The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-17
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OUR INDIAN WARDS II: Health Conditions.
By Frederic ]. Hasi<in.

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s%l.s,l. ne tnnian pureans ana its
s.p,.s. rs - tne 5llpFo yement OF the
naAI 81 !lae lnqisns IN their cnarge'
~ - maj fl ", wv IN
ulans are a1liiiStea Win tnpe rcuiosis
ana 4s l eel. sv.vyv are suffering from
s.aS.,olla, e o1sease OF tne eyes sc
Serious ana contaeious mat immi-
sIents suneIlpk from " are exctpdea
l s0,l tnis country. Yet unul wftntn
T. lew m9ntns past comparatively ut
sie aias peen oone 70 cnecKs Us raw
s ass alaolg tns lnalans VINO were the
uls M. annapilants o. ms country.
~. lug leuel g. soyeI N mas SHOWN
~ apprs ;s,1. Of tnes seriousness u
t cnn s congltlon " ppropriating ySyv.'
10y lor. .he a Work among the In
oaans ior ln1s iiscal year one-third
u ". tn,s sun VIII De avalapie LOT gen
era snospitai purposes besides the de
rec. -, a.e y, Ior lnres sanitariuns. oIa
i ~ sne SnoslaT nat'on. one a. 'l.eecn
M la Vi a.. nsu iAhe ana one on tne
t. JIM au ls.s reservation. ~ Is n..
Sas usa y, - Dnllo =. ieas., seven smau
snoe p. ..sa .ostlns from slz,vvv 70 $lo,.
Wv Vu N. y money ae.,, ron tne general
as,s ... ", WI =. pe loca.ea upon res.
$500 I. M y. eae neeo OF me9lcai
ss ~. 70 nas ween ~ nlost keenly rem.
49, q. tilat ulIls VIII give
NJ s.sls .l.ln 10 e4pena tne en-
n, ,e :, sSns ansgne o. I'VE nos
,,.s Savu se.is .o snn only smaa NOS
t xsuat -, "vl'n sl,ovV upon mas WISH 70
nv. .ns SroM les sa attnougn the
.,ea.y sApressty. called Tor 2 ,hospit-
rsc,eS An ~. lllnealaleiy az
49, hosn,t s tst spa. .ssu y pans ior
srast s s,,,o y. s az, s,ze requlred 1y me
e S...s sns p,essnl small one
~ o,. as,,s :. =. ana ansumeient Tor
Sn s Msss , III lne people. srne small
1870 VII pIovlue eHectiye ana
Sp. ss'e ae ~. me SICK Wlth the
t aa' am - ~ Psrlnlttlng tne patients
IL, az reii'sih 'sienin reacn OF their fam-
'.ie T,. ~
:, .ne 9es..n aale among the Indians is
..s ..s.n Sy; psr l,yvV, wntle among
.,ie MITES y. 70 dess tnan 10 per 1000:
a,. ssi el - ,insespIgauon, recently COM
- ~ .nat 1ully 5v per cent
~ s.,s asa.as alnong lna,ans are due
!, ssoet' y uiosls, wniie only ~ per cent
" 4 .s'sa among white people, are due
h :" luis cause. AIne death toll OF tii-
oS non,i ,,s.s among inc Indians reaches
tiyyy I'VE hxss year. We're It NOT, for
;,Istis .isn .pl,t1 Iale lhe ind1an pop
u.spelon would De materially decreas-
~ I'M .,...
.nra me sme. cause OF tne enormous
a. J.s eau vi lupercu LOSS among the In-
taa s so 70 uue 70 sIselr unsanitary hy-
4; ny 4, ~. a.nS.1 ana tne great change
,i,s y aDits, TON tne Free outdoor
~ 81 =. .neiI ancestors 70 their. COM
s e Ss 49, s, T, quarters IN the res
,ass sN me average indian VIII
t tase 20 mage up OF small .huts or
n son Usually having only one room
ioa, n !, e ~1,.u. fanny. me ceiling ts
III a nv. tnels may pc no windows at
s saa, ~. ae inolans OF TINS generation
whasa ne eo.a more IMAM their fathers,
~ lo tM. S ,. were toughened
~ T,a 'n ,a. aoms o y, hunting habits,
hnt ~ iS ~ 70 scroucnes IN. his
ins ! -. q - ~ 80. Mealaer. sometimes nav
Ms. are elener IN tne center OF his
a ams.4 .,oor or IA q crude stove. FREE
as' ne o ~ even 70 ane cutting
" go, no, w. III ms Iool 10 leave the
sn n ,oiis,s Out ..... IN tMs smoking, vile