Evening star., 1940-08-03
Of Stors, Men
And Atoms
Notebook Of Science Progress
In Field, Laboratory.
And Study
By Thomas r. Henry.


By Thomas r. Henry.
Under heap OF stones on the desolate,
thistle-coyered Sioux Indian Reserva-
ton near Bismark, N. Oak, sleeps an
"Aryan" folk hero
Ever since the rise Of the Nazi regime
in Germany, it appears from the corre-
spondence of the Bureau Of American
Ethnology, Sitting Bull cult has been
growing up in the Reich and there Is
intense interest in the career OF an origi-
nal blitzkrieger whose career vaguely
parallels that of Hitler.
The man who conducted the so-called
Custer Massacre at the battle Of the
Little Bighorn in 1876 has even been
transformed into an Aryan. For many
years, say bureau ethnologists, there has
been strong romantic interest in the
American Indians as whole in Germany
and numerous inquiries are received
every year. For the most part these have
been quite general. Since the start Of
the Nazi regime, however, they have dealt
almost exclusively with the Sioux and
particularly with Sitting Bull Very sell
dom has there been any inquiry from a
German ethnologist.
During the past few years considerable
Sitting Bull biographical material has
come to light, including some diaries
which he himself kept in the picture
writing of the Sioux. The letters from
Germany have usually been inspired by
reports OF such discovery. Curiously
enough, very few have come from other
European countries where there is a
strong romantic interest in the Indians
inspired largely by the still popular
novels Of James Fenimore Cooper. Now
comes the story that the whole Sioux
tribe are given an Aryan status by
some German anthropologists. All other
American Indians, of course, are Mon
golians. "Aryan," term which has no
anthropological standing, is considered
to be synonymous with the word Nor
die" when used by Hitler and so far as
their dried bones are concerned the Sioux
had considerable Nordic resemblances
which were entirely fortuitous. They are
a large-statued, tall, narrow-headed,
high -browed people. and Sitting Bull was
typical of his race.
Some Of the resemblances of Bull and
Hitler, the ethnologists point out, are
rather striking. The Indian, like the
German, was fanatic on the subject Of
race. Both made much of the doctrine of
"lebensraum" for their people. Bull also
was mystic. He also was an advocate
of total and merciless war-a concept
far more foreign to the Indian of his day
than to the German of Hitler's day. He
received much the same general execra-
ton and today is folk hero not only to
his own tribe, but to most other Indians.
He differed widely from Hitler, however,
in the fact that he was never dictator,
his authority was never any greater than
that inspired by his personal leadership
and oratory. Personally he was never
much of fighter, but, although illiterate,
he was philosopher with keen mind
and soaring imagination.
At the Indian Bureau of the Interior
Department it was revealed that most
subversive activities, suspectedly of fifth
column origin, recently uncovered
among the Indians have been centered
among the Sioux. This may be due, it is
believed, to a misunderstanding of the
importance of this tribe and identifica-
ton of them with Indians as a whole.
On the other hand, Indian Bureau off,
cials say, there may be keen apprecia-
tion of the history of white relations
with the Indians. For almost half
century these nomad buffalo hunters
have been broken people. They never
have been able to adjust satisfactorily to
an agricultural economy and many of
them have been bitter against the United
States. Recent investigations show,
however, that they are now completely
gandize them against the United States.
A simple homemade remedy against
poison ivy-sodium perborate mixed with
any vanishing cream and rubbed on the
skin-has been devised by United States
Public Health Service doctors. The mix
ture is part of the perborate to 10
parts Of cream.
It should be rubbed into the skin OF
the arms and face of workers and pic
nickers who expect to be exposed to ivy,
the Public Health Service says. The
cream fills the pores and forms pro-
tective covering, which prevents most of
the poison from entering the skin. AS
sweat comes in contact with the cream
a soap is formed, the alkalinity of which
tends to neutralize any poison present,
in addition to washing it off and out of
the skin.
This vanishing cream should be
freshly prepared at least once every two
weeks to avoid deterioration, according
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