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In view of the humility of the Indian as to his belief and feeling toward nature, I esteem it of importance that he should have elemental science taught in his schools.  I would not carry it far, but he should know something of the universal laws which control the universe, and his natural observation made to serve his intelligence concerning how the Earth was built, the growth of flowers, trees, animals etc.

There is one other point I have greatly desired to see in the education of the Indian, his instruction in phisiology and hygene.  No people need it more, and I wish that every Agency physician would be ordered to give a daily lecture in the Agency schools upon these topics.  I have never seen an Agency physician who had not sufficient time to do this and it most certainly add greatly to the value of his services.  There is great need of native physicians and it seems to me that there is no reason why the Agency physicians should not have a class of students ^[[outside the school, in his office.]]  Even if these young ones could not become full fledged M. D.s, they would do much to overcome many injurious practices.  You can think how native physicians are needed here, the Agency is 70 miles from Kamiah, and Sweet Fork even more isolated.  I hope something of this kind can be adopted here.