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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-05
"PET" AVERSlONS.
Most Folk Have Unreasonable Dis
likes.

Most Folk Have Unreasonable Dis.
likes.
1--WE are all born with an aversion
to something and this aversion Is a
thing we can no more direct than we
can fly by merely beating on the at
mosphere with our hands, George Nc
Pherson informs me.
History is rich in the account Of
such instances. There is Vincent, the
painter, who would faint If the Odor
Of a rose was waited to his nostrils,
and the great German sportsman,
Vaugheim, would become positively i'll
IL he even saw bit of roast pig.
These aversions. often SO entirely I'M
accountable, are curious things to
study. l became somewhat interested
in the subject year or so ago. and
have since that time been quietly
adding to my store Of information on
this somewhat unusual topic by per-
sonal inquiries among my friends and
acquaintances.
mot one of them did find without
his pet aversion, for the existence Of
which he could give no good reason.
Generally the aversion was toward
some kind Of food, but not always.
One hated the color of blue, and moth
ing depressed him more than being in
the company Of people who were, for
the most part, CARRIED in clothes Of
this hue. Another couldn't listen to
the music of harp without becoming
irritated, while third detested lilies
to such a degree that he couldn't re-
main in the room where there was
one.
None of the men who had these
diversions understood why he had
them. One man told me he couldn't
touch drop of milk or cream without
becoming sick. yet he thought nothing
looked quite so appetizing as a glass
of good rich cream. Often he had tried
to partake of it, but without success.
Parental influence will. of course, be
urged as the reason for these aver
sions, but in the case of the man who
| couldn't touch milk or cream his
mother and father We're both very
fond Of milk, and another friend of
mine who couldn't eat strawberry
had parents who simply loved them"
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-05
HERBS GIVE WAY TO DRUGS
Vegetable Remedies of a Former Gem
Grafton No Longer Popular.

Vegetable Remedies Of Former Gem
Grafton No Longer Popular.
In the village Of Greenwich. En-
gland, in a quaint old street, where the
buildings are so thick that they tangle
themselves together in knot, there Is
a queer little shop with sign over the
door that reads, IAN Herb for Every
Pain"
On the shelves Of this shop are to be
found hundreds Of different kinds OF
herbs for the cure Of all bodily all
ments. There can be found all the
time herbs that our grandmothers
used to have hanging around the walls
Of the kitchen and stored away IN the
attic, ready to be made into the teas
and sirups in case of sickness.
People who still have old-fashioned
ideas about health and sickness go
there for bugle weed, sumach, winter
green, sassafras, chamomile, bore
hound, yellow dock, catnip. cherry
bark, mullen, extract Of oats, lobelia
and so on, and so on. All these herbs
have the reputation Of being good for
some one or more ailments.
Catnip for nervousness, sassafras for
the blood, horehound and boneset for
colds, sumach for sore throat, winter
green for rheumatism, lobelia as an
emetic in case Of poisoning, mullen
for consumption, etc.
Nearly all Of these herbs are made
into teas. Sassafras tea, boneset tea
and catnip tea are brewed and served
either hot or cold Among the many
hundreds Of herbs that are sold IN this
little shop are some that are deadly
poisons, and they are labeled and sold
under the same restrictions as other
pOisOns
The good old remedies that our
grandfathers hunted and dug in the
woods, those that our grandmothers
planted and tended in the garden. have
given way to harmful remedies, to
drugs that leave the patient In worse
condition than when he began their
use. We believe 1t has been mistake
to give up the old remedies.-Medical
Talk.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-05

