Show tuberculosis KILLS RED MEN awful ravages of this among the indians indiana the full blood indiana ol 01 0 the united states are sa icely holding their own oma in point of increase ol of population remarked capt downs special indian agent of the united states government I 1 in some of the tribes there Is a slight I 1 ight increase but it Is among the mixed breeds and not noi among those of 0 puts pure aboriginal stock the deadly too foe ot of the red man continues now as tor for nany many ears past to be tuberculosis just why by this disease should seem to commit greater ravages among the th indians indiana Is difficult to understand kt t first the theory was aas that it was dua to their charged changed mode of existence that the transition from a savage to civilized life made them peculiarly susceptible I 1 am inclined to think that there Is but little bials aisis for this view especially as the number of vic tims claimed by consumption shows no sign of diminution although many bears ears have elapsed since the indian forsook his primitive ways ays of living A moio moie reasonable explanation it found in the present habits of the people la in building their tepees or log houses they make very scant allow ance for ventilation and sleep in teis from which fresh air is largely excluded besides a doen or more in dIvI duals will occupy a room that thai ought not at the most to contain mort more than two another bad practice ol of which it Is difficult to break them to if that of the common pipe A group a ol 01 indians will take turns in smoking the same pipe and it if one of the part be diseased there Is always the dan get ger of its being transmitted labh ington post |