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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-08-25

VIRGINIA PRATS.
Continuation ds GEL TEsoRo DE LOS PIRATAs.")
pOr I'd. .sOse Perez Morris.
(ContSns%Gciom.)

I'd eres mujer fuerte, lie dijo: t6 has
dido impasible silbar las balas por encima
de las cabezas de los que mas amabas, tn
animaate aquella noche tu madre y her
manas morir ber6icamente en- medic de
las lIamas, en- aquella ocasion eolemne te
prostate dar fuego & la casa en- cue to-
das estabais antes que cacr en- manos dc
la brutal demagogia manigiera; til tienes
ell valor de las matrones espanolas que Sc
lanzaron q la hoguera en- Sagunto Sno co
verdadY
81, 81, dame ese papel.
--Pues toma lee aprendo q conocer
Ia abnegacion De Virginia Prats que por
libertar a tn marido ba lido a ofrecer su
vida csmbio de la suya.
Margarita toma la carta con voz tre-
mula empez6 a leer: "Querida prima Vjr-
ginia; Alvarez ACADIA ae caer prisionero
en- poder de Jscobo Rodriguez, y dudo
que este tarde veinticuatro horas en- ase-
sinarIeu. -. Un estremecimiento nervio-
40 recorri0 81 :uerpo de Ia lectOFa. Juan
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BOLEYN NERCANTIL DE PUGRYO-RIGO.
VIR U E L A !.

Su existencia bajo la forma epid6-
mica en- uno de los barrios de esta ju
risdiccion de Maunabo y en- otros pun
tos de la lisa, nos mueve hoy entrar
en- aIgunas consideraciones sobre la
cruel enfermedad que en- todos item
pos ocup3 la atencion de los. mGdlcos y
de los gobiernos celosos de la salud
pdblica, como uno de los elementos
indispensables al pfogreso y bienes :.
tar de las naciones Segun Rasis y
-otros autores de los mas serios y res
petables, las primeras manifestacio-
mes de esta playa Sc vleron en- Euro
pa con la invasion de los Arabes 8
Sarracenos, despues de la celebre ba-
talla del Guadalete. No tenemos datos
autenticos de que fuese conocida por
los antiques griegos Romanos; pero
al nos dice la historic ejerci6 grandes
estragos desde epoca remota, entire
ciertos pueblos del Asia y Africa, Gu
yos habitantes aterrorizados acudian
4 la a,0cuIdcion ViY0geNtG como medic
de preservation pdblica. Este arries
gado procedimiento, segun saben bien
mis- comprofesores, fu9 condenado
por la ciencia tan luego Sc conocieron
los benehcos servicios de la vacuna,
descubierta hacia fines del siglo dlti-
mo por ell nunca olvidado E. Jenner,
& quien seguramente debemos una de
las couquistas mas gloriosas de la me
dicina.
lllVenturoso dia aquel en- que los
progresses de nuestra profession, ofrez-
can la humanidad metodos prof.
lacticos especificos para sus principa-
les dolencias!!l Ell esplritu m9dico de
nuestros dias Sc inclina a la realiza
cion de este bello ideal, y no dude
mos que con atenta observation, ayu-
dados de los adelantos modernos, lie
guemos sorprender en- uno de los
tres reinos de la naturaleza, en- la at
m6sfera, en- todo en- fin 10 que forma
ell universe, arcanos, leyes ffsicas y
biol6gicas, que nos permitan estable
Ger principles seguros para prevenir
los graves padecimientos que hoy
nos ahigen y maltratan,
Buen hdido vacuno, que no STEM
pre- es facil obtener, y la cooperation
de los padres 6 encargados de fami!ia
hacienda vacunar y revacunar a todos
los que de ellos dependan, es ell me
dio mas seguro para triunfar del NAL
que nos ocupa. Las disposicionea del
Gobierno de la Isla en- todos tiempos
establecen la importancia de esta me-
dida higi6nica, y mentira parece Sc
mire por muchos con apatica indife-
1encia, 10 que es tan e6caz para anu
lar los terribies efectos de una afec-
Cion tan mortlfera y repugnante.
Oigan nuestra voz las madres de
to-Rico y acudan tempo con
sus hijos adonde estan los encargados
de propagar ell beneGco virus, para la
conservation de la salud de la vida y
de la belleza. Jamas estaremos Ebres
de las virueIas de NAL caracter mien-
fras permitamos la acumulacion de
personas que consideran como indtil
el procedimiento del celebre medico
de "Gloucestershire" La experiencia
de ochenta amos, los datos de las So
ciedades epidemol6gicas y de la ad-
ministracion militar de los ej9rcitos
europeos, entire los que Sc lleva q ca
bo la vacunacion con todo rigor, nos
hablan en- este sentido, con documen-
tos estadfsticos dignos de todo ere
ditto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1875-08-25

