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INTERIOR OF THE CHAMBER.

AAN 6hlOh OE NElA1nDL1Abs
may require from time to time are
passed into the air tight chamber
through a brass tube extending through
the wall. The air admitted to this in
teresting chamber during the subjects
Imprisonment is kept constantly in
motion by an air pump on the outside.
After leaving the chamber, where 1t
has been breathed by the subject, the
same air passes through various COM
plicated devices which analyze 1t, re-
move the newly acquired moisture and
carbolie acid gas and measure its vol
ume. Thus the air passing into the
cell and that passing out may be COM
pared. Before being passed into he
chamber the subjects food Is carefully
weighed and analysed. After each
meal. and from time to time, all waste
matter not eaten or not retained by
the digestive system is returned to
the laboratory outside. through the
brass tube, to be weighed and anal
yzed again.
During the entire period Of his con-
flnement the subject is eagerly watched
by corps Of observers. day and night
To best understand the means Of de-
termining the relationship between
food and brain let us suppose the sub
feet to be an engine. His food is .he
fuel. This when burned In the diges-
tive system is transferred into heat
and motion. But the human engine
possesses properties not present In
the ordinary engine OF iron and steel
Portions of its fuel are used to build
up and repair its own parts. 1t Is fur
thermore and above all an automatic
engine, which regulates and directs It
self. Some Of its fuel is utilized to
supply this directive force-brain force
The fuel Of the human engine Is nitro
gen, carbon, hydrogen. oxygen, sui
phur, phosphorus and other constitu-
ents. Now. to come directly to the
point, which Of these Is utilized chief
" In the creation Of brain force? To
answer this question definitely, the
dietary experts will have to make many
upon great numbers of
subjects confined for long periods Of
time in the strange apparatus de-
scribed. As yet the air tight chamber
has been used for several preliminary
experiments. The most important Of
these, which has just been reported to
the secretary Of agriculture, lasted II
days. The subject was a young and
vigorous man, Mr.. A w. Smith, one CT
Professor Atwafer's assistants, % years
81 age. Weighing 15s pounds. His daily
menu during his long imprisonment !
consisted Of different quantities Of
white and brown bread. oatmeal. baked |
beans, mix, butter. sugar. bee.steak.
potatoes and apples
The u days OF the experiment were !
divided first into q preliminary and |
period amounting to |
hree days. The remaining nine DAYS |
or the actual experiment were divided |
Into three periods OF three days each.
rhe lrst three days were devoted to a |
,tndy Of the Relationship between food
md thought They were spent By the
.ubject IN severe mental labor He
worked eight hours day a. bis table.
'olring dlfaeulf mafhemeticaI pron-
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GATHERING DOWN.