worn by men in embryo. There We're
pockets in the apron, and the small
hands were thrust into them man fash
ion. There was look Of real martyr
dom in the blue eyes.
II wath afraid I'd have to live near
a boy" Dorothy llsped, laughing con-
tentedly.
The golden-haired child flushed pain
fully and wrlthed with embarrassment,
then he leaned forward and said some
thing too low for Aunt Dee to hear.
Dorothy sprang back in Amusement,
"Oh. OH she cried, what a whop-
per! You amt boy at all-you've got
curilth an ribbonth, all"
'I'll come round and show you my
Shoes" he said, determinedly to con-
vince her of his masculinity. A min
ute later he was standing on the lawn,
exhibiting his pedal extremities to the
little girl.
But never thaw boy wear
apronth like that" she said argumen.
tatively. what for do you wear 'em p
The question was not answered, for
the new acquaintance said, 1--WE got to
go in, now; Aunt Mercy's calling me-"
He seemed glad of the chance to
leave his little inquisitor, but that the
escape was only temporary, Aunt Dee
discovered at bedtime. Dorothy, as
usual, made confident of her.
"Oh, dear" she sighed, sitting down
%nl,
There it'll a great deal Of trouble in
thith world"
Aunt Dee suppressed smile "What
Is troubling you now. dearY she asked
sympa thetically.
Nothing it'll troubling met it'll
poor Thamthon"
sampson! Is that the little boy
next door,"
"Yeth. You thee, he had a mamma
only a teeny bit Of a while, then she
died, an hith Aunt Merthy took him.
She 18th only great aunt, an she don't
prove Of boyth; she wanth them all to
be little girlth. She wanted him named
Thamthon 'cauth he had long hair, like
the ThamthOn in the Bible. Hith papa
ith away tho much, an he hath to
wear apronth an ribbonth" She gazed
pensively at the little stocking in her
hand.
1T is too bad" Aunt Dee said In
dignantly. poor little fellow"
"Yeth. but the curlth are the hard
eth to bear. Hith papa wanted them
cut of, but hith Aunt Merthy wanted
him to wait til he came home again
He wath to come home to-day, but
they got letter that maybe he
couldn't come til July. an Than
thon'th heart It'll breaking! He haiti
to DO patchwork. and hith Aunt
Merthy readth the Bible to him."
Doesn't he like that?" Aunt Dee
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-05
THE WATCHER.

Three of the night, when men are still.
You hear the silence creeping down
All day it crouches on the hill
And looks toward the town.
But only in the dead of night
1t dares to leave its dark retreat
And like an evil, untamed thing.
Invade the vacant street
The thousand sleep and do not hear.
Sleep sound, sleep deep and never
How hours long throughout the town
1t PAGES to and fro
Or lies al ease with large, bright eyes
Fixed full upon my window square,
For sometimes, sickened of surmise,
l rise and find it there.
shudder. but I surely know
Some day when fires of Dawn are lit
To drive it backward to the hill,
That l shall follow it.
And let it lead me where the pines
Cast shadows, but shall never shift
For any sun, and leave me lost
Where shadows never lift.
-Harper's.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-05
SAMSON AND DEL|LAH.

81 UNIT DEE put her pretty head
IN out Of the window and listened
all unconscious that in so do
ing she turned another page in her
love story. They had lived in this
neighborhood only two days, but Dor
othy had evidently found a playmate
Her cheerful, little voice came floating
up: "Oh, yeth," she was saying. Pm
glad you live in the next houth."
Aunt Dee looked down at her small
niece. She was standing close to the
hedge that divided their lawn from
the old-fashioned yard adjoining it.
Standing just as close to the hedge,
on the other side, was fair-hared
child, whose long, golden curls were
tied back on each side with a blue
rObbOn.
Only the head of each was visible to
her, but Aunt Dee gazed wonderingy
at the little figure on the other side Of
the hedge. Was it boy, or a girl? A
long-sleeved gingham apron-blue and
white-hung stifily down to the tops of
shoes. thick soled and heavy, like those
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-05
CURIOUS LAW DEEENSES,
Lawyer Who Made Seven Different
Denia1s and Got Client OF.

Lawyers shope up curious defenses
for their clients in many instances"
said limb of the law. II suppose we
the school reader. where the lawyer
advised his client to play crazy, ana
got a sleeps baa for his fee. l was
reminded Of the fact by a recent pub
lication by an English journal on the
subject of Curious Decreases.
Zone excellent instance Is supplied
here in what Is known as 'COdd's puz-
zle.' COdd was defending client ac-
cused of stealing a duck. He set up
seven defenses: % The accused bought
the duck and paid for it; (2) he found
It; 60 it was given to him; a. 1t flew
into his garden; % 1t was put in his
pocket while he slept; 6 and are not
there never was any duck at all. The
accused was acquitted, not because
they chose any particular defense. but
because they did not know which to
choose, and so gave the prisoner the
benefit of the doubt
There is a story told of. an Ameri-
can lawyer of note who, after hearing
his clients story, asked him how much
money he had on him. The client told
the lawyer what he had and gave 1t to
him. Now said the lawyer, you
want me to advise you what to do in
order to get out of this trouble Yes
the client said. Well the lawyer con-
| tinued, do you see that Window
Yes said the client. Well, you can
clear yourself by jumping out of that
window and run, run fast. and don't
stop until you get out Of the country,
and don't you ever come back OF
course do not vouch for the story, but
it serves to show the resourcefulness Of
some lawyers when 1t comes to con-
structing defense. New Orleans
Times Democrat.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-05

