Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-22

meat by the modern open-8ir method
has not yet made sufficient Roadway
among the Indians to be- shown by
photographs % them. ~ We were
forced Go show white patients there.
1--WE SHOW their homes. their san
lthry conditions. everything that
should be shown a. enable them To
take preventive measures. believe
We have Impressed them, In a great
many instances. though IL n hard 10
estimate results 30 early.
Lectures Have Good Effect.
II have seen Indians placing bed
ding 60 aIr In the sun the morning
after I had delivered "a lecture. have
seen them using precautions against
raising dust by sweeping. and doing
other things which ! had advocated,
hut you know. everything n slow
with an Indian. u takes long time
90 change him. dn not know how
leug thoy sopt ~ the things | saw
them doing.
Puebsos Free From Discasc.
- was remarkably surprised at the
small amount of tuberculosis preva-
lent among the Pueblos. In many
cases they live In houses which are
absolutely filthy. often sily ventilated.
closely crowded. but suppose they
have developed an ability 90 With
stand these conditions. due 10 living
among them for centuries. J can not
otherwise accoun, Tor their remarka-
BILE freedom from tuberculosis.
AS a genrcal rule the Pucbios and
sliuse tribes which can be chased as
PuehlcH. such as tho Hopls. are frcer
from tuberculosis than other Indians.
The Yuma Mojave. crow and sioux
tribes. on the other hend. suffer
greatly from IL.
I'm addition 20 delivering the iec-
lures. ! am called upon 60 make med
lcai and sanitary inspections OF the
different schools and agencies. do
medical work, perform operations on
the eve for trachoma and generally
assist where there liz no resident med
icni officer. Later on hope to take
AZ the study OF the prevention Of
bther diseases among the Indians.
iut for the present tuberculosis ana
trBrhomn are sufficient expect Ia
tnhp up. in duo time. avery ednfa-
t,pnai rirasufl which viii tcuo tet
ward the prevention oi dlsvafe amQpg
tn Indians. aud can be shown by
photographs. THIS is a big order"
DR.. Shoemaker told OF having de-
llvered lecture before the students
at Carlisle, where he was stationed
for six years. dealing with local dia-
case prevention. but he insisted that
the credit for the present field work
ngalnst the white plague should Ro
10 Or. Joseph A. Murphy, medical d.
rector OF the service. He was the
man who pushed the idea through"
he said, "and he deserves all the
credit. would not like 90 claim
credit FOR the wUrh. u II national
affair. and the whole indian service
IL Interested tn il. II n MOI for me
to claim the credit Dr. Murphy Is
the man who got the department 10
take IL up
Dr. Shoemaker has been IN the In
dian service for sixteen years. Tic
was at Carlisle for six years and then
In the field until the present. The
work on which he Is engaged now, as
special medical officer. was COM
ncnccd =. him nt the direction OF
the department In June, 1919. aud
the first six months were devoted "a
getting the photographs for ths
start
u had soin eifNculty in set,inp
rnutoara D ut Aret. h, said. i.at"i
VI So ltaa asier found iho' q
took tact. itfia iorct. a small shpN
Of Authority bul mostly tact TINS
medical officer at Grow wns badl,
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