harmoniZed with the gray rocks and
dead grasses around me that 1 could
hardly distinguish the ducks at c dis
lance Of few PAGES. Just then / saw
a young woman coming with her apron
full of down. Gpdron-that was her
name-was on terms Of pleasant in
timacy with her ducks. and they
stayed TRANQUILITY on their eggs at her
approach, and even allowed her to
stroke their heads and see II the eggs
were Matching. or Valla, too, they
seemed to have little fear, though she
was a stranger to them.
why is it, Gudrun," asked, that
the ducks are so afraid Of me?"
Gudrun smiled shyly, and replied:
81 think. Froken, that they do not like
your haiti"
That was the trouble, Accustomed
as they were to the simple kerchIef,
or the small black 'hufa" worn by Ice
landic women, with its heavy silk tas-
sci hanging down on one side, they had
taken umbrage at my straw travelling
hat with its perky" ribbon bows.
However, the ducks were not unrea-
sonable. When they saw that VaIla
and Gudrun talked amicably with me,
they waived their objections to nv
headgear, and finally permitted me
to caress their sleek heads and wings.
All the accounts I have read about
elder ducks say that nests are robbed
of their down twice, the duck supply
ing II each time from her own body;
the third time the drake gives his
white down. and this is allowed to re-
main. But / was told by farmer in
Iceland that now they never take the
down until the little ones are Matched.
II has been found that the birds thrive
better and increase faster when they
are allowed to live as nature meant
them to do. SO now the poor mothers
are no longer obliged to strip them
selves Of all their down to furnish
their despoiled nests. Elder ducks are
found along the seacoast Of Arctic
America and Siberia, Greenland, Nor
way, Sweden, Lapland, Iceland, the
Farce Islands. Spitzbergen and Nova
Zembla. They are true ocean birds,
living during the winter out at sea,
and diving for their food, which con-
sists Of small fish. shellfsh and crabs.
In April they begin to gather in little
groups near the shores. Often one
bird win visit the nesting grounds,
and IL his report Is favorable, his COM
panions soon return to their old haunts.
and nest-building begins Both ducks
and brakes work together, laying a
foundation Of seaweed or coarse
grasses. and upon this the bed Of down
Is arranged. and heaped I'D around the
margin. About May 20 the ducks be-
gin TO lay. six or seven eggs being the
usual clutch. although 10 are some
times seen A few Of these are taken
by the farmer for his own use. but the
sale Of eggs Is forbidden. Omen two
ducks viii lay side by side in one nest.
each furnishing her own quota Of down. /
and doing her part In the hatchfne
and rearing Of the double family. Elder
ducks. though often very tame. can
hardly be clssed with domestic birds.
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What a great mistake 1t is to con-
tend that tine taken from toll for
sleep and recreation Is time lost There
Is no greater fallac.;, for sleep and re
creation form, as 1t were, the cement
put In to ill up the joints in order
to keep out the weather and preserve
the editice. A man does not necessar-
NY require riches. honors or Official
though the majority Of US naturally
have an ambition to attain one Of these
deslderata-but he does need food.
work and sleep. II follows. therefore.
that he should use every means to
promote life, and among these there
are three things to be kept in mind.
When a man denies himself sleep. fool,
and the exercise work gives both to
brain and body. he is robbing his life
OF its full term. Let him be cheerful
also. Tor the body is like an engine-it
win run wen and long II 1t is wen oiled.
Contentment and cheerfulness are the
OH which keeps the nerves from wear
ing out
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Special Agent A. J. wedderburn, Of
the department OF agriculture, has just
issued the following Circular: by
direction Of congress the department
OF agriculture is investigating the
character and extent OF the adultera-
ton Of foods and drugs. II Is gener-
any believed that addlteration, So
phIstieation. imitation and mishrand-
Ing OF foods, drugs and liquors exist
70 8 very great extent Many Of the
states have enacted laws to prevent
such practices, and 1t Is very desir-
able to know how these laws have
heen enforced and with what results.
AS the general public Is largely in
terested in this matter. as II affects
health, morals and legitimate trade, Il
is thought proper to ask the co-opsra-
tion Of the press in securing accurate
information on the subject The pub
lication OF q simple request for infor-
nation on this subject. to be furnished
the newspaper asking It. or sent d.
rect 20 the chemical division OF the
department OF agriculture. viz In al
probability secure large amount Of
valuable data which win materially
n.sIst IN properly carrying out the
work.
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AN UNEMPLOYED COUNTY,.
No Traveller Ever Succeeded In Crossing
Its Mountainous Frontier.

No Traveller Ever Succeeded In Crossing
Its Mountainous Frontier.
From the Boston Transcript: The
immense territory of Thibet is almost
completely surrounded by mountain
ranges of appalling magnitude, which,
especially along the southern. western
and northern frontiers, constitute
formidable barriers against ingress.
From the Pamir plateau. in the extreme
west (''the worlds backbone') radiate
the great natural ramparts which shut
out India on the one hand and the
Tartar countries Of Bokhara and Turk
estan on the other. No Asiatic or west
ern conqueror has ever dared to pen
citrate this mountain world and even
Genphis Kahn, the scOurge Of Asia,
whose ravages extended from PekIn in
the east to Moscow in the west, was
obliged when invading northern India
to take the circuitous route via Kash-
CHAR and Afghanistan, instead Of cross
ing Thibet. Secure on their lofty pla-
teau and practically isolated from the
rest of the world the people Of Thibet
have remained undisturbed for ages.
and have developed characteristics for
which We would vainly search In any
race Of the globe. The Chinese CON
quest" has not produced the slightest
change in their mode of life or exer-
cised any appreciable influence upon
their peculiar culture.
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THE FAMOUS RELIC.