General Fitzhugh Lee, who died OF
apoplexy recently, was one of the not
ed soldiers Of the country. He was a
nephew Of Robert e. Lee, the Confed-
crate chieftain. and fought with dis
tinction on the Confederate side. He
was in command Of the whole cavalry
corps Of the army Of northern Vir-
ginia when. in 1865. he surrendered
to General Meade. From 1886 to 1890
he was governor of Virginia. and was
consul general at Havana prior to the
declaration Of war with Spain. Then
he was placed in command Of the Sew
enth Army Corps, and at the close Of
hostilities was made governor OF
Havana. Later he was in command
of the department Of the Missouri.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-05
CHAPTER VI.

As may be imagined, it hardly takes
an hour to see Uzun Ada, the name Of
which means Long Island. 1t is almost
town, but a modern town. traced with
a square. drawn with a line on large
carpet Of yellow sand.
As the train starts at four o'clock
this afternoon. l must telegraph to the
Twentieth Century. by the Caspian ca
BILE. that l am at my post at the Uzun
Ada station. That done, l can see il /
can pick up anything worth reporting.
Nothing is more simple. 1t consists
in opening an account with those Of my
companions with whom l may have to
do during the journey. That is my GUS
tom. l always find it answer, and while
waiting for the unknown, l write down
the known in my pocketbook, with a
number to distinguish each
/. Fulk Ephrinell. American.
2. Miss Horatia Bluett, English.
3. Major Noltitz, Russian.
4. Monsieur Caterna, French.
s. Madame Caterna, French.
6. Baron Observation-Disclosures Ger
man.
As to the Chinese. they will have
number later on when l have made ND
my mind about them. As to the in
divdual in the box, l intend to enter
into communication with him, or her,
and to be of assistance in that quarter
il l can do 80 without betraying the
secret.
The train is already marshaled in the
station. 1t is composed of first and sec
ond-class cars, a restaurant car and two
baggage vans.
Russians will take us up to the from
tier of Turkestan, and Chinese will take
us through China. But there is one rep
resentative of the company who will not
leave his post, and that Is Popof, our
head guard. a true Russian Of soldierly
bearing. hairy and bearded, with fold
ed overcoat and Muscovite cap. l intend
| to talk a good deal with this gallant fol-
| low. For ten years he has been on the
Transcaspian between Uzun Ada and
the Pamirs. and during the last month he
has been all along the line to Pekin
| l call him No. in my notebook.
1t occurs to me to have a look at the
mysterious box. Has it not right to
be so called? Yes. certainly. l must
really find out where it has been put
and how to get at it easily.
The famous box was still on the plat
form. In looking at it closely l observe
that air holes have been bored on each
Of its sides, and that on one side it has
two panels. one of which can be made to
slide on the other from the inside. And
l am led to think that the prisoner has
had it made so in order that he can. il
necessary. leave his prson-probably
during the night.
just now the porters are beginning to
Lift the box. l have the satisfaction of
seeing that they attend to the direc-
tons inscribed on it. 1t is placed with
great care near the entrance to the van,
the side with the panels outward, as il
it were the door of a cupboard. And Is
not the box cupboard cupboard
propose to open2
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-05
A Wild Guess.

Novelist Henry James says that
the American girl Is attractive. but
she lacks elusiveness.'
what does that mean, Henryr
Guess 1t means you can't lose her"
--Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-05
Strong Faith.

SIS this picture Of your sister?''
asked the new minister,
mo, sir" answered Mrs. Dusenber-
~. "It's picture of my departed
daughter"
"Ah, yes. Was her faith strong"
ut must have been, sir. She danced
all night and then cooled off by sitting
In a strong draft."-Detroit Tribune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-05
Trials OF the Fair sex.

