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Show DEVIL DOCTORING CAUSING DEATHS I Washington, Dec in To over- come the evil influence of "devil doctors" doc-tors" in Samoa, the commandant of the naval station at Tutuila has established es-tablished clinics for natives. As a rofcult of "devil doctoring" Surgeon General Stoke of the navy in his annual report has pointed out that many deaths have occurred. The natives havo responded to the efforts made to enlighten them In matters of medicine, hygiene and .'.anltatlon. Almost 2000 were treat I last year in the clinics at the Sa-muati Sa-muati hospital. Epidemics of typhoid and diseases peculiar to Samea have occurred during the J ear. As an aid In controlling them, articles have been printed in the native newspapers newspa-pers for educational purposes. A school for the training of Samoan women in nursing also has been established es-tablished and a systematic campaign will be waged to drive out the "devil doctors." Similar medical missionary' work has been done among the natives of Guam where an effort has been made to segregate lepers and accord them 1 roper treatment. j oo In the flrsf seven months this year 2n3.?,90 persons emigrated from the Dnited Kingdom for permanent residence resi-dence outside of Europe. |