poem by Schiller from which the Amer
lean took his theme win be surprised
to learn that the famous luck" the
glass Of crystal tale" is still In exis-
tence and was not shattered after al
by fits rash young owner. The legend
goes that the -luck" was a magic cup
given to an early Musgrave by ST.
Cuthbert. As long as the cup remained
unbroken the Musgraves were to en-
joy good fortune The cup Is at pres
emit the property Of Sir R. c. Musgraye.
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Entered at r'ostofhes q. .scoud-eia.. matter.
4 writer N the Iirinr Church saN

A writer In the Living Church saw
this sign on the door Of a Chinese
laundry ia Chicago: please help us
70 remember the Sabbath day to keep
Il holy By bringing your clothes to
the laundry before ten o'clock on Sum
days Only one Of the Cinnamon
was acquainted with the English Ian
gnage. and all were apparently heath
en-. The irony was obvious. and the
lesson for people calling themselves
Christians quite as plain.
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NO said the impecunions gentle
man. Il don't think should like to be
a publisher. The little PAPER issue
among my friends Is an awful NUS
nnce TO me. What must be your trou-
BILE with the reams Of paper you send
ontt'- Boston Transcript
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The Society for checking the Abuse
OF Public Advertising, founded four
years ago in England. has been highly
successful in awakening the sentiment
of reform. The Thames River is by
act Of parliament protected from any
advertising whatever on its banks; q
series of guide-books calls attention
TO recent advertising disfgurements Of
beautiful scenery; the council OF Lon
don has condemned some monster
boardings erected for advertising pur-
poses, and the superior courts have
enforced the prohibition of sky signs.
America stands no less in need Of such
an association and such sentiment.
The way in which shall help" ex-
claimed a young matron recently, 'is
BY never buying such articles as see
advertised amid natural scenery or in
Questionable methods. They shall be
impressed upon my mind as something
to be summed"
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to give to the thinking world some
valuable advice on this subject before
long. Some time ago he discovered a
method for studying exactly how food
IL utilized by the body-how all of its
earious ingredients are distributed.
But that the brain, as well as the
body, Is affected by food, and that diff
ferent proportions and qualities OF
food materials are required by people
who use their brains and bodies to DIFF
ferent degrees Is reasonable to suppose.
No one, however, has attempted hith-
erto TO learn the exact relationship be-
tween stomach and brain. Such stud
les to be practical must of course be
made with n N, not with lower ami
mails. Elaborate apparatus has been
devised for such delicate undertak-
ing. 1t consists primarily Of an air
tight cabinet Of copper, with outside
coverings Of zinc and wood. In this
cell the human subject Of the expert
ment must be confined for days at a
time, eating there and sleeping there.
The dimensions Of the interior space
have been made seven feet long by
four feet wide. All communication
with the outside world must be had by
telephone The furniture for the COM
fort Of the subject consists simply OF
= cot bed. which may be folded and
put out of the way during the day, a
chair and a table. Through glass
door in the front Of the cell the ex-
perimenters may watch their subject
His food and such other articles as he
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There Is time-honored notion that
a nap after meals promotes digestion,
and. filed with this belief. q large
number of persons habItuaIly take a
nap after dinner, and think they are
doing precisely the best thing Tor
their health, There are other good su-
thorities, too, who claim that sleep
during digestion clouds the mind and
predisposes those who indulge In it
to apoplexy and stupidity. A French
scientist has made this subject a
study, and by exhaustive experiments
has discovered that sleep does not aid
digestion. but rest and horizontal po-
'sition are Of great advantage in pro-
noting the proper conditions for per-
feet digestion and assimilation Of food.
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Imnnrtanf Nofire.

