The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-28
DIR. MARY M'EEE'S
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among the Moqui Ind,.s 4
Is spreading SO fast ia, /, As h
that the whole tribe NAV (, 'sss
In order to stop the pl,,s. s !,
Mckee. the agency nhr-, ss W
assistance of Mr.. shoemss.A "a
employed by the goyerpms, s'' y ]
indians the science Of arrIo,,' " ~ (
use Of modern Implements 'H
vaccinate the entire trlhs sA'''
houses and burn the effec,.
have died or We're sutfetirs -
case. ASn
The indians made stubbo,, u.
lhey are tatahsts. Thelr rslIs,.
them that a sick person is uuass 81
the evil spirit. who can oD,s
away by incantatiOns and d. - !
magic arts. Therefore 1t 4 h.
icult but almost impossihI. ! ~
tnem that smallpox can ne Sz
the use of simple and ordins.,p lessis
MISS Mckee decided to take S n,,.
her own hands, and she oras, .ea
entire tribe for vaccination
OF the Moqui Indians, a man ,.M
lett, also has the Navajos unas. NJ
and lives with the latter tr,h. y
readily gave his permission n, ~,
little woman doctor to use bs. ua
ment in stamping out the Mar.
u = =
The indians did not take ths v.,.,.
seriously. They are accustomed !.
deal of self-torture, and llt,,s ~,
the skin and soreness Of the avn
a matter of much CONSEQUENCE I "
but when Miss Mckee invaded M.
and drove them out and put il ~
| or sulphur they made a decisss
STRANGE. Then when she SEIZED IL, !.
ing, bedding, furniture and oibs. ,ss
That had been in the rooms i, 49,
victims the relatives who erbac,ss
herlt the property objected ~. y.
this nor anything else stopped ~ :
she had thoroughly cleansed ass /.
gated two of the seven Villages al 4
einated every one of their lnbabI,,s,
BY that time an account al h. !.
formances had reached the other AK.
and when she and Mr.. Shoenats, MI
at the third one morning to bepl, ~
work the head CHIEF appeared anS ~,
them entrance. Bahind them wera Is,
the caciques, or priests, the medIclbs y
and the warriors of the village. arnsd
guns, bows and arrows and other v,,s.)
The chief explained that they were Nh,
to give the government medicine 4 \,
sick whenever Miss Mckee prescrIb.,
but they could not allow her TO cons 4
| their houses and burn their firniturs +
beds and sting the arms OF their vss,
and children.
~
Miss Mckee tried to explain The ~
of vaccination and the benefits to b n
rived from disinfecting, and she va,
them that unless they permitted be-
have her way the whole tribe would
of the plague. Her words had no szssI
The Inhabitants of this and the Ave IA
villages absolutely refused to allow b, \
enter them. But she was not TO b aissI
| VI" b'iit llilbltdldhtig bCub iOI luT. Htl.1I
to come over from the Navaios, and III
suaded him to telegraph to Washingna a
the assistance of troops. Secretary HIsA|
cock presented the matter TO SecretaY ~
ger. and the commanding officer at I'D
! Wingate was instructed to send tarI
pany of men Immediately to Moqui to u
| fend Miss Mckee and enforce her orlss
! They should have arrived there BY U
time, and it is a pity that Kiplns oaal
not go with them to describe the i,si
that is occurring about now, with tsF
cate little woman as the hero insisai
the British officer, in the thrilling "
that he tells of the attempt TO enforce "
cination among the natives Of India y
government is going TO stand by Miss y
Kee il it takes every soldier left 10 =.
territory. and the Moquls have col n'
vaccinared.
1t would have been blessing u u
Mckee hal undertaken this duty tvs'r
FIVE or thirty years ago, for sHiallpei
almost always epidemic among the Pass
Indians, and no attempt has ever y
made before to vaccinate them or iumls'
their houses.
There ara twenty-six other puealo'
| Arizona and New Mexico which ore
suffering more or less from smallpox
DR.. McKee's example will doubles
followed by the other agency physleils
DR.. Mary II. Mckee is Penusyivana
and was appointed physician az ~.
Canyon, Ariz., in January, 1871, SNa
salary of $1,000 a year. She IS apoy
years of age, slight of stature and o. q
cate physique She has, however, ~
a great deal OF courage, zeal ana elus
cy, and ranks high on the RECORDS o.
| Indian office.
DR.. Wines, assistant director Oh nv
sus, has been trying to convince Wv
thorities of the treasury that IT voaH
economy for the government 70 cry
special building for the acconuodsu,u,sl
the census bureau. No available vu, !.
now standing in Washington y :
enough to accommodate the Svvv :,
clerks who will be required aunns
next three years. The empioyes y.
last census were scattered tnlosss
dozen buildings. which was awAs rs,sb
inconvenient ard caused stea. ~
time. Several of those BUILDING a,
erected by spectators to accomm NV |,
census people, and the rent , sa' ~
enough to reimburse them LOT nv n
the structures and leave hanusT niSs
For example, one building, VIM ia
erected by a syndicate of when ~
man was United States sens ss,rr
about $50 900 all told, and the Gov s's Il
paid $50, 600 a year for it for nv 1
Or. Wines argues that two's ssntil.
building with plenty Of iignt, .rr n
and all the conveniences neces s',rsar
accommodation of the census u.hsreas
not cost more than Sl5O,0ou; y, WIS nsy .
government will be compelieo ~ n b
iy that much every year for rem '
ings.
When minister OF the Du'cp !,
church writes book enios' ,s.,,s
Jews it shows a spirit OF 'o's .,h.r