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I have today written to the League of the Indian setting forth among other things the [[?success/feat]] of educating my [[strikethrough]] Indian [[/strikethrough]] men as physicians.  The change in [[strikethrough]] their the Indian [[/strikethrough]] modes of life of the Indian - their own hereditary diseases & those contracted from [[strikethrough]] our race [[/strikethrough]] the Whites tells heavily on the Race.  I have found one or two young Omaha men who give signs of ability & thro persistence in study, & I have asked if the Gov't can not educate them as physicians. The bulk of a tribe is best reached by one of their own members, & trained medical treatment is a crying necessity.  If you can do so pray help in this matter.

One request more. Can you send me seeds for [[?hearty annuals, & if possible for vegetables.  Are they not procurable thro, [[strikethrough]] btn by & [[/strikethrough]] some branch order of the department? I want to start the women in the culture of flowers about their [[strikethrough]] little [[/strikethrough]] houses.  It will help to instill neatness & order about the house & add an element of [[strikethrough]] beauty that will be to the [[/strikethrough]] beauty [[strikethrough]] for near their houses, flowers of the [[?fodder]] [[/strikethrough]] that cannot fail to be of benefit. In times past the Indian women were the sole cultivators of the soil, and now that men are entering into that labor [[strikethrough]] that [[/strikethrough]] thru [[strikethrough]] women find [[/strikethrough]] is need of opening up the vegetable & flower garden to the women, that they may not suffer in respect of body and mind by being shut up indoors.

[[strikethrough]] If you can help in this matter [[/strikethrough]] The influence of flowers [[strikethrough]] which [[/strikethrough]] depends on our care for their welfare is gentle and humanizing & the children will prosper as well by the flowers as the parents. I trust you can [[strikethrough]] help to [[/strikethrough]] send the flowers [[strikethrough]] decd [[/strikethrough]] & veg. seeds.

All friends of humanity have met with a heavy loss in the death of Mr Goddard, a man where life was full of [[strikethrough]] good works [[/strikethrough]], the harmony of good works.  

I have taken you at your word & asked for your [[strikethrough]] [[?greater]] [[/strikethrough]] [[?]] help with same.

Your [[?sends with]] Greeting