John and Susie Alook have first and last names. Eskimos have borrowed
this two-name custom and many others from white people. They have had
to learn about doctors and dentists, too, because the Eskimos are not
as healthy as they used to be.
Before the white men came, most Eskimos never had decayed teeth. Now
they do. Measles, tuberculosis and other diseases which they never
had before make them sicker than they make white people. But doctors
and nurses are now helping the Eskimos to prevent and cure these new
diseases.
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