He could tell of consumption making inroads on entire families and of pellagra, once found only among poor whites, which was now appearing in Atlanta's best families.

他还能诉说一些肺病和糙皮病如何传染给全家的事，这种情况过去只在贫穷的白人中发生，而如今在亚特兰大最上等的人家里也出现了。