Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-11-04 | Page 6 | Supplies Sent to Labrador

I I SUPPLIES SENT TO lABRA LABRADOR OR Officer Prepares Against Famine I AI-I OTTAWA On Out Ont Nov No 4 Captain Captain Al Alfred Alfred Al- Al fred Living who came out of Labrador In the summer to appeal appeal for food and clothing for or families in that bleak province is s returning to Labrador Labrador Labrador Labra Labra- dor with enough food and clothes lothes to keep the natives from death b by famine this this' winter Captain Living Is In charge of the Canadian governments government's reindeer herd andis and andIs andIs Is stationed at Lobster Ba Bay Labrador In emergencies he acts as counselor and physician for Cor the natives He lie carries on his return trip a supply ref of first aid remedies and simple medicines He was farced to leave Labrador and obtain outside aid because he said the Indians half Eskimos and sprinkling of whites married to natives who constitute constitute constitute tute the population had become utterly dependent upon outside relief Their difficulties began with an epidemic epi demic demlo of Influenza and pneumonia last spring which left lect them in a weakened condition This was followed by a season season season sea sea- son in which both fish and fur fatted failed them and prices for fish dropped from 8 8 to 2 a barrel The natives were unable unable unable un un- able to lay In their winter store of provisions pro visions from the outside and Captain Living Laving iv found many families in n a state of actual fufus starvation r Captain Living when confronted with this situation hastened to Ottawa and laid the the facts facts before l Premier Taschereau at his disposal such of flour lour lard molasses and tea as will keep the natives alive until spring In addition the federal government govern government govern govern- ment ent provided a steamer to carry the sup supplies lIes back to the Labrador coast Bf Bishon ho W Williamson of s p n v. v Quebec uc s p n v. v Quebec uc nan V. V an appeal for far and as a result Captain Living is carrying back a large supply for men women and children For man many weeks after his arrival he Will be occupied In distributing these supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies b by means of dogsleds One of ot the odd customs of the natives described by Captain Living deals with what happens to a man who becomes Insane Most 1 of the natives wear a sliver slIver silver slI- slI ver cross about their necks and wh when n none one becomes crazed It has been in the past gash the custom custom- of ot the the- others to bind him melt his cross into a silver sliver bullet and and shoot him Ca Captain Living s says ys however that the authorities have stamped out this practice