Aman or woman Of good church stAndiag e., =.
urH DoSition With we'll known house OF 20 yearSsts
Ing % act a. Manager and Correspondent In this -
A. saIary $40 yearly. Address A. p. r Elder -.
rssary 9TS Michigan Ave, Chicago, III.
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should you chance to WOO a damsel
Keep your wits alert and handy;
Do not send her just your picture
When sEe wants a box OF candy,
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: At any rate, my wheel is Of tb,5
latest pattern" 7 have noticed ths,
IL usually gets m last.'s-fndIan.r., -.
Journal. -.
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When you see a man and his wife on the
streets together on a week day they ara
either going to attend the funeral OF a rela.
tive or are on their way to have Their pie
fnraa taken
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EtTS Psrmansnty Cured. Hohts or nervousness, IN,
Arst days use OF DR.. khue's Great Nerve Restor.,
send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treat..
DR. r. H. kLISE. Ltd. ISL Arch 81, Philadelphia p,
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HANDY WITH AK AND HArcHE7

Some three-quarters Of a mile from
Berryville. Clark county. Va. there
stands a little log cabin which was
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In AN AIR-TIGHT BOX.
TWELVE DAYS IN THs INTER-
EST OF SCIENCE.

Rsss roea Adapted % Nee, IN. ne
ssirsneass of sres In the varsous
Rursuis. Of LIfe-Expsrineat. MADE
~ Departments Of AErieultars.
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Educate Your Bowels With Casearets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
l0c sc. lfC. C. G fail, druggists refund money.
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Daughter. do you think young Tompkins
inst received his sealed proposal"
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Piso's Cure for Consumption has been 4,
family medicine with Us since IS6J-J r
Madison. 200 42d Ave. Chicago. III.
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p DROPS SIMPLE IS 1ss 1 sas .,2 Of |.

- DROPS Is the name Of .
l. DNO1 - simple but effect.
i've remedy for rheumatism, neu-
= ralgia, asthma and kindred all
~ ments. The trade mark is SELF
explanatory. Five Drops make
q dose. The effect is magical In days
gone by other alleged cures have been
marketed with the promise TO take effect in
thirty days or more. Five Drops begins
to cure at once. Immediate relief is felt
The manufacturers OF Five Drops have
thousands of testimonials from reliable
people, copies OF many Of them gladly
sent upon application. In order to more
effectively advertise its merits the CON-
pany viii for the next thirty days send
out 100, 900 Of their sample bottles of this
positive cure for 25 cents bottle by mail
prepaid. Large bottle. 800 doses, 81 for
thirty days bottles $2.5O.l Those suffer.
ing should write to the Swanson RhsQ-
matte Cure Company, 167-l69 DearbornSt,
Chicago, Ill, and take advantage Of this
generous offer. This company is reliaba
and promptly Ill every order
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'sWhat has become OF the bearded ladyT-
ssShe had her beard made over into a wi,
and has gone In for foot ball"
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Nood's PMS are the fAVOrite cathartIc. h

-aHobbs has quit the harness b1SsoSS,
slnce bicycles are 50 popular" "What = h
doin9 - ale Is making milk stools; be 80
he Doesn't think anything can be invepSs
that will run the COW out OF her job"
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wAsHINGToN's HOME FOR FoIrR
YEAnc

wAsHINGToNs HOME FOR FouR
YEARS.
built and occupied by George washing
ton between the years Of 174s and 1852
when he made ais first step into pub
lie life and served as young suryeyo,
under Lord Fairfax.
For four years OF his life Washing
ton made his home In this hut, with NO
white face near. No relic could sueak
more eloquently Of WashIngton's per-
severance than this cabin. built lIters,..
~ by his own hands. It was here. llv
ing among the Indians. that he becam,
master OF their ways and Of their conn
Try and learned the tricks Of war whict
later made history.
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'swhat is the difference between a violin
est and a fiddlerr' "a fiddler always kpGT
how 10 play Money Musk.
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Especial letter.

