National Republican., 1883-06-06
THE MAN ON TIE AVENUE.
Small Talk About Men ana Measures.

Representatives Of tho colored people living
within tho boundaries of the Cherokee ma
tion are in tho city to protest against the pro-
posed division and distribution Of the 100000
appropriated by congress last winter, and or
dered to be paid over to the Cherokee nation.
The delegation has laid its grievances before
tho secretary of the interior, whe reat, Col.
w. A. Philips business agent for the Chero.
keo nation, feels moved to give TO the public
some frosted facts.
"That S30O,000," he said last evening in
tho course of an interview, "was directed TO
be paid to the Cherokee nation and expended
as the legislature of the nation might direct.
1t is absolutely at the disposal of the logisla.
ture of tho Cherokee nation. Tho population
of the nation, it might be we'll to explain, is
Cherokees by blood, and 5000 adopted
citizens, including about 1900 white
men and women adopted by marriage
and law, 700 negroes who were freed in 1856
and takon into citizenship, and about 1000
negroes, not citizons, who have sought shelter
with the 700 native-born negroes entitled to
citizenship There are also some adopted
Indians living on the lands Of the nation.
Under tho Cherokee constitution and the pro.
visions of treaties with the government the
legislature of tho Cherokee nation has iuris.
dction of all the lands and public property Of
the nation. This property is held in COM
mon, individuals having tho right to their
improvements and personal effects. or the
income from the invested funds of the
nation, amounting to $3,000,000, Is per
cent. is appropriated to the orphan fund,
80 per cont. to tho school and college fund, and
so per cent. to the general fund. Out of tho
general fund are paid all tho expenses in
CURED in tho maintenance of the government,
judicial, legislative, and executive. Tho leg
islature somo years ago provided an asylum
for the insane and INDECENT poor, and it main
tains an orphan asylum containing 300 or 400
children. There are 10l public schools in the
nation in which English is taught under the
provisions of homo law, The Cherokees have
had entire control of their own affairs
for forty years, and they have proved them
selves admirably qualified for self-govern-
ment They have enacted wise and benef-
cial property laws, and are making rapid
strides toward high state Of civilization.
According to the last census there were 5000
farmers, out of total population of $4,000,
and only three hunters and fishermen, all told.
cat a recent session of the legislature the
Cherokees by blood, who own the land in fee
simple, the title having been conveyed to
them by the government absolutely, in ex-
change for their Georgia lands concluded
they had given the citizen by adoption all
they were entitled to, and that in the future,
when it came to division of property, tho
distribution should only be among Cherokees
by blood. The government is maintained
wholly from tho proceeds of tho permanent
$3,0O0000 investment fund, and as the
adopted citizens pay no taxes, the Cherokees
by blood thought they ought to be satisfied.
1t has been determined, therefore, to distrib-
ute this 100000 among tho Cherokees by
blood, which will give to each about $40.
Tho other 5000 want their share, to which
they have no shadow of claim. All they
have received in the past has been gift, and
anything they may get in the future will
come under the same head. The Cherokees
have 100000 acres of reserved land and
6,00000 acres of land west of tho Arkansas
river, which they lease for grazing purposes.
They have an income of about $150,000, do
not owe dollar, and are industrious, cleanly,
and in every way unobjectionable." t,
a%a
"Yes," said the doctor, the weather is get
ting hot and we may have few cases of sum
stroke as a result. The treatment for case,
although quite simple, requires considerable
care. We first have to reduce the tempera.
ture of the body. This is done by wrapping
ha In nc aH Ia, 90,
or by simply administering spray bath Of
cold water and by placing icebags around
his head, Too sudden change of tenn
perature must be avoided. The shock o
placing the patient in an ice-cold bath would
be fatal. 1t is also necessary that he should
be kept perfectly quiet. These suggestions
about the treatment of patient may bC
found valuable whero doctor cannot be
reached, and should bo carried out without
hesitation. In case of failure of the hearts &C
tiOn stimulants must be given. If the patient
is delirious he may be kept quiet by small
doses of bromide. Purgatives may also b,
given"
"But prevention is better than cure 81
what should be done to avoid being overcome
by tho heat2"
| Sunstrokes are sometimes unavoidable
but generally they are caused by carelessnes
or heedlessness. If person has to go out
in the hot sun much it is good plan always
to carry cabbage leaf sewed in his hal
The moisture will keep the head cool. A free
perspiration if kept up, will also prevent {
person from being overcome by the heat
Many persons, while in a perspiration, will
frequently sit in draught, and when they
again go out in the hot sun and get heated
they are affected by the heat. The
blood may also become overheated from
overdoses of alcohol and sunstroke will result
more quickly under such conditions. An or
dinary person may consume three or foul
ounces Of alcohol a day with impunity, bu
the blood will become poisoned if more thar
that quantity is taken. Whisky contains 81
per cent. of alcohol, and beer only about q
per cent. person that is sunstruck is gen
orally sick from three days to n week, bu
suffers from its effects during the entire sum
meT, and frequently the next year."
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