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Show PHYSICIANS' CONFERENCE. The physicians' section of the institute was very interesting and profitable. The discussions broueht out the fact that the nhvsicians are dee~lvinterestedin the edu- I Topie.-" The relation the physicians' work bears to the civilization and edoratian of the Indian." Dr. Fmnk D. Merritt. of Fort Mojave. Ariz.. said thzt our -t foreim missionarv I 9ocietie4, aftw yean ui trlsl ant1 cxprrihmt, imve at laat d~6idt.d thaithe at$ quickest way to recure a fuutl~r~lidm tlrrir vauw is tllrnuyh the trained 1trediv31 workvr. Tu heal n iniln (li hir #li.we is tu !\.in hir ronfitlmte. Faitlt owe an,use<l. I the way is open to raise him toa higher plane of living. The mission of the physician is not alone to heal, hut also to teach the Indian to live properly and impress him with the penalty of faulty living. I Ton&.-"The sanitary condition of Indian homes and the possibility of im~rovement the&ou." It was set forth by the physicians that the importance of thissubjectwasapparent. When the Indian led a nomadic life he was imbued with the superstitions and habits fastened uDou him bv inheritance. which. unknown to him,. n.o sseased a hy~ieienic blc~sing. \Vhni a ~ncmb<r oi the family d i d rlnc rt.ml,umry r ~ i e k ~ u ~ ~ ~ t o g e the rluthing and rucnt oi tlle pn>ymy 01 thc dwcx.d, ww bnnrnl. l l ~ u - c o n ~ n.a urrvented. The new ~i \ . i l i r~t iohn a undr)n~.int%slt ~~#rht i t iaonnd ~~cal i rned ~ ~ ~~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~ habit but has failed to carrv with it the hvkenic knowlede'e adant& to thenew con-i i The rocpeg of trabsition from birl,arity I , civi l i i i l t i~it~?~ h e n too ropi4. TILO;. afie.texhv irebould gmtluallv he rrlt,ldeJ tu t1.e urx. rnVlnlIIrtlQnt. Here iti a potrnt ficld for the ronerirntiou'i'phY6ician. Topic.-"Instruction in first aids to Indians." Dr. M. C. Terry, of Fort Shaw, Mont. stated that it was important that "first aid" instruction should hegiveu to the Iidians, owing to the fact that man of them live miles from the physic~an, and they should know what to do until txe doctor arnves. Nothing should be used that can not be found anywhere. For bandages and compressors use handkerchiefe; for sliu in broken arms and collar bones, handkerchiefs or the coat skirt; for splints, gnce boards or limbs of trees. The doctor stated that "the fate of the wounded rest4 with the one who applies,the first dressing." Topic.-" Typhoid feverand its treatment in industrial schools." The consensus of opinion was that, inasmuch as the developing and propagation of typhoid fever may be prevented to a great extent by the employment of the proper sanitary measures, it behoavea every conscientious physician to spare no pains to reveut the a pearance of this sometimes very fatal disease. He should see that tge water supp6 is not contaminated; that the school plants are supplied with a systemof sewerage sufficient for the thorough flushing of the sewers at regu-lar and frequent intervals, and that such other 'udicious prophylactic measures are employed as will prevent the breeding of typhoia germs. TapiC.-"Indian superstition in the practice of modern medicine." Dr. T. M. Bridger, of Fort Hall, Idaho, stated that of the deaths from (hose dis-eases the termination of which is ordinarily recovery, fully one-fourth are due to the pm&ces engendered and kepc alive by Indian superstition. Another result of this 460 |