He-If a girl becomes a spinster az.
ter declining an offer Of marriage she
is apt to regret 1t.
She-Yes; and II she marries she IA
apt to regret ito what can the door
girl do?-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-05
The Special Correspondent

| the lower part of the pinnacle, I see
nothing. l listen again. The noise has
ceased. l look about. There is no one
on this part Of the deck. for the second
class passengers are all forward.
Then l must have been dreaming, and
l resume my position, and try again to
sleep. This time there is no mistake.
The snoring has begun again, and l am
| sure it Is coming from the case against
which l am leaning my head.
Goodness" 1 say. "There must be
an animal in here!'
Now l am off on the trail. 1t must
be a wild animal on it's way from some
menagerie to some Sultan of Central
Asia.
l light a wax veSta, and as / am shell
tered from the wind. the flame keeps
upright. BY its light what do | read
The case containing the wild beast Is
the very one with the address:
Mademoiselle Zinca KlOrk, Avenue
Cha -Coua. Pekin. China.
Fragile, my wild beast! Keep from
| damp. my lion. Quite so! But for what
does Miss Zinca Klork. this pretty Rou-
manian, want q wild beast sent in this
way?
My thoughts bewilder me. I have a
two-pound weight on each eyelid. lie
down along by the tarpauln; my rug
wraps me more closely, and l fall into a
deep sleep. 1t is not yet daylight when
| l awake.
rub my eyes, rise. go and lean
against the rail. The Astara is not 80
lively, for the wind has shifted to the
northeast.
The night is cold. I warm myself by
walking about briskly for half an hour.
l think no more of my wild beast. Sud-
denly remembrance returns to me.
look at my watch. 1t is only o'clock
in the morning. 1 will go back to my
place. And do so with my head against
the side Of the case. l shut my eyes.
Suddenly there is a new sound This
time 1 am not mistaken. A half-stifled
sneeze shakes the side of the case. Never
did an animal sneeze like that.
Is it possible? A human being is hid
den in this case and is being fraudulent
ly carried by the Grand Transasiatic to
the pretty koumanian? But is it man
or woman? 1t seems as though the
sneeze has masculine sound about it.
The eastern horizon grows brighter.
The clouds In the zenith are the first to
| ColOTs lie suH dppedTS Ut IuSC III wat
cry with the mists of the sea.
look: it Is indeed the case addressed
to Pekin. 1 notice that certain holes are
pierced here and here, by which the air
inside can be renewed. Perhaps two
eyes are looking through these holes,
watching what is going on outside.
At breakfast rally all the passengers
whom the sea has not affected; the young
Chinaman, Major Noltitz. Ephrinell,
Miss Bluett. Monsieur Caterna, the Bar
on Observation-Disclosures. and seven or
eight other passengers. 1 am careful
not to let the American into the secret
of the case.
About noon the land Is reported to the
eastward, a low. yellowish land. with no
rocky margin, but few sand hills in
the neighborhood of Krasnovodsk.
In an hour we are in sight of Uzun
Ada. and twenty-seven minutes after
ward set foot in Asia.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-05
TRYING to Hedge.

Wife-John, I'd like to have a short
talk with you after breakfast.
Husband-It's no use. Mary. I'm
short myself.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-05

The ONCE seldom seeks the man, but
the situation frequently seeks the
cook.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-06-05
CHAPTER Y

1t is half-past ten when l sit down on
one Of the seats in the stern of the
Astara. But with this increasing wind
1t is impossible for me to remain there.
l rise, therefore, and make my way for
ward Under the bridge between the
paddle boxes. the wind is so strong that
l seek shelter among the packages COW
cred by the tarpaulin. Stretched on one
of the boxes. wrapped in my rug. with
my head resting against the tarpaulin,
l shall soon be asleep.
After some time l am awakened by
curious noise. Whence comes this noise :?
l listen more attentively. 1t seems as
though some one Is snoring close to my
ear.
THAT is some steerage passenger"
think. "He has got under the tarpaulin
between the cases. and he will not do
80 badly in his imprOvised ca bin."
By the light which filters down from
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-11-29
cORRE0 ES2AROL

