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Physicians' Notes 

 albinism 



CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHO 



During sixteen years residence among the ('heyenn(> and Arapaho Indians I have 

 never met with a case of albinism. 



We have an Indian on the reservation l)y the name of Whitt' Buffalo, which appel- 



lati(m was derived fn)m the color of his hair, it l)eing of an iron gray from his boyhood. 



In all other respects he conforms to the normal type of his race. He is the nearest 



approach to a partial albino among these Indians. 



Dr. Geo. R. \Ves;tpall. 



Since my first connection with the tril>e, in 1889, I have not seen nor heard of a case 



of albinism. 



Dr. G. H. Phillips. 



GOITER AND CRETINISM 



CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHO 



Have never seen a case of goiter or cretinism among the Indians. 



Dr. Geo. R. Westfall. 



FORT BERTHOLD (ARIKARA, GROSVENTRES, MANDAN) 



Fully a fourth of these women have goiter in various stages, from a slight fullness 

 to an immense size. Of their histories I know nothing, except in such cases as have 

 come under my care; these only have I reported. 



Mary H. McKee. 



Some years ago there was under my care here a well-marked case of cretinism which 

 died. 



Dr. Geo. S. Martin. 



INSANITY 



CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHO 



There is no insane among these Indians to-day. Some years ago there was an Indian 

 among the Cheyenne who was insane. He was possessed with the delusion that he 

 was a civil engineer and went by the name of Surveyor. A party of surveyors locating 

 the route of some railroad, in passing through the country, attracted his attention, 

 and from that time, so the Indians say, his insanity dated. He could be seen at most 

 any hour of the day walking across the prairies dragging a long rope, in lieu of a chain, 

 and every now and then he would stop, pull up on the rope, and pretend to read off 

 some figures; then he would proceed just like a lineman dragging a chain. 



Dr. Geo. R. Westfall. 



fort hall (bannock and shoshoni) 



One male, 35 years, dementia precox, now in Idaho State Insane Asylum, Black- 

 foot, Idaho, awaiting transfer to Canton, S. Dak.; one female, 40 years, dementia, 

 gradually improving. 



Dr. F. II. Poole. 



