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Show -.d-.,sw and crder 40131-1917 P H D \) !r. William 7ash, 16 191? Fort;Duohesno,, Utah. '•'.'•A. My Friend: pp I have ycur letter of Hay 12. wh er me cf the desire of the Indians to be good, church, etc., and to use peycte. I am glad written me about these several matters and I plain to you why I an opposed to the use of Indians throughout tho country. ein yo to at that y want peyote u t ten cu to b oil'' d have o-.- tha peyote is had bee attending gatherings for It is lost in recovering your a peyote meeting, and beoau many Indians sick, some era bad medicine because it has cocaine and ence you use it prove injurious an<3 frcn wh yourself. ause s u s a norma ss It zy an an e .70 a ich too much time i3 spent in , because too much time 1 condition after attending is bad -routcine making d killing others. It is feet 3co.oo.-nat similar to orm a habit which will it will be hard to break Ihe State of Utah has , of shoul Tib a t hat y the use, distribution, etc. people want to.be good you right and best for you and the Unitod Statos require t just passed a lov prohibiting eeyote and if you and ycur i do ~hat we think i3 tbe laws of the State and ou should do. I am glad that you have written me and I shall be glad to hear from you again. ""alk this matter ever with your Suoerintondent and ho will tell you what i3 right and ^hyi . o-p; ' " ' ' "...P7P" , w ' ••= Your friend, rr. 5-HCB-13 L-*^ y \ ' ~F0- \ rbon to Superintendent. ( \ \\yy.F--P • Assistant Commissioner. Ca |