Identifier: secretsof00jameindiansrich (find matches)
Title: The Indians' secrets of health : or, What the white race may learn from the Indian
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: James, George Wharton, 1858-1923 James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
Subjects: Indians of North America Indians of North America -- Foreign influences Indians of North America -- Health and hygiene
Publisher: Pasadena, Calif. : Radiant Life Press
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ryinsanity, and finally into ignominious flight away fromher, by her eternal washing of floors, shaking of car-pets, polishing of furniture, and dusting down. Everytime the poor fellow went in from the workshop hemust change his clothes. If he came in from the out-side he must take off his shoes before he entered thedoor. If he put his warm hand down on the polishedtable he was rebuked, for his wife at once got up,fetched her chamois leather and rubbed off the offend-ing marks. Poor, wretched woman, and equally poor,wretched man! No wonder he went crazy, and finallylost his manhood and ran away. I know this is an extreme case. But I vouch for its 99 IN THE RAIN AND THE DHIT strict triitli. And tliorc are tlioiisaiuls of women (andmen too, for that matter) who are alllicted in a seriousmeasure with the same disease. In that home whereniceness is vahied more than health and comfort andwork in life, there lurks serious danger. Go to theIndian, and while I do not suggest that you lose all
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HOPI (IIILDKFA );.\JOYI\(; THEIR DAILY SlOHT ()\ TIIK HACK OF A BURRO. niceness by any means, seek to learn some of hisphilosophy and place primary things first. First,health, happiness, comfort, peace, contentment, love;then these other things. Im going to make a confession that I am afraidwill bring me into sad repute with some of my readers. 100 IN THE RAIN A.ND the; i)iK:T When my first boy was born, we were naturally veryproud of him. As he grew out of his baby clothes weliked to see him look nice and neat and clean. Hemust be a pretty little cherub, dressed in white andhave the manners of a Little Lord Fauntleroy. ThenI came to the conclusion that we were valuing nice-ness more than the healthy development of thechild. I remonstrated and urged a change but to noeffect, so I resolved on a coup detat. One morningafter the youngster was dressed up in his white biband tucker, and as uncomfortable and unhappy asany and all healthy children feel at such treatment,I took him by the han

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