Bisbee daily review., 1912-01-31
HEALTH OF WARDS OF TIE
 NATION ID BE CONSERVED

for admission to a boarding school are gwen thorough examination. If a child Is found to be affected with any disease that would probably be made worse by attending schools or that would endauger the health oi the oth- CT pupils he is not admitted. Three of the reservations where the greater number of day schools are located. namely, Cheyenne River, Pine Ridge, Rosebud, have day school physician. who makes regular visits to each Of the schools under his supervision to look after tie health of the pupils and to see that proper hygienic ani sanitary conditions are maintained
 Along with the strenuous campaign tO improve the Red Mems health is the serious work Of the Indian Blu reau Co stamp out w3-skey. 4 year ago an organization of officials to fight whiskey on the reservations Vas perfected. This organization consists Of twelve regular assistants under a chief liquor officer and one hundred and five others were employ ed during the past year at irregular intervals when needed. The anti. whiskey officers last year operated in twenty-One states and made .56I arrests caused to be brought to trial 1861 cases, and secured 1,O55 con yictiOns, or a percentage of v. There were approximately S70,OO0 obtained in fines and j66 jail sentences impos- ed upon those selling whiskey to the Indians. In the raids Of the officers 36.3l0 pints of liquors Of all classes were seized and destroyed
 Funds for Warfare
 Congress is now giving s7O.000 annually 10 carry on the crusade against whiskey.
 The anti-liquor campaign has been successful in arousing interest in the governments efforts to protect it's wards from the introduction and sale of liquor. The interest was manifest in many commendatory letters from lccal persons and others interested in the welfare of the Indians On the other hand vigorious opposition has been encountered from special inter- ests and others who feel that the federal government should not inter- fere in such matters. This opposi- ton has cTystallized into appeals to the president and other prominent Of ficers of the government
 One Of the most hopeful features of this work is the incre3 sing co-opera- ton of the state officials in protect ing the Indians from the influence of liquor In some states the officials have employed men to discover those selling liquor to the Indians In oth- CTS they have agreed not to license any additional saloons, and in some states county officials have passed ordinances prohibiting the sale of liquor 10 the Indians.
 In his efforts to give the Indian a practical education Commissioner Val entine has had schools devote a great deal of time to the rudiments of farming.
 The Indian Service realizes" be said, that instruction in farming is an essential basic part of it's present educational policy and Is, therefore, making use Of every possible resource in order to promote farming among the Indians. Farmers are employed on reservations to teach the Indians how to far according to the most i'm proved modern methods. Experiment. al farms have been established in diffe.ant secsions 0 discover the. best crops for the Indians of the dis trict. to improve the quality Of the seed and raise the standard of the product. The Indians are being en- couraged to hold agricultural fairs whsre their stock and products are exhibited. It is working wonders. aN A younger generation of Indians. and the efforts of the service are being well repaid"