The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-06-10
QUESTIONS FOR NYE.
re DEvOTES HIMSELF TO SOME ANx-
iOus CORRESPONDENTS.
Advice to u Man Who Has Been Suffering
From Lung Trouble Wearing Another
Man. Trousers In a Strange Town-Re-
marks on Farming.
Copyright. 1888. by Edgar w. Nye.l

Copyright. 1888. by Edgar w. Nye.l
Once more it becomes nece Rary to
make answer to a number of correspond
ents whose letters | have carried until
they are worn and soiled-not the cor
respondents. but the letters.
Boot and Shoe Man. St. Louis. says" Il
nave been selling boots and shoes the
past year through Kentucky and write
to ask Won why the writing tables IN the
hotel rooms always have Il little slit in
the middle on the top Of the table:
i write 1. good deal. hnt do not see
what | can il with this part Of it. If it
be intended II religious purposes OF for
charity why not marI; ii or the pastor
or For the poor
| do not know e~yartly what If Is for,
but have oeen told that ais hole Is used
in playing sonne sort II game and was
first introduced by Henry Clay. who was
~passionateiy fond Of i.
E. G. B. Of R8aW-a. 5 Bridge writes:
Il nave beaI suffer- Z fer sone years
from lung-SrouHf1 stopped al IA hotel
some years ago in The older portion Of
the country IL hote renowned more for
its hospitality tIan for lis nourishing
food. and for its glad welcome at the
desk than for Its soothing. snowy beds
During the night 4 spiral spring got loose
and buried itself IN my person In try
ing to get free il barred itself III my side
until morning. for | could not ring the
bell, and it was out OF order too. So in
the morning when | could arouse some
one by my weird cries the doctor was
. e - J.I -La$ - lahn ~
the lung had been pulled away by the
spring. How can | regain my health,
and what climate would you suggest"
You should at first take a large guam
tity of iron. This will brace you. There
is nothing like iron for bracing anything
Then go to some of the inyigorating eli
mates. such as western North Carolina
or the Pacific coast or the Rocky noun
tains. Avoid hemorrhages as much as
possible, also railroad eating houses. Ii
you could get your name on tho list OF
dangerous Indians at one Of the agencies.
it would be "A good idea, for you would
soon get fat and we'll. They live IA good
deal better than most of the poor ranch
ers and nave nothing to do. There is a
kind of paint that you can wear for years
with oil over it, and you had better not
wash at all. Then by saying nothing
you will get on first rate. You could
almost grow a new arm. Do not fear
that you will fall in love with a young
Indian woman. for you will not do SO
Nice government blankets will be given
you and you can send away tor your
whisky to some prohibition town in
North Dakota.
verdigris Mahoney, Visalia. Cal.-You
sent two stamps for autograph. One
will carry it easily. Please advise what
] shall do with the other stamp:
Sissy" Two Hundred and Fourth
street and Eleventh avenue, New York.
writes: Are the divided skirts used by
Indian women while riding across the
plains:"
Yes, they lisa them almost exclusively,
alternating between those and the caval-
~ pant L Won We're to step into the
bedroom Of Il conrad late ut night and
Judge By the clothing on the chair as 10
who wa occupying one-half your couch.
you might err. Ar aged scientist who
came to the Pine Ridge agency to study
the Indian made this mistake. and ever
since he got home he has had violent
spells, which no doubt We're brought on
by fright.
The Indian ema still wears buck
skin leggings held IN place by a shawl
strap which passes about the waist.
When | sre any II wearing a strap
about the waist to hold up the trousers, ]
often think of the cruel and inhuman
manner in which ! wa treated by large
male teacher who almost drove me to the
wine II at one time. He fancied that
he had a grievance against me because ]
had pat a large SNOWFALL in his pocket
which in sehooltime melted and made
him feel damp and wretched.