PAYS TRIBUTE
TO CLIMATE
OF ALASKA
Rex Beach, former Alaska sour
dough, now a noted author, who
lives in New York City, wrote the
following for the New York Times
as an aid to the Red Cross Christ
mas Seals gale:
Are you in favor of sun light,
fresh air, good food and plenty of
it? Of course you are.
Then you are also in favor of buy
ing as many Red Cross Christmas
Seals as you can afford, with possibly
a little bit more for good measure.
Because Red Cross Christmas Seals
are sold to raise money for anti-tuber
culosis work. As 1 understand it,
when the explanation is stripped
clean to its core. Anti-tuberculosis
work means the distribution of God’s
sunlight and fresh air to all the peo
ple—not excluding the little children
of the tenements whose world is so
shamefully lacking in these glorious
necessities of life. And if the peo
ple have sunlight and fresh air which
they deserve they will he able to
provide the nourishing food which
they need.
After all is said, the prevention of
tuberculosis and the treatment of
those alreajly unfortunate enough to
have contracted the disease consist
in a general effort to make sane
living popular—and within reach of
all. That is why I am a strong sup
porter of the present campaign of the
National Tuberculosis Association
and its 1,000 affiliated State and
local organizations. The campaign
will culminate in the Red Cross
Christmas Seal sale, when more than
$6,500,000 must be raised to carry out
the plans to fight the White Plague
during the coining year. The size of
the sum is based on a carefully con
loiflnnorl Kn/lirni Kut tlw> nutcf d t« rv
fact as seen by a layman is that 150,
000 died from tuberculosis in the
United States during (he last twelve
months. Anybody who buys Red
Cross Christmas Seals is helping cut
down the death rate, and I venture to
predict that every man, woman and
child who understands the situation
'■■ill wish to be among the buyers of
the seals.
It happens that my experience in
the Arctic as well as in the tropics
have proved to my satisfaction that
every word which the medical men
ray regarding the fresh air and sun
light as a preventive and cure of
tuberculosis is correct. In Alaska
where the winds sweep down from
the polar ice fields as clean and
pure as they were in the very morn
ing of the world, I have seen entire
\ illages of Eskimos, where it seem
ed that every inhabitant was a
'‘lunger’’. The reason was that these
Eskimos and Aleut Indians, who min
gle with them, herded together in
their huts or igloos, where there is
really no ventilation, and where they
depend upon the heat of their bodies
for warmth. On the other hand, the
white men, who live in the open and
whose homes have windows and doors
which they are not afraid to open
for purposes of fresh air, are free
from tuberculosis in that climate. In
deed I know of many cases of white
men who were suffering with lung
or stomach trouble when they went
to the vast northland, and who re
covered their health.as a result of
living out of doors.
The point I am trying to make here
is that the native Eskimo and In
dians in a climate and environment
unequaled anywhere else in respect
to building up the human animal,
have managed to contract tuberculo
sis because they deliberately cooped
themselves up in filthy kennels. I
mi* opcaiviufj m UUUUIllUUH US 1
know7 them beyond the range of the
medical missionaries who have been
working so valiantly during the last
few years to teach the natives how
to live.
It is a far cry from the glaciers of
Alaska to the coral keys and reefs
of the Caribbean, and geographical
distance is no greater, in a manner
of speaking, than the differences be
tween Panama and Columbia. I vis
ited the homes of the natives in the
two places. I have in mind particu
larly the San Bias Indians wrho live on
the coast at the boundary line be
tween Panama and Columbia. I vis
ited them a few years ago, and I
believe they might be called the most
cleanly savages in the world. It is
said that they have not changed their
habits since long before Columbus
sighted their strip of coast, ard they
are proud of their record of never
havng perrntt.ed a whte man to sleep
ashore. The few traders who go to
that regon ire careful to observe
the tribal cusloms, and at the pre
sent time ch? San Bias Indians have
a code which is understood and res
I pected by the traders. If on the ap
| proach of a roasting vessel the Pan
| amanian flag is raised over the vil
; lage it signifies the willingness of the
! natives to do business with the trad
ers. If the Coloumbian flag is hoisted
it means that the trader must be
kept off. I may add that he does so.