4 N&b near hcyA
javik, the capitol
Of Iceland, that !
first made the &C
quaintance OF elder
ducks, says Eliza
beth Taylor. 4
half-hour's brisk
row brought US to
Engey, one Of the
eider-farm islands.
In fr0nf NJ the
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MAGIC CUP UNsRoKEN.

Those who have read Longfellow's
ballad The Luck of Edenhall" or the
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(sDecial Letterl

nal klhQb OF 1000
make brain and
what Is the proper
diet for brain work
ers? Prof. w. o.
Atwater. q special
ist engaged in elab-
crate experiments
under the auspices
of the department
Of agriculture AZ
WASHINGTON. hopes
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-12-26

Nnmerosa selecta concurrencia lie
no aver tarde las localidades de naestre
teatro; damas, seiioritas. nifloa dc
ambos sexos formaban un precioso ra.
millete como hace tempo no habfanos
presenciado; todos en- general acudfan
la aplaudir la companfa que dirige el
senior don Antonio Alfonso, como es
natural, los artitas llenos de regociio
|trabajaron con fe y entusiasmo. Las
obras fueron snuy aplaudidas habiendo
merecido los honores de llamadas la
escena, repeticiones, viyas, aplausos ETC.
Las obras puestas en- escena fueron
I'm moaido celoso en- que sc distinguie-
ron notablemente la seIlora Rendon Y
ell seflor Alfonso; Puscul Boyl6n, dom
de echaron ell resto las sefloras Gabella
y Rendon Y los sefiores Areu Rama
llal y La Re0enci6n de Puerto Rico,
en- que todos los artistas fueron muy
aplaudldos, principalmente las sej5oras
'Gabello y Reoad6n. Despues del Sc
gundo acto sc verified La rifa de seis
bonltos juguetes cue correspondieron
seis ninos que acudfan gozosos re-
cogerlos. Dfcese que el domingo We
nidero habra otro matinee. Los cele-
bramos y apsaudimos tan dignos ar
tistas.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-12-26
J PECADo {?

Primero, Padre, ls entreguG los ojos
Que ardiente.le miraron No os asombre-
:Podra tai vez Dios causar enojos,
Solo ell que mire una mujer un hombre? :?
Luego incline el dido sus querellas,
Sus lisonjas, sus tiernos pensamientos.
- Por que no OR al que nos llama bellas
Y nos cuenta sus ansias y lamentos?
Despu6s gozo ei olfato los olores
DE una for q. medic de amor en- prenda..
--sSere, Padre, pecado oler las flores
Que de tan fnas manos son ofrenda?
I'm beso luego me brindo su boca,
Y otro mi boca lie brindo riente.
Padre, me dira V. que soy muy loca,
SerG muy loca, 81, pero inocente..
Luego I'll mis- manos estrecho primero
Y yo.. Padre, por Dios, tenga V. calma.
mo le habfa de dar el cuerpo entero,
ST lie habfa va dado entera ell alma?
LEON ICHAzo.
CuhanO.
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NOTlClAS GENERATES

