pˈɑːlək ænd hɪz kˈɛɹɾeɪkɚ kəntɹˈæktᵻd ɐ fˈiːvɚ, ænd wɛnt θɹˈiː wˈiːks wɪðˌaʊt ˌɛni mˈɛdɪkəl tɹˈiːtmənt ɐsˈaɪd fɹʌm "ɐn ˈoʊld ˈɪndiən" hˈuː "jˈuːzd tə kˈʌm wɪð bˈɛɹiz ænd sˈeɪ pɹˈɛɹz ˈoʊvɚ ðˌɛm fɔːɹ ˌʌs."
Pollock and his caretaker contracted a fever, and went three weeks without any medical treatment aside from "an old 'indian'" who "used to come with berries and say prayers over them for us."