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Show I 136 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. give frequent talks on personal cleanliness, ventilation, preparation . of food, etc. We have further directed them to explain to u ils once a week, not only in English, but also (through the aid o? o? de r pupils) in Indian, how tuberculos~s is contracted, how it affects the system, and how it is spread. Moreover, the schools have been in-structed, as far as prackcable, to have rules (takw from the publica-, tions of the medical departments of the Government) printed, both in English and in tribal tongues, on the covers of text-books and on large cards to be hung in prominent places in schoolrooms and else-where in the building. Physicians and nurses have been ur ed to give talks to the boya and girls separately regarding the care o f the body. Matrons have been cautioned to look after the diet of the pupils; to see that they have fruit, vegetables,, and as much milk as possible, and that those who are not strong be given especially nutritious food; to see that all food is prepared m a cleanly manner and thoroughly cooked, and that drinklng water used by upils be boiled should there be any question regarding its purity. d' atrons have been directed to segregate the well children, assign those less robust to sleeping quar-ters in rooms by themselves, and to put infected children in rooms apart from others. They must insist that all children spend as much t ~maes ossihle in the open air, and have a microscopical examination made o? th e sputum of those who are suspected of having tuberculosis. The general health of the pupils at many schools shows improvemenb. FORMER STUDENTS AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS. In previous re orts reference has been made to the use Indian u ils make of t1 ei.r education and training after leaving school. f d i l e it can not be said that all make creditable use of the advan-tages they have enjoyed, it is reassuring to know that not only do a majority profit themselves, but many become missionaries for tribal advancement. Their example, counsel, and teaching are powerful agencies in uplifting their backward tribesmen. Records of former students have not been ke t by all schools, but the record main~inedb y Hampton Institute, ?ro m whicli we quote, shows what that great institution has done for the 1,107 students it has sent out into the world. The following is taken from the annual report of the principal for 1907 : We have records, morn or less complere, of each of ihese 1,107 students, wlth photographs and such correspondence as seems worth prmerviug. Of the entire number, 362 are known to have died, and 07 hare anssed slmust cntireir out of our knowledfie, leavius 648 on our 'corresl~ondenc&llst. Awordillg to !he most reliable informntiou we Lave been lrble to obraln, these 648 Indian students have been cn~ployed during rhe past year an follows: Employed ed inhools: Pupils at other sehools-----.-------------------------.------------- 33 T e a c e. . . . . . . . 11 Indtlsrrini teachers ................................................ 10 hlisct~llaneousw ho01 employeen. .-_..-.------------6- .-----------.--- ~D-i scInllnnrinn8 .................................................... 2 A - - Catechist and mission workers%--- ................................. 16 i d m a t r o n s . 2 |