The San Bias Indians are bred true
to their strain. You see no half
breeds there, for, although the men
sometime ship as sailors, the women
must never leave the tribal territory.
These Indians have their villages
on little keys, or islands, in the bays
v. hieh indent the coast. They sleep
in hammocks in grass huts which are
as open to the soft breezes as is
the average sleeping porch of the
white man who is trying to ward off
tuberculosis. These villages are
scrupiously clean. Not a bit of offal
or rubbish is to be seen in them. The
tribal custom requires that all such
must be deposited in the salt water
which surrounds them. Another .law
of the tribe, which no one dare vio
late, is that they must wash their gar
ments once a day. As to their per
sonal cleanliness they immerse
themselves in water several times
every day. It is not surprising,
therefore, that they are apparently
entirely free from tuberculosis and all
other diseases, at least as far as a
non-medical observer, like myself,
could see.
In every great city in America we
have people who live in various
stages between the standards of the
Eskimos and the standards of the
San Bias Indians in matters of hy
giene. Those who have kept hidden
from tbe fresh air and away from the
sunlight need to be shown how to
win back these heritages of mankind
both for their own sake and for the
sake of all the rest of us.
The most direct way for the aver
age citizen to help bring this about is
to buy Red Cross Christmas Seals
to the utmost. If this idea is gen
erally understood, I believe that
every letter mailed in the United
States between December I and New
Year’s will bear on its flap one of
these seals with the figure of a husky
Santa Claus upon it.
i3V Christmas |
Blessing |
By Rev. Dr. Howard Duffield gf
|\ 4 AY the Blessing §C
iVl of the Light that If
shown at Mid- «f
I night come to the &
hearts that are shad- SU
owed and the homes SC
that are dark. 5C
May the Blessing of Jf
the Song of the Angels V :
come to the multitudes
who strive and bleed J
upon fields of battle, SC j
and to all who wage SC
the hard warfare of sr
fZ May the Blessing of jgf
Jc the Good Word to the
jg Shepherds come to ev- SL
I” eryone who is humbly SC
and honestly laboring if
to do a share of their If
world’s work. &
May the Blessing of {«
the Manger Cradle {to
come to that innumer- SC
able company against SC
whom the doors of If
hope and peace and w
rest are shut. &V
May the blessing of {v
the Holy Child come {to
to every one who has SC
forgotten that Thou, 2f
O God, art his Father, If
and that all men are w
brothers. |to
May the Blessing of fiC
the Guiding Star come SC
to those who wander gr
in the night and can- If
n not find the homeward «
jg May the Blessing of {to
the Stable come upon SC
W all hearts, wakening a 5C
« kindly sense of kin- gr
#S dred with every living Jjf
jZ thing that walks the S#
jg field and forest, or {to
2 wings the air, or pass
C3 es along the paths of SC
n the seas. 7
Remember this Christmas day I;
that love is the strongest thing !;
in the world, and that the bles
sed Life which began in Beth
lehem Is the Image and the
brightness of the Eternal Love.
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BROKE JAIL EOR MOTHER
Trusty Later Wrote Sheriff That He
Would Return and Finish Term
After Paying Debt.
Carthage. Mo.—After demonstrating
that he could be given (lie privilege of
a trusty, Horner I’arrish, a model pris
oner in the town jail, was placed on
'lie list of men given the freedom of
Hie building. One night Parrish fail
ed to answer the roll call anil it was
discovered that he had escaped.
A fc.w days later the sheriff received
a letter from the former inmate. It
read :
“My.mother needs my help just now.
A mortgage will soon he due on her
home and I am going to help to earn
the money to mei'.t the notes. As soon
as I have done that I will return and
finish my term.”
County officers decided that Parrish
at least made his getaway for a com
mendable purpose and they have reach
ed tin conclusion to give him a chance
fo assist his mother. The case Is with
out a parallel in criminal annals of the
state.
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! NEW
BILLIARD
TOURNAMENT
Next week another
series of handicap
billiard matches will
begin at the
HORSESHOE
Contestants will be
handicapped accord
ing to their averages
in the tournament
just ended.
