Medical Work Among the Sioux Indians

Severe cold and extreme heat of Dakota affect susceptibility to diseases such as consumption and scrofula. In adults, consumption appears to follow an acute attack of bronchitis or cataharral pneumonia; in a child, diarrhea or dysentery. Conjunctivitis appears in the spring; ulcers in the legs are common. Accidents from use of farm equipment such as a reaper are not common; one is reported and surgery described. Neoplasms are not common; one is reported and surgery described. Skin diseases are the result of a lack of cleanliness. Treon treated 790 patients: 97 in homes, 100 in tipis. He traveled 94 miles on horseback, walked 97 miles, rode in wagon 1,170 miles. Births during year:55, deaths, 57.