The Story Of Ishi, The Yahi Man Who Emerged From The California Wilderness — Then Became A “Living Exhibit” In San Francisco
It also exposed him to disease.
Tuberculosis was common in the early twentieth-century city.
Respiratory illness circulated widely, and Ishi lived near medical facilities where sick patients were treated.
He experienced repeated illnesses during his years at Parnassus.
Medical records show hospitalizations and respiratory problems before the disease that finally killed him was clearly recognized.
By 1915, his health had deteriorated.
The tragedy was bitter.
A man who had survived massacres, hunger, isolation, and decades of concealment was now vulnerable to one of the most feared urban diseases of the era.
The people around him knew the risk.
Alfred Kroeber and others worried about his health.
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