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ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Author)
Created1893-10-10
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A lecture given by Montezuma on the virtues of menthol, namely on the salve of menthol and Vaseline he invented to relieve lung problems, colds, etc. He notes the higher prevalence of lung complaints among Indians but says it is due to the rigors of reservation life. He is clearly

A lecture given by Montezuma on the virtues of menthol, namely on the salve of menthol and Vaseline he invented to relieve lung problems, colds, etc. He notes the higher prevalence of lung complaints among Indians but says it is due to the rigors of reservation life. He is clearly addressing an audience of fellow physicians. He explains that he invented the menthol salve as a replacement for the "hot poultices" of the period: on the reservation where his patients lived an average of forty miles apart from each other, the conventional hot poultices made of mustard, linseed oil or even raw meat would be rendered cold and ineffective and would lack the healthful effect of the menthol vapor. The lecture is undated: It is signed "Carlos Montezuma, Carlisle PA" so I assume this lecture originates from his tenure as the staff physician at Carlisle, sometime from 1893-1896. Date on record is approximate.

ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) / Burns, Michael (Correspondent)
Created1921-03-24
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Montezuma urges Mike Burns and the McDowell Indians to keep McDowell land and Verde River water; NOT to move to Salt River Reservation as proposed.

ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) / Burns, Michael (Correspondent) / Dickens, Geoffrey (Correspondent) / Ory, Frank (Correspondent) / Dickens, Charles (Correspondent) / Suramma, Tom (Correspondent) / Suiber, Al (Correspondent) / Mott, Harry (Correspondent) / Bennett, Joe (Correspondent) / Dickens, Richard (Correspondent) / Blake, John (Correspondent)
Created1915-01-22
Description

Mike Burns and the leaders of the McDowell community entreat Montezuma to help them stay on their land and help them go to Washington D.C. to request a dam for the irrigation of their land. They also ask him for advice about allotment.

ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) / Ballinger, R.A. (Correspondent)
Created1911-01-30
Description

In the letter, Montezuma defends the water rights of the Fort McDowell community and the construction of a proposed dam, and states emphatically that "it is not their wish to move."

ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Author)
Created1887-09-07
DescriptionAutobiographical speech of Montezuma given in a Chicago suburb- Elmwood Park, Illinois? Recounts his life up to that point: at the time of the speech, he was still in medical school.
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ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) / Russell, Joshua (Correspondent)
Created1919-06-03
Description

Letter to Montezuma from his friend Joshua Russell describing the farming conditions at Santan, Arizona, including irrigation water, crops of wheat, hay, corn and watermelon, and lack of fencing wire for allotted land.