Pr0ximo a terminar ell an0, y neCe-
sitando esta empresa liquidar las
cuentas que tiene pendientes las agen
cias de la isIa, supIiCa sus buenos
favoreced0res solicitor de los agen
tes, los recibos que tengan on descu-
biert0 fin de que estOs puedan IL
quidar con n0sOtrOs.
Esperamos que nuestra suplica
sera atendida.
Por la Secretarfa, de Justicia lie ha
sido concedidos As dias de lieencia por
enfermo, don Francisco Arrange Juez
de Ponce, para trasladarse a Cuba; 80
dias de igual licencia para la isla don
Julio M. Padilla, Juez de Catedral, y
ocho dias don Enrique Gonzalez Dar-
der, Juez de Guayama.
Hemos recibido un opdsculo titulado
Cuba y Puerto Rico, escrito por nues-
tro amigo de Utuado don Americo Bias
co.
Lo Ieeremos con gusto.
Nuestro querido amigo de Mayagiiez
don Alexandra Diaz Bouquet acaba de
experimental por la honda pena de per
der a su distinguida esposa.
Acompanamosle en- ell sentlmiento.
Nuestro querido amigo don Eduardo
Giogertti, alcalde de Barceloneta, Sc
haua convaleciendo en- Santurce de la
grave enfermedad que venfa padeciendo.
lie asiste ell inteligentfsimo medico
doctor Q1evedo Biez, tambien amigo
predilecto nuestro.
A ambos, pues, felicitemos.
CAFE DEL CASINO.-O Ofrecemos
al publico jamones de todas classes, sal
chichones, chocolate Menier y Ell del
pals, vinos y aceites franceses, espano-
les italianos. Dulces espanoles, fran
ceses americanos. Quesos de todas
classes todos los Gemas artfculos pro-
pios para esta epoca. d. 20
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-12-26
Nj husilas de Andrea

Tn cablegrama expedido desde Trond-
jeim -Noruega al Chicago Record,
re6riendose q la expedition cue salio
en- busca del professor Andree y de sus
companeros de exploration al Polo
Norte, dice que aquella ha vuelto fe-
lizmente a Spitzberg, despues de haber
penetrado a seiscientas millas en- el HE
10 hasta cerca del Polo.
La latitud mas alta que alcanzo fue
de 81 grades; pero no ha podido hallar
nj una huella del professor Andree.
La expedlcion que salio Ell su bnsca
ha traido una valiosa collection de ma
terial zoologico.
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Mr.. Rig Id

Segdn vemos EN- un peri6dfsco ha ia
llecido en- Paris ell fameso gufmico y
droguista Mr.. Rigaud1 provcedor de las
PARTICIPATES farmacias del mundo-
Era ademis dipfatado personaJe po-
lftico de importaAlcia.
Rigaud DO erE un droguista vulgar
sino Tn amigo Ne la humanidad, que en-
carrado on su Gaboratorio inventaba los
mcdicamentoEs mas cficaces para comba-
tir las enTsermedades mas tenaces.
Tia r,fcncia, pues, pierde uno de sus
Hrofribres mas ilustres.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1898-12-26

La envidia
AP0LOGo

I'm ration que Sc habfa instalado ha-
cfa POGO Ell el campo, sc enveneno con
unas rebanadas de pan untadas en- man
tequilla, en- las que sc habfa puesto
cierta cantidad de arsenico.
Agonizaba en- horribles conyulsiones,
cuando recibi6 una vista.
VIVA 81 en- una antigua amplia habi-
tacion estilo Luis XIV, cerrada por grue-
cas- persianas, pues era la 6poca del in
yierno.
Ell yisitante, de rostro amarillento,
le saludo con una amarga sonrisa
--iQue bien lie pasais aquf!
-Deliciosamente! exclamo suspiran-
do ell moribundo, con un gesto mortal
Sobreponiendose al colico, ernpezo d
hacer los honores de la vivienda; osten-
to y ofrecio sus riquezas,. provisiones
hasta la primavera.
" ancha! we'd. 80.
-Soberbial, respondfa ell ration visi-
tante, pasando de amarillo verde, en-
fermo de envidia de odio ruin.
De repente, VIC que ell envenenado Sc
retorcfa:
-1Que ti6nes? Parece que sufrfs?
--Yo? Como ha de ser! iEn lugar
tan delicioso?. Pero vos sufris tam
biGn?,...
oh, no, querido alguna ligera
indisposicion del hfgado. .....
Y allf estan ambos debati6ndose en-
cruel angnstia, uno frente al otrc.
Pero sucumbira primero ell enyidioso:
esta enfermo de mas grave NAL.
ALFONSO DAUDET.