The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-07
HOSPITALS ESKIMO PET.
MEBsNEK rs sTUOYING BNsIIsH
AND TEAoHING HIs. SISTER.

Ne Also Makes Kthnoionfca1 Researches IN
Beiievue-surprised That . Black hnn's
Color wouidn't Come Off-He Trets Arouna
All the wards ana Helps the Doctor
The six Eskimos who have been laid mp In
Bellevue Hospital with pulmonary troubles are
reported to be doing nicoly--an but Nooktur'
whose bronchitis has developed into pneumonia
His wife, who had pneumonia when admitted'
lie slowly improving, Tho othcr two men ana tho
boy and girl arc considered out OF danger.
The young doctors at Bellevue have not for
long time had so interesting a lot OF patients on
hand as these fat and stolid little persons rom
the land where the icebergs grow. The patients
have been under the special care OF Ut. hooers
M. Baly. but every doctor In the instituton mas
takon palms TO study them.
At. nrst the Eskimos were cross and shy.
Hospital lite was an unheard OF routine 10 tnein
and they couldn't understand It any more than
known before. In a day or two. however, they
got wonted to both, and now they arc a. cnehr
full q lot Of invalids as Superintendent murphy
The pride Of the party 4. \ M &c, my:s The SiI ten;
ysar.o !. son OF Of IN NoSGtnr. /, He hss T. MOI si mSen his h,e cola
began to leave him he has been as chipper a.
lark, and has been racing NIL over the wards.
' all his race, not inclined to be laxative. he 10
picking up a bit of English.
visitors come into the ward where he lies they
arc invariably attracted to tho BOY. The faiher
noteb It and his eyes sparkle. Mo dnddy, he
grunts. pointing to himself, and then, pointing
to the child, ndds mo pickaninny.' rms latter
expression he got from Mat Hansen, Mr.. Pearys
interpreter, who 10 u mulatto.
On Friday afternoon Meesnoy followed Dr.
Baly In his visit to the cots of all the patients.
b. and by they came 10 the cot, OF a coal.biack
negro. The doctor felt the patients pulse, and
when he let the arm fall 1T lay on the white coy
erlet within easy reach Of the little Eskimo lad;
Meesney eyed It curiously for u moment, and
! thon, waiting the tip of his fnger at his lips. he
gtroked the negro's hand smartly once or twice.
Then he looked at his finger to see II the black
had come Off. Dr.. Baly said nothing, but drew
back the covers, exposing the bare. black breast
OF the patient.
".Ughi" grunted little Meesney in some alarm.
as he backed away. He had never seen g man
like this before, and lie wasn't suro IL was all
darby down here. but Il evidently did not strike
Necsney that the interpreter belonged to tho
same race as the black nan on tho bod.
Every day Meesney goes to see his tWelVe-
year-oid sister, Ahnhar who Is in the women 9
ward with her mother. He takes with him q
piece of paper on which one of the attendants
has drawn the pictures OF an elephant, Il monkey.
a tiger, and n giraffe. He has learned the names
OF all these beasts and he is now trying to teach
them to his sister. On the first three he 10 get
ting along very nicely, but giraffe" 10 too
much for his Eskimo larynX. When he tries to
pronounce. 1t the sound that issues from his
party are likely to be In thu nospita. for some
time. tho doctors say they will make a thorough
American out OF the youngster before he leaves
! them.