Gomez. Margarita volvi6 leer el pasaje
aiguiente:
''Profunda pena me cause la Ultima
carta que este i6ven dirigi6 a su madre
POGO conoce ell desinteres de la caridad
cuando dice que es para 81 una humilIa
cion insoportable tener que vivir de Ia
limosna que le da una mujer, cuando mi
que solo trato de hacerme perdonar mis-
pecados hacienda todo ell bien que puedo,
no para que me 10 agradezcan las criaturas
sino para que me 10 abone en- cuenta Dios,
me llama caprichosa y exc6ntriea porqne
trat6 de ponerlO 81, su madre y her.
manos en- Ia misma modesto posicion en-
que los tenia gu pa1re, va que para mas
no alcanzaban los recursos de que 20 po
dia disponer. Pero 20 debfa mucho mas 4
mi padre y tambien le abandone Este
castigo 10 merezco 20, J hare, como papa,
10 possible para volver al buen camino &
los dos hu6rfanos aunqRe, como el, me
cueste Ia vida"
Margarita busc6 la carta de referencia
al fla do con ella: estaba manchada y
arrugada, sin duda por las manos y las la
grimas de la pobre madrs para quien Sc
habfa escrito.
En possession de estos cuatro docnmen-
tos, Margarita sinsi6 al par que viylsi,no
dolor por la muerte probable Sc su esposo,
un gran consUelo al yer que 81 CON su
buen criterio hsbia adivinado toda Ia var
dad Muerto, habrla sucumbi3a por Ia
patria ) por cooperar una buena ao-
cion; vivo, era siempre ell noble compare-
ro de su vida, Ell soldado sin mancha, el
padre hopFsdol 7 sn ambos casos lcgs-ia
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parties mezeless bien el jabon y la
giicerina anadase despues el un
giento s. A., cuya pomada Sc api-
cara la cara, desde ell principio, an
tss de la conversion de las pdpulas en-
.vesicuIas.0
No se.aspsten los pueblos vecinos:
la epidenia Sc hal limitada al lugar
de "Matuyas" distante legua y media
de Maunabo, reducida 4 unas cyan
tas casas situadas en- terreno acciden'
tado y circunvalado de monta1as, es
perando que las acertadas medidas
oportunamente tomadas por la autori-
dad local, daran ell resultado que nos
hemos propuesto, preserv$ndonos de
una verdadera calamidad pdblica.-
DR.. Ant0nio j. AmddeO.
Pasado ell precedente .artfculo 4 Ia
Real Subdelegacon de7jNeaicina en-
camplimiento de- 10 dispuesio, Sc nos
ha dirigido la siguiehte COMMUNICATION
"Rea5 Subde egacion principal de he
dicissa q Ciruj5a de Ia iela de P~er-
to RicO.-PreSideaciG.
Adiuuto q u. ell arttculo que sobre
viruela por el Licdo d. Antonio Jose
Amadeo, de Maunabo, remitiera es
te Centro Facultativo para su examen
y ulterior publication. en- ell BOJetn1
Meycaatj1 que U. dirige; sin que pa
ra clio Sc ofrezca a esta Real Subde-
legacion 6bice alguno; sino que an
tes bien, no puede menos de expire
sar 4 H., a la vez que a su ilustrado
autor, la satisfaction y completeness
que experimental este Centre Facul-
tativo, en- que tengan cabida y vean
la luz pdblica en- esta isla, los traha
jos cientifcos de toda fndole que Sc
rocen con la Medicina a cuyo fin,
espera esta Real Subdelegacion, Sc le
pernita tambieG cabida en- el Boletip
a esta su manifestation, para que, asf
como el Licdo. Amadeo, acudan a las
columns de su ilustrado period 60,
todos los Prof4sores de la provincia a
hacer pdblicos sus trabajos y conocl-
misntos cientffcos interim pueda
crearse un peri6dico- puramente me
dico, dedicado exclusivamente a este
efecto.
Dios guarde q U. muchos amos -
Puerto-Rico 81 de agosto de 1876
Francisco AlQfoat Marco
Sr. Redactor del BoLETIN MERcAN
TIL"
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REVOLUTION EN- COLOMBIA.

