Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-19
OREAOEOBL|NOP PEST
IS SPREADING
Trachoma, Prevalent Among
the Indians, is Being Car.
ried by Contaglon to the
Whites OF the Southwest.

Santa f. y VI Apil lg.-Thai The
southNcst Is threatened With tracho'
Ma. 70 malauN which .s tast spreading
Is the NJrniul tNrd uU bN the go'
,rnuaut doctor, Hnu Jtc mdhiuE IN
testi.atim. a. lu no. spread oi ihc
dread diS.us. aWou. The indians
and whites o' thc territories ~. die.
,u4r. which result. ifom Improper
care and boo cio8ulnos- 1l thc person.
is ,ors prevalent among tNc indians,
which lrd lu tuc Investigations How
even. being ,,rt infectious disease
% o. fast spreading tp "a, "hilc pop
ulatiur ~ Dunn thD government
phl Stefan. Yesterday aud today exam
med the pupils 100 hr punic schools
ana mo result is di5qu ulg not tu
say sier.lms ioI lho mc1taN' result
ur Iachoma Us utadnc@s. uni'ss ne
disrn-. &. checked {, ATTACKS first
the interior lining of the cyriide l,s
cause is dir. carciessn 'sa tud ~ Gee.
ton oi those abo are healthy uslnG
tnwcia Or ,Nru puneils or touching
hose vino are affected and hen m
voluntarily jouchiu- their own eyes.
luo great nuuppr Of eases oi uliud-
ness among the Indians are due to
Iachuwu anal thc disease o. spread.
ne to Doc white people of zee south.
west WIu au.dty
Df the pupil, examined IA Ihc : lc-
Iud NarH school ou lHr -ouihsidc 100
l,U ccut hav Tuchum1 ln most oi
tu. casDs. De- d.. uulr BOO 10. NcHncucl
and can b. rH iiN Chico SEQ uE ciuanii-
loss and Na-Hu- lhg e.! with bot
lcic acid. u .DW ca-ce dn uactHtipn
Will bee ucrrssa., go save 'hC cyesight.
I'm tho hisH .choOl "a. lei pupils eN'
lWiutd YESTERDAY eliminating all
IuuhilW cas.s. >H n.r cen hay" ira.
hnma OF 1882 pupils examined to-day
| go per cent has Yarluud. \ trained
nurse .gou tb tuIcd states Indian
| school assisted 10 fl' examination al
| thr ,Ac. cd pU iils aud do, C1mmunlit
owe. 20 debt of gratitude ,u d. Dunn
FOR cail.rs atl nuup fH Ih. grave dan
rr
.acol phyficlans roda, when an S
| uonDl declared lfat Wmlc Jhsv dt
/ MOI dispute The diagnosis nl B Dunn
/ hey Nuiid want to oNnmIn. thc ewes
( 1l th. pupils thomselFo- before Civ
ing their assent Co has d.Wcs ono
! physician an cyc eNncu said that he
! yoi bud lhe FIRST case of irachoma Il
! Hnd among white people here and ~
bas eva uiuod % good mant eyes II,
/ said thar at this time o' mo- year, on
! account ~ wind and dust here is Z
/ good deal nf coniuuctNis among th'
people az the southwest as w,ll a,
| -ranulated cyolids caused b., dirt ans
! 'ack a. cieanlin 'ss or injection ur be
| cause those afflicted have not pro
! ,id"d themselves with glasses iluH
ever. he, all counsel cleanliness am
/ hc usc OF separate towels hy thos'
under suspicion as well a3 he apbii
/ cations OF M aniiscpiic oycwash I
/ nine out az every zen children ~ san
! 10 fc have uachOma. the proportion
at those afflicted among The adulu
anus bo oven greater
one physician stated this Afternoon
| HAT the figures given bV IN Dunt
ara ridiculous that he Il an alarnisi
that hg is a Young nan who see
unchoma Ia every eve that 3, slight.
inilam'd iiu snid that there arr
icW ease col t,achona In every plncl
FORM he added that IN Dunn ~ anx
ions 10 secure federal aud state lc2is
lsiiun and therefore rs unduly alarm
ing people
However, that may be- thc loca
board ~ health and hoard OF educg
ion wll as, two physicians, mcn q
experience and maturity tu ,Nnmin
very pupils ewes IN HE publ
schoolf aud thus ch ck ia Dunn
InuYs.