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Show to obtain a livelihood, and ns be can not work in the blanket, the blanket la discarded He is rapidly getting away from Government support. In our . ~ ~ l 1 0 0alnsd in our dealings with him a t his home, we must treat him as an individual. WHAT TSADES SHOULD RECEIVE MOST ATTENTION IN o m a THE INDIAN CHILD AN INDUSTBIAL EDUCATION. toneher i;hotlld be capnble of correlilting litcrnry and Industrial instruction, nna of outlining cxereiscu, the i~crornpllshn~enofr rrbirh by rhe pupil will give llim r~n- xnnnl derteritv in nr least our trade. and hetter. in sevornl trader. Ile .;houlol ~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~- ~" ~ ~~- ~~~.~~- - ~ ~ ~ . , -- ~ --. be a kins of all trades and a tolerable master of several. Of the various trades. carpentry and blacksmithing mill be of greatest advantage to Indian youth. Each family needs a home and other buildings, and the cheapest and best way for the allottee to get them is to build them for himself. INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL GARDENS. Eddn Minor, mpwintadent of Xeah Bay school, Washhfltm.-During the tlme the pupil spends in his gnrden he observes plant life in its various stages of development, and has learned a lesson that xvill be far more lasting than is possible to iearil from books or lectures. This is true nature study. The school garden affords a change of work. The pupil has a miniature farm, or, in rrestern parinnee, a ranch all of his own. He feels a sense of proprietorship and Independence nbile at morit. TULIECUMSIG. Dr. Tahor R. White, physician, CoZorado Riecr Agencg, A&ona.-The sole speciac cause of tuberculosis is a germ known as the bacillus of tubercle. Dry-ing does not lessen the virulence of the bacilli ; in hct, it is the dried germs floating in the atmosphere that are most dangerous. The primary sovtrce of tubercle bacilli is from the sputa of persons sicir with the disease. The cam-paign against the tubercle bacilli must be carried on ceaselessly. Indiscrimi-nate expectoration must be stopt. Indian school children can not be kept too nluch out of doors. Systematic feeding and ah nbundance of fresh a i r are the most important elements In the treatment of consumptives. A mild, dry climate with moderate elevation is suited to most eases. VACATION. C. T. Ooodt,rfln, aupcrir~fca~lrro~ff I'lloe,>ir *rhool, Aii~ono.-.\r our school In the S I I I I I I I I ~ 't~il t? litllu ~llii,lren$ rldo lire I ~ ~ . iIllP.+ . ,tllo!rt~J to ViRit their I#omes for two io1.lntlls. :lnd tllr older ones. i t , divisions. Prolu 1l1vt.c lo four \vePlis ar n time. DInlly go out on ranches, or urork at their trades, and the telephone rings from morning till night with requests for Indian help, ouly a fractiou of whlch ran be s~lr~plied. A large ilarty of boys spent nonle time in the great melon fidds nnd in gnthering seedless grapes that are -hipped direct to Chicago. For several weeks a bus load of girls goes out every d:~v. ncrompanied by a matron, eo li~ill almonds for a neighboring farmer. (The Office hopes that the outing system will be extended here.) TO WHAT EXTENT SHOULD THE PUPIL'S INCTSNATIONB AND PREFERENCES BE REGARDED IN BELECTlAQ HIS VOCATION? Jo1a11 .I. . I f (~Xl , i t l .s upcrint~~n~lc8lU1,,n atillo ~rhovl .0 rrgwl.-This subject is full uf difticultic*. \Vv map lunr a life hv na tltrwive nction: a.6) rnuy by !vise CoultCrl d r ~ r l o nR tiorlniont t:llent into n ,veil-n>untled vll;lrarter, n st!rtt.*a-ful manhood. he-Indian child does not know what he wants. The whole nl:ttte? 11,11st Yest. wlti~ Pcs exceptions. upori the jud~wlent of thr Indinn !vdrlier. \Yitir tile lndi,~n xirl tlw indi:an s.!,rker al~oulcl rrvrt 2 atronx influeot.e for the ~ r : l r t i : l . I)on,estIc scienre. s.n-:llir!c. fn,nina. sesinr, rtorsinr. dnirrinc. nod gardening should be the first "ursnig chosen. The lndian woFker sdouia also carefuilsstudy the boy, ascertain his bent, capacity, and the environment in wbich he must earn his living: then, by judgment and tact, develop a taste for that ocrunatinn wbich will enable him to sunnort himself and famiiv nnd fit himself fo; citizenship at his home. |