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Title: The Indians' secrets of health : or, What the white race may learn from the Indian
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: James, George Wharton, 1858-1923 James, George Wharton, 1858-1923
Subjects: Indians of North America Indians of North America -- Foreign influences Indians of North America -- Health and hygiene
Publisher: Pasadena, Calif. : Radiant Life Press
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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HOPI INDIAN WEAVING A DRESS FOR HIS WIFE. hard physical labor every day, and as for my brotherpreachers, I would put them to road-making everyMonday, for half the day at least, so that by practicalknowledge of road-making on earth they might bebetter able to preach to their congregations the follow-ing Sunday about the road to heaven. There is noth- 108 THE INDIAN AND PHYSICAL LABOR ing that more reveals that we are a people of casteand class than the attitude of the rich and the learnedtoward physical labor, I am not in sympathy withthat attitude in any respect; I despise, hate, loathe it,and would see it changed. To the Indian, for hishonest respect for and indulgence in physical labor^I give my adherence and honor. 109
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VARIOUS ARTICLES OF USE AND ORNAMENT MADE AND DECORATED BY INDIANS. CHAPTER IX THE INDIAN AND PHYSICAL LABOR FOR GIRLSAND WOMEN TN the preceding chapter I have given the Indians life,-*• habit, thought, towards physical labor for himselfand his sons. He holds the same attitude toward itfor his daughter and his wife. And not only does heso hold it, but the wife and daughter regard it inexactly the same way. The out-door life of the Indiangirl and woman makes her healthy, vigorous, muscular,and strong. She glories in her physical vigor andstrength, and wonders why her white sister is not equalto her in physical capacity. When I tell her that thewhite women pity her because, forsooth, she has todo so much hard work, while the lazy men sit by,smoking, and doing nothing, she looks at me invacant amazement. Once when I was talking in thisway one of them said: Are your white women allfools .^ Tell them we not only dont need their pity,but we despise them for their habits of life that leadt

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