Players who desire
to enter the series
will leave their
names at the counter
at the Horseshoe.
FIR8T PRIZE—$25
8ECOND PRIZE—$15
THIRD PRIZE—$15
THE HORSESHOE
BILLIARD HAH, ,
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E. L. HARWOOD, Prop.
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DR. W. ff. COUNCIL
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office and Residence, Cordova
General Hospital (Ostrander
Building).
I’hones—Residence, 115: Office, 182
DR. W. H. CHASE
Physician and Surgeon
I.athrop Building
Phone 9
Established Cordova 1908
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DR. W. D’ARCY CHACE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
WINDSOR HOTEL
Hours:
1 p. m. to 3 p. m. and 7 p. m. to 8 p. m.
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DR. CHARLES DAGGETT
DENTAL OFFICES LATHROP
BUILDING
PHONE 200
CORDOVA, ALASKA
DR^ORA DAGGETT *
SPECIALIST
PYORRHEA, DENTAL PROPHY
LAXIS
X-RAY
OFFICES WITH
DR. CHARLES DAGGETT
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DR. VON ZESCH
Dentist
ADAMS BUILDING
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D0N0H0E & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices:
CORDOVA and VALDEZ
FRANK H. FOSTER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
ROOM 1. OSTRANDER BUILDING
E. F. MEDLEY
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW
Room 1, Adams Block
CORDOVA, ALASKA
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R. H. L. NOAKS
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW I
8ECOND ST., OPP. HOSPITAL
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D. C. FAIRMAN
TEACHER OF PIANO
FRANK A. METCALF I
CIVIL AND MINING ENGINEER
U. S. MINERAL SURVEYOR I
Juneau, Alaska
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THE ALPHA
SCHOOL OF DANCING
Private lessons every evening.
' American Bakery. Phone 203. j
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| Is there a question |
| in your mind
| where to go to select |
| a Christmas Gift? §j
g Then try Osborne j|
| Bros., the Jewelers ||
who manufacture
their own jewelry &
j| out of gold mined in . i i
i Alaska.
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§ We carry a well-se- |
| lected stock of |j
| Watches and Jewelry %
| We are U
| fryppRTwri.k.,. ' I
L. /V I L III Engravers
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LUMBER
BUILDING MATERIALS OF
ALL KINDS
Brick and Lime
CORDOVA MILL AND
LUMBER CO.
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SMITH &
M’CONAGHY
Plumbers and
Steamfitters
COR. FRONT and B 8T8.
Keist Furniture
Company
Is the Place to Buy
New and Second-Hand
I
Household Goods
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT
We 8ell Goods on Commission
Next door to Alaska 8. 8. Office
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WALLPAPER
In Latest Patterns
GLASS
in All 8lzes
BOGART & ROBINSON
SIBERIAN FUR COMPANY
C. Leen, Mgr.
NOTICE TO TRAPPERS
We Buy All Kinds of Furs
Honest Prices Paid
We make up all kinds of Furs, also
do remodeling. We also do Tan
ning and Mounting. Fourteen
years’ experience. w
Next to Hegg's, on C Street
Telephone 190
TOKENS OF RESPECT
A well conducted funeral Is a
token of respoi t to the deceased.
Our methods of conducting a
funeral have given ua an oppor
tunity to serve you In a manner
that will command respect. We
are equipped to serve you satis
factorily.
K. E. HOLDEN PARLOR
Second Street, between
A and B Avenues
8TEAM HEAT ELECTRIC LIGHT*
Overland Hotel
MR8. J. W. KENNEDY
Chitina, Alaska *
POOL TABLE IN CONNECTION
BC3T BRANDS OF CIGARS KEPT
FRED M. SCHAUPP
SANITARY PLUMBING
Steam-Fitting, Marine Pipe and Tank Work
Sheet Metal Work
8ECOND STREET, NEXT DOOR TO FEDERAL JAIL
PHONE 72
KENNY HOLDEN’S '
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Pool and Billiard Parlors
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CIGARS, SOFT DRINKS AND TOBACCO.
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FIRST-CLASS BARBER SHOP
IN CONNECTION
MUSIC EVERY NIGHT PHONE 15
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