Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-297) and index.
Contents
Another poor Jew -- Medical mysteries -- Disease and duty -- Scourge of the South -- Pellagra, prisoners, and pardons -- Filth parties and mill meals: medical sleuthing in lab and village -- Cotton in crisis and the politics of public health -- Nailing Pellagra's old hide to the barn door -- Kaddish for a hero.