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PFIYSTOLOGTCAL AND MEDICAL OBSERVATIONS 



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Eyebrows and eyclaslu's nearly colorlrss. Eyt>s liglit l)lu('. Is very wfll nimrislicd and 

 jt r(.n(.j-al normally developed. The skin, however, of the face, neck, forearms, and 

 Lgs has a somewhat myxedematous appearance. Teeth somewhat irregidarly set, 

 much worn, nearly a half lost through caries; impossible to determine whether or not 

 the dentition was complete. The eyes show lateral continuous nystagmus. The man 

 is of fair intelligence and good-natured. The lips are slightly thickened and irregu- 

 larly curved. The subject was never married. Height, 106.8 cm.; diameter antero- 

 post. maximum of head, 18.8; diameter lateral maximum of head, 15.6; height of head 

 (biauric. line-bregma), 14.7; face height to nasion, 11.2; face height to crinion, 18.3; 

 diameter bizygom. maximiun, 15. Pulse (3 p. m.), 64; respiration, 16; temperature, 

 99; present state of health, normal. Pressure force, right hand, 30 kilos; left hand, 

 same; traction force, 20 kilos (Mathieu dynamometer). 



The thickness aiul (jiiaiitity of hair in all the albinos is about the 

 same as in those fiill-eolored. 



Diseases among Indians in Various Parts of the United States 



The second part of the inqidiy into diseases among the Indians 

 consisted, as before mentioned, in inqidries addressed by the Bureau 

 of Indian Affairs to the physicians in the Indian Service. These 

 inquiries were extended to all the reservations and schools in the 

 United States. The list to be reported on, arranged by the writer, 

 was ill the following form: 



Report of Dr. 



physician at 



agency (or school), tinder date of ■ 



19—, 



on diseases, etc. 

 [Abbreviations: C.=children; A.=adults.] 



Albinism, com- 

 plete. 



Albinism, o 

 partial. 



Male. 



0. A. 



Female. 



Male. 



Female. 



Goiter. 



Male. 



C. A 



Female. 



Cretinism. 



Male. 



C. A. 



Female. 



Insanity,6 all 

 forms. 



. Male. 



C. A, 



Female. 



Epilepsy, all 

 forms. 



Male. Female. 



Idiocy, all 

 grades. 



Male. Female. 



C. 



A. 



Deaf and dumb. 



Male. Female. 



A. C. 







Monstrosities, 

 all varieties. 



Report individ- 

 ual by cases. 



Spinal curva- 

 tures. 



Male. Female. 



Nature 

 of de- 

 form- 

 ity. 



Nature 



of de- 



fonnity. 



a Vitiligo. 



b Record each case separately, giving sex, age, and principal symptoms. 



