Thank you for beating me to it! Yes, the author seemed to imply a connection to the North. Yes, we are much more savvy! Lol! Glad it gave you something to chew on for a day.I think @Frums named the thread "Was the North at Fault for Pellagra outbreak in the South?" because that is basically what the article linked in the OP is insinuating. Thanks for posting this @Frums - it has created an interesting discussion.
Had the author of the article thought of Frums' headline, he might have better accomplished his incendiary intent.
Luckily for us here at CWT, we are a bit more savvy than to disregard reality and accept such claims without further examination.