New-York tribune., 1911-10-15
Uncle Sam to Have Great Moving Picture Show

those OF the ordinary practising physi-
stan or nurse. They not only attend 70
the sick but they keep a constant watch
upon everything that viii tend 20 In
crease the hygienic welfare or the In
dian. Il includes instructing them in
matters OF diet. house sanitation, all
prophylactic methods against disease and
epidemics. We not only teach them
what TO DO but we have TO un-teach
them, II I may use such a word Among
many Of the tribes the medicine man
still wields a powerful influence, and IL
is one Of our hardest tasks TO eradicate
this evil influence. OF course. these medi-
cine men are frauds; they look with evil
eyes upon US, as our work means tho
elimination Of his soft snap For years
II has been uphill work 70 get the ma
jority Of Indians 70 allow themselves 70
be properly treated. but. thanks 10 per-
severance, we are weaving them away
from their medicine men and making
them see the benefits accruing from hygt-
enic living It is only within the last
two or three years that we could induce
an Indian 70 go TO a hospital Now our
hospitals. one az Phenix, Ariz., and tho
other in Idaho. are always full.
TENDENCY TO DISEASE.
IT would say that the tendency to COM
tract disease Of the partially civilized IN
dian is greater than that Of the white man.
This Is due. think. to the too rapid transit
ton from the wigwam to the house, ana
Ignorance OF hygienic living I'm a house.
The benefits OF light and fresh air are
things 1t has been difficult 10 make him
appreciate. He cares nothing Tor win
dows and less for fresh air. We have
not only taught them IN all the schools
and agencies the rudiments of hygienic
living, but we have also conducted a cam
paign OF education by means of pamphlets
on the subject OF sanitation and disease.
written in a plain and simple style, intel
ligfble 70 a child ten years old.
The diseases most prevalent among ths
Indians to-day are tuberculosis OF tbs
lungs and trachoma The latter is a
disease OF the eve. and although not fatal
often results IN blindness. The Indian race
is peculiarly subject % this trouble as
more than half the members OF some COM
munities are afflicted with f. Consumption
IS their deadliest enemy, and their igno-
rance or the advantages Of light and purs
70 the measles. II IS the most prevalent
disease. Although measles is not an I'M
nediately dangerous disease. n is the Gauss
Of many deaths by reason OF the liability
70 other disease which follows"
In answer 20 a question regarding ths
longevity OF the Indian as compared "a
the white man, DR.. Breid said: There -
hardly any method OF arriving at an IN
telllgent comparison I viii say. however.
that the prevalent idea that the Indian.
as a race. is dying out, that II IS waning
and growing Old Just as An individual
grows old. is all wrong. Whether such
a thing can exist or not in a race I am
not able 70 answer. but 7 am sure II does
not exist among the Indians. Individual
vitality. I believe is as great among the
Indians as among any other race or peo-
pie. Many OF them reach a remarkahls
old age"
Dr. Ferdinand p. Shoemaker. who has
active charge OF the work in the Geld
among the Indians. in a report on tho
moving picture campaign. written espe-
cially for this article. said: "One OF tho
most conspicuous results OF the work so
far has been the great interest that has
been awakened among the Indians. The
subject matter OF the illustrated lectures
has been followed up and the advice given
has been adopted. The interest taken in
the matter is shown. on the various rss-
ervauons. by the many inquiries as ~
how they can obtain better home condt"
lions. better houses floors for their
houses. larger and more modern windows,
improvements In their food supply. An
other thing that has been noticed has
been general housecleaning. airing Il
bedding. etc. Immediately following ths
lectures
[Copyright. 1911. by william l.. AltdorferI