Dice El Imp0rcjaJ de Curacao
"La paz de que gozaba la Repd
blica de Colombia al fin ba sido tur-
bada, como 10 temlam IS, causa de
la lucha eleccionaria Los partida-
rios de la candidatura del doctor M
nez, temerosos de que el gobierno
impusiera al pals un successor, han roto
el pacto de union entire los Estados,
lanzandose, ell Estado de Bolivar ell
primero, en- esta contienda que sabe
Dios en- 10 que parara.
Los Estados de la Costa, partda-
rios de la candidatura del doctor Nu-
nez, habian manifestado ell prop6sito
de sostener por todos los medios que
estuvieren 4 su alcance ell derecho le-
gitimo de emitir su voluntad sobera :
ma, Y de rechazar con toda la energ1a
de los pueblos libres, cualquiera in
tervencion del Gobierno nacional en-
las elecciones para Presidente de la
Repdbica.
Los que Sc han levantado en- Ba-
rranquilla tomaron possession de todos
los va ores del rio, armandolos en-
guerra, y cortando por 10 tanto la ma
vegacion en- Ell Magdalena, que es la
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to continue. ,viye acaso9

10 continue. awe acaS0s -
ST, mire V. su Ultima carta. Lea V
papa, lea V. todo este. Juan que hace ulA
hora sali6, de aquf seIha empenado en- 70,
gistrar el baul de la prima y esas cua4o
pleas que hemos hallado explican GOV
10 que nosotres ignorabamos.
Fl anciano Sc puso a recorrer los ps.~
les con visible agitacion. Ley6 susesI1T
mente la carta de su hijo, la fe de Dsu'lr =
mo, los apuntes de Virginia J la car'a "
Gomez.
-Hija mia, diio al cabo de unOs 7slr
te minutes, cierta es tu desgracia Jsc%" e
Rodrigues no habra soltado su presa,' ~ y,
ta probable que mi sobrina no es msdlS !, !.
ese muchacho; pero 10 demas bien Puss' J.,
ser una historic forjada pOr ella: es ., y
masiado rara , peregrina para que w.
verdadera. .A
Yo no creo, nj quiero creerme Vl1a" ~,
He orado, padre mia, y la Virgen "a 20 !
ramado un balsamo de esperanza en-
corazon. Ea cuanto esa relacion' !
mismo que v. ha debido pensar vHsD
cuando & nadie 10 ha presentado n
iustifearse Pero 81 fuera hsbldo e'o !.
ven G,mez = deIante de V. hicieF' y
fsma igual & la de eaa carta icreerlS II.
como 20, que mi prins es buena
tuoaa como aqui aparecef ..,s,
E.sese case Fl que 10 creerls p"T
Ia prueba serfa segnrs. :. II
Puss porqus Ie faitsbs ss' : 'eY' =,
por 10 qne, segun SO comp cad, anofT
ha intonfa7a Yehabi i.arsa.
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-10

