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Pawhuska, Okla.
April 28, 1919.

My Dear M.

Saturday afternoon I received your letter of the 22nd and last evening that of the 24th. I am glad to know you continue in good health and that domestic matters are running smoothly.

It has been raining almost continuously since Friday morning and the roads have become soft and well nigh to impassible. I have been kept indoors nearly all the time and for two nights I suffered indigestion. I am over it now and I feel all right.

Yesterday afternoon ^ [[insert]] I went to town [[/insert]] and spent a very pleasant time with Ben Harrison who gave me two short and interesting stories. I shall try to write them out some time today. While we were talking two men came in and spent about half an hour. They belong to a sect called Pentacostal, something, and they are in sympathy with the Indian religion that has excited so much talk among some of the people of the east who for motives selfish and otherwise are interested in the Indians and their small possessions particularly the possessions. These Pentacostal men know nothing of the Indian religion accept in a very indefinite way but they think these people should be permitted to practice their religion in their own way and without interference. By the way, an article was published in the Sunday Oklahoman by Dr. Goss, a physician who resides in Pawhuska, concerning the use of peyote by the Indians in their religion, and it is all in favor of the Indians. It seems that Cats Sells asked him to make an investigation of this peyote and its effects upon the users and he has done so. He finds that he could detect no injurious results from its use. Some time today I shall read the article to Lookout and other Indians interested who reside here. Bonnicastle is to get me four copies of the paper and I shall send you