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Yet, notwithstanding the many differences shown in the preceding 

 table, all the tribes visited suffer from tuberculosis in its several 

 forms (except perhaps lupus) in quite constant proportions and to a 

 much greater extent than the whites living in the same regions. This 

 indicates that none of the above conditions can be regarded as of 

 paramount importance in favoring the spread of tuberculosis among 

 the Indians. 



We come now to the Indian school at Phoenix. Tliis school is a 

 type of the large, advanced, nonreservation schools for the Indians. 

 It receives pupils of both sexes, and of all ages from later childhood to 

 advanced adolescence. As in all institutions of this nature, the 

 pupils are obtained from various reservations through solicitation 

 by the agents of the school. According to the present system of 

 appropriations, the greater the number of scholars in the school the 

 greater its allotment, the actual return for each scholar amounting to 

 considerably more than $100. 



The capacity of the Phoenix school is upward of 1,000 pupils, but 

 to approximate this number would mean crowding. The institution 

 is situated in the midst of the originally desert flats west of Phoenix, 

 3J miles from the city, and equally distant from the nearest hills. 

 The grounds of the school are limited in extent and are surrounded 

 on all sides by private lands, many of which are built upon. This 

 situation is not favorable to much outdoor exercise and recreation 

 for the children. Besides this, some of the settlements in the neigh- 

 borhood are occupied by consumptives. In fact, the district in 

 which the school is situated is, as a whole, a Mecca for consump- 

 tives, particularly in winter, when the number of such patients in 

 the valley reaches into the thousands. 



The climate is that of the lower plains of southern Arizona, save 

 that the effects of the heat during the long summer are intensiiied by 

 the increased humidity due to widespread irrigation. The supply of 

 drinking: water is not of the best. On this account the school has a 

 large distilling plant which provides almost all the water used. 



The school buildings, including the workshops, were found to be 

 roomy and well kept, and the class rooms leave little to be desired. 

 The drainage, howTver, especially in the boys' dormitory, is very 

 defective. The difficulties in this respect are due mainly to the 

 level character of the country. Among the accessories of the school 

 are a building originally devoted to gymnastics, which has now fallen 

 into disuse, and a fine, large swimming tank wliich lacks the impor- 

 tant requisite of an adequate supply of running water. The water 

 is changed only once a week. The first day after the tank is filled the 

 emploj^ees bathe; next come the girls, and during the remainder of 

 the week the tank is used by the boys. It is in great favor with 

 the children, whose enjoyment of the w^ater is augmented by simple 

 gymnastic apparatus placed over the tank. But, of course, the water 

 soon becomes polluted. It then contains, besides other body emana- 