COUNTY NOMENCLArURE.-In looking
over an official list of the counties in the
United States some interesting facts are
developed. There are in all 1,44l coun-
ties. The letter most largely represented
in the naming of these counties in S, the
next M, and the next G.. More count G.,
are named after Washington than any 9TH
or President of the United States, the num-
Der being 30. The names of the other
Presidents represented by counties occur
as follows: Jefferson %. jackson 81.
Madison 10, Monroe 1S. Lincoln Il, Grant
and Polk II each. johnson IL, Harrison o.
Adams 8. Taylor 7, Van Buren, 4. Buch-
anan 3. and Fillmore and Taylor 2 each.
In many cases, however, in the above list.
counties were not named after the Presi-
dents, but the selection OF name was in
fluenced by local considerations. There
are - counties named after Franklin, II
after Marion, 2 after Fremont, 3 after
Greeley, l after Hendricks. after Benton
and Boone, after Cass, Marshall and
Putnam, Ii after Carroll, IL after Don
glas, and IS after Montgomery. The
names of almost all of the Revolutionary
heroes except Arnold are represented in
the list Washington Star.
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Read to the Children.

Next to good story-teller, a bright
child delights in a good reader. This
implies more in his estimation than per-
feet elocution. His good reader is sharp
to select those things in his book or paper
which child delights TO hear. He can
forgive very poor elocution so the matter
is to his taste. A little boy was telling
me lately with much animation curious
friend read out of the daily paper. She
was obliged to spell the long words !;
called shark, 90 shurk," and stopped to
ask her learned husband if "a shurk
wasn't small whale" But the boy did not
care for that 1t was the fact that he was
interested in.
There is nothing for which children so
hunger as new ideas. Nothing that will
keep them so we'll out of mischief as find
ing them something pleasant and protita-
BILE to think about and talk about among
themselves The world is all so new to
them, that what seem very commOn-plac
things to us, will often be listened to with
the kcenest interest by children.
You may often prevent little " unpleas-
antness in the family circle by giving a
new turn to the thoughts. A sensible mo-
ther has often nipped in the bud small
disputes and disasreements by simply
telling. or reading little story. often as
far rs possible from the subject Of the
dispute. Something that will teach them
lesson is more priced then a mere jingle,
or trifing jest. Facts in art. science,
discovery, natural history. and the like
are always delightful to an intelligent
child whose taste has not been sadly per
verified. And such readings, connected
with intelligent pleasant conversation over
the subject, will often give turn for life to
the child's mind,
1t WIS Aaron Cuviers mother who
made him a great naturalist. The founda
ton was laid in his earliest years. WheI
her loving lessons invested with Interest
every little she'll and insect which came
under his observation. 1t was she who
first taught him to read with delight thu
works of Gesner and Button, to make
copies Of the different animals described
and experimenting his sketches, little
did she imagine that the boy by her side
would one day be filling the chair of Bufiol
and receiving the highest honors nation
could pay.
| If children have not read too many mix
ed Sabbath School books they will love lit
tie stories illustrating Christian principle:
and Bible truths But the taste may BE-
be very early perverted. heard LITTLE
girl who devours story-books say of on,
she had just read. that she g liked thos,
where the children were so wicked 4 gre;l
deal better than she did those where the,
were SO awful good"
So while the crystal is setting, see tina
no ingredient falls in that shall mar it
purity. Do not sit down seltishlv by til,
home fireside and enjoy your good thing
alone, but pick ont tho best and share will
the cllildren-.S S. Times
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THE AMERICAN CROCoDILE-William

| THE AMERICAN William
T. IIornday makes repul>ivc subject in
teresting in treating of the Florida croco-
die. His notes are the result of person.
al observation during u sojourn on the
southeast coast of Florida. where he was
collecting geological specimens. He des-
cribes the crocodile rs pugnacious, and
very tenacious of life, often living to Il
green old age, after passing through all
kinds of desperate struggles. 1t is not an
uncommon thing to find Il specimen which
has lost Il part of its tail or one of its legs
and an allig:ltOr-a couSin-german to the
crocodile-waS killed last winter, whose
upper jaw had been broken off squarely
halfway up to his eyes by some casualty
probably occurring years ago.
Mr.. Hornday procured very fine male
crocodile for his collection by lying in wait
for him with rifle near mudhole in
which he was wont to wallow. The old
fellow made Il sturdy resistance to the i'd
vance of the destroyer. and gave up only
after receiving six bullets in his neck, di-
rected towards the brain. He measured
fourteen feet in length, and five feet two
inches in circumference at point midway
betw cen his fore and hind legs. He had
evidently braved death before in one shape
or another; three of his teeth were found
to he shattered; the tibia and fibula of his
right hind leg had been broken in two and
Joined together again, as had also one of
the metatarsal bones of the same limb ;
about five inches had been bitten or torn
off his tail, and there was a sign of an old
wound in the awkward angle at which two
Of the vertcbrp near the middle Of the tail
ha1 rrroxUn tOpothpr
The next day this crocodile's mate was
shot in the same neighborhood. She meas
ured ten feet eight inches in length, and
presented many points in contrast with the
other. Her teeth were regular and white
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-10

