improve the condi tion of anemic people. In the widespread comment following the announcement, however, many false or exaggerated reports have appeared in newspapers of the country, Doctor McGhee told The Alumnus. “Most of the press reports," he con tinued, “have not been quite accurate in regard to my work. Writers like Arthur Brisbane have failed to under stand my announcement. I wish to em phasize again that the discovery does not guarantee to cure, correct, or over come anemia. My experiments merely show that in the case of both humans and rats, the amount of hemoglobin is distinctly increased by the presence of these metals in the diet. I also wish to emphasize that ‘metallized milk’ should be considered a food, not a med icine." In his Macon report, Doctor Mc Ghee said his experiments show that sunlight, or ultra-violet rays, applied to milk containing iron, makes it more ef fective in regenerating hemoglobin ; but that sunlight seems to have little effect when copper is present. “Copper is the most important ele ment in the improvement of the blood, ’ he said. "Copper and iron together are more effective, and cobalt is also of some use. Iron is of no apparent value when not used with copper and other metals.” Doctor McGhee has charts showing how the amount of hemoglobin in rats, in the 140 mill workers, and in other persons has in almost every case been increased when the diet contained these metals. Children have proved the chief exceptions. The bio-chemist made this announce ment in substance last spring, and at that time was given wide publicity for his experiments. His report before the Georgia Academy confirmed the dis coveries and presented new evidence, notably in the work with the mill work ers. To get the metals in the raw milk, small sheets of them as alloys arc sim ply placed in the fluid and allowed to remain until the correct amount has dissolved. Doctor McGhee and his staff arc now carrying on experiments in the labora tories at Emory to get more knowledge of the effectiveness of "metallized milk," and also to discover other meth ods of introducing the most effective metals in optimum quantities, into the diet. For persons who cannot drink milk, metallized yeast in water has been used with the same results. Many prominent scientists, physi cians, and public health officials have shown a profound interest in the Em ory professor’s discovery. New York, N. Y.—Prof. Edwin R. A. Seligman, professor of political econ omy at Columbia University, and re garded as America’s foremost econo mist, will retire from active duty at the age of 70 on April 25th, it has been an nounced. Dr. Seligman will concern himself with the Encyclopedia of So cial Sciences, of which he is the editor. New York, N. Y.—Marcus Meltzer, the country’s most famous insurance statistician, died here of heart disease at the age of 48. Born in Russia, Melt zer came to the United States when he was eight and obtained his educa tion in Portland, Ore., schools. He rapidly became prominent as a statis tician, holding the post of chief statis tician of the National Workmen’s Com pensation Service Bureau, and at the time of his death held the same post with the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters. His charts furnished the basis on which practi cally all premiums in every line of cas ualty insurance are based. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA //. E. WALLER. 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