The herald., 1895-07-15
Lecture on Alaskans

Lecture on AIaskanS
PASADENA, July 14.-Dr. W. s. Here
ford read an interesting paper at the
meeting of the Pasadena Medical associa-
tion Friday evening. The meeting was
held at the Office of DR.. F. +. Rowland.
and brought out large attendance of the
leading physicians OF Pasadena. DR..
Hereford's paper was. entitled Some OF
the People Of Alaska, being an interest
acteristics and habits. their diseases and
treatment of the same. DR.. Hereford
gave an account of the burial services OF
these people and the process of mummifica.
tion, similar to that of the Egyptians; of
the establishment of the first hospitals,
which were introduced by the Russians,
OF the methods of treatment by the ma
tives.
Of the diseases prevalent among the AL
askanS consumption leads and scrofula
comes next. The longevity of the Alas
kans is not great, few attaining q greater
age than 40 or so years: Many Of the
blindness. Smallpox was brought into
the country in 1888 by the Russians, and
the natives will not often be vaccinated
on account OF ignorance and superstition,
SO that many are great sufferers from
this disease. The epidemics of whooplng
cough, measles and kindred com plants
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tive methods are employed in healing the
sick and administering medicine. Bleed
ing is .practiced to = great extent for
many ailments, and all the methods used
among uncivilized races employed in re-
lieving the sick.
The prevalence of consumption is due
ill-ventilated houses and herdine to,
gether of many human beings in close
quarters.
DR.. Hereford describes the food and
general diet OF the Alaskans, which con-
sists principally OF eggs of sea fowls, fish,
game, etc.
paper DIR. Hereford was rendered vote
OF thanks for the exceedingly interesting
matter presented, and DR.. Royal was ap-
pointed to furnish paper at the next
meeting.
Brevities
PASADENA, July 4.-Last evening
about 8 O'Clock Los Angeles "scorcher''
made wreck of his wheel by suddenly
colliding with Anderson, the ice man, who
was also mounted on wheel and taking
this unusual way of delivering sack Of
ice. Anderson had probably twenty or
twenty-five pounds Of ice in the sack
and was wheeling along Colorado street
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racer bore down upon him just as he
rounded the corner into North Fair Oaks
and wheels and men and ice were soon
pretty well mixed. Anderson succeeded
in delivering his ice before it turned to
water. in spite of its contact with the
with the would-ba scorcher.
A merry party OF ladies from Madison
and Moline avenues spent the day at the
peach yesterday. The party was person
ally conducted by Mrs. Horton and con.
sisted Of Mines. BROOKS, Strong. Coffin,
Crawford. Baldwin. Wickens, Farris, Lip
plncott, Bettle, Webster, Green, the
Misses Stephenson. Miss Virginia Root
and others.
:. A. @. Vrooman and Antoine Waters drove
to San Fernando today TO get photographs
Of the old San Fernando mission.
The Southern Pacific company evident
ly intends to begin rum ng trains into
Pasadena at as early date as practical
BILE, judging from the way the work is be-
ing pushed. A large gang of men are
constantly at work, not week days oply.
but Sundays as we'll, and the material for
the Passenger depot is beginning to ar
rive, the ground now being graded all
ready for the construction.
A milk mans horse took a lively spin
last night from Colonel Sklllen's place on
East Colorado street. He left the cart
under a tree on Los Robles avenue with
the shafts sticking in the branches there
of. while he continued his frolicsome
way down Colorado street at 2:4O gait.
Nobody hurt.