\ STRUGGLE FOR APPEARANCE.-AS st.
Louis paper relates an instance Of the pride
of n child who struggled to keep up APP
pearance in 4 way that was touching to
witness. The hopeleSSneSS of the endeav-
or was made painfully manifest by the
well-meant action Of her teacher. and the
facts are these:
Just before the close of the last session
of the public schools in that city. an Incl
dent took place which, rs IN illustration,
is more than touching At one of the
schools numbers Of the pupils were in the
habit of bringing 4 luncheon with them.
which at noon they ate together. Among
those who did not 60 home for dinner the
teacher in y particular room noticed a
little girl who always sat looking wistful-
" at her playmates when they went out
with their luncheon, but who never
brought any herself
The child was always neat but very
poorly clad. and one of the closest students
in school hours. This odd action of the
child'S lasted for some time, when one dav
the teacher noticed the little thing had ap-
parently brought her dinner with her.
The noon hour came. and the children
took their lunch as usual and went out to
eat it. the little girl referred to alone re-
maining in the room with her dinner
wrapped up in paper On the desk before
her. The teacher advanced to the child
and asked her why she didn't 90 out with
the rest. ut the same time putting out her
hand to the package on the desk. Quick
as thought the little girl clasped her hands
over it and exclaimed, sobbing:
Don't touch it. teacher, and don't tell.
T.. 4 A.,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-10

How TO GET RID OF HOUSEHOLD
PEsTS.-I have not seen 4 bed-bur or a
flea in my house for many years If an
army of them were to be brought in,
mercury would speedily exterminate them
but | think cleanliness the best and per-
haps the only preventive. The common
house fly do not modest, believing that
it more than compensates for its trouble
by clearing the atmosphere of etfluvi. and
the animalcules which ALWAYS arise from
the putref,ction of decaying substances
during warm weather. SO also with the
birds, which are quite numerous here dur
ing the summer Instead Of shooting
them or setting up scarecrows to frishten
them away. throw out every possible in
my fruit trees. The birds capture Il large
share of the insects in the larva state, and
thus the millers are prevented from de-
posting eggs for future worms. AS to the
lost of fruit by the birds. the latter are
always sure to be on hand in force in the
season of ripe fruit, whether they come
early to take the worms or not For the
residue of insects which infcSt nv veceta-
bic garden find that the laboratory of the
chemist furnishes materials fatal to them
cayenne pappes are of the most utility
The bug or worm which cannot find vere-
taton untlavored with these articles will
seek its breakfast elsewhere and leave a
garden unmolested. A few drops of car
bolic acid in pint of water will clean
house plants from lice in very short
time. If mosquitoes OF other bloodSuck-
ers infest our sleeping rooms ut
night, we uncork a bottle of the oil OF pen
nyroyal, and these insects leave in great
haste, not will they return so long rs the
air in the room is loaded with the fumes OF
that aromatic herb. If rats enter the
cellar. a little powdere! potash thrown
into their holes. or mixed with meal and
scattered in their runaways, never fails to
drive them away. Cayenne pepper will
keep the buttcry and storeroom free from
ants and cockroaches. fla mouse makes
an entrance into any part of Your dwell
ing>, saturate Il rag with cay enne in solu-
ton and stuff it into hole, which can he
repaired with either wood or mortar. No
rat or mouse will eat the rag for the pur-
pose of opening communication with the
depot of supplies.-Char!es Thompson, in
Scientific american.