/ Pasaieros que para este puerto
eonduce el vapor espsnol Emanuel
Calvo, procsdentes de 10 reufuaula.
Leonardo Echegarsy, Milagros
Martiusz, to.e Mendsz, Susans Dau.
boats, Concepci6n de nuefo, Alsjan.
dro Gaos, MsrgArita Padial, J, Alo.
mar, Pedro Alomtr, Miguel Puiols,
Rafael r Ca, d ,rtensla Santonl, Jose
Bux6, Enrique Mliaps, Pedro CQmap,
Rosa Escslons de Comas, Jorge LA
no, Ramon DisE Gonzalez, Miguel
Castahsr, Pedro Espinet, Santos Sua,
rez, Ramon Eusrst, Monserrste FIs:
ehas, Tomss Cerda Juan Perais, Acls'
clio Slbira, Me csdes Sulira, Es'
tsban Dsrmers, Ramon Calmenero
Eduardo Ma, tfneE, Dolores Guerrero,
Jose Medina, Maria Eohs, Juan EedI.
ma Carmen Molina, Jote Ma Csrsoss,
Elena Carvajsl, Maria Belices, Maris
DfsE, Tlieio $50 Mingdsz, Simon Ben.
ssguers, Modesto ArostIoni, Cessreo
Garcia, Leon Atilss, Jose A. Bensa.
guerra. De transito, 1,Oa7.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-11-29
Sc vENDE

Tina m&quina de vapor de balan
cfn de seis Columns, con cilindro de-
.lS pulgadas diamstro y A pulgAdAc
curse, con su eie , volanse, todo er
buen sstado, representando 81 cabslloi
nominales de fuerEs.
I'm engranais de hierro fundido
con su Catalina msyor de 100 pulga-
dss dlamet % y menor de 62 puIgads as,
con sus curefas, crapodinss y banco
todo en- buen estado y de la f&brica dc
Mirr.ees, Fait & Watson de Glasgow.
sCiDeo Evapofadoras Wetssl dc
cobre, 8 de elias inglesss de tubb.
diajonsles J 2 f-ancesss de tubos rec.
tos. llVI1ftI8Y( 1VlI#4
Pars inforfnee dirIjirSe Ala Ha.
cienda Bocschics, 9 a don Juan G.
Prats, en- Ponce.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-11-29
NOTAS De !uNcOS

Los dIstiuguidos amigos don Ri
csrdo A. MsrtineE, doctor Barreras
den Agustin CollsEo, promovedo
res de la fiesta de 10 pstrona de este
pueblo, fueron & San Juan & pro
veerss de Algunos artfculCs nsces sriol
para los feit.ios que tendrkn lugar
los dfss en- que go eslebren aquellss
Y habiendo acordsdo un csrtSmen d.
sim patfa eE honor de dos ser .rit
de esta locslidad, una de estas de Ia
clase de arisisnos, adquiritron ups
de las coronAs que lucir&n las dol
r ,Inss sgracjadas, y otra que encsr
cargaron sxprssamsnte q la acredl
tada joyerfs de don Victor Hust6, QUE
serk sonieccionsds con TODD gdsto )
dslicSdsza. Por 10 visto, los meocio
nados cahAleros tratan de echar Ia
casa por Ia veptana, como suels de
eirse, y proporc.onsl & este vecin
dArlo J 4 las psrsonss que desesn Il.
vorecernos con ~ asiste encia, ratoi
de verdsdero s>laE y expansion por
10 vsredad de los stracliycs gu.
ofrsce sl programs.
La admini.trsci6n de s.ts pus
bio meiora notsb,emsnts csda dia
Demuestralo oil buen aspecto 90 pre-.
,snts o. pueblo con Ia repsraci6n de
10 cass cor rs'stori.l, que sstab. casi
abandonsda y en- estsdo. .inhabitabls
los calaboIos y ls letrina inserviblss,
al como las GALES de la obaci6n.
Sc hallan sa'isf schas las ateuclones
hsItA Ia fechA con una erlStenciH en-
GAIA de 3l,09l08
CoRRESPoNsAL.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-11-29
NO1AS DEL D|A
La causa de vireIIa. Guar
dia expuIsado. El al
caIde Mattey.
}.g3{i IS - likbkLI
I, EN- BARCELONETAl
Solicltud denega Rroele
sa del .asllYcSallddsso1 alYcSallddsso 14fp dlds1IN
-. doctor. Amads0r

Eff j6ven don Pedro Vlrells Aiva.
rsz ha pre,sntado un essris14h Corr
to Suprems. dasistiendo de Ia apsla-
ci6n que interpusiera ante aquel sl Ito
tribunal, contra Ia sentancia que le
mpuso 10 Corts dc DistfitoIfs1 s an
Juan por homicidio yoluutario.,
Ell cabo Pedro C6rdova, que fue
acusado .por un gusrdia de dsstrulr
corrsspondsncfa ofcisf,s haA ssido ex.
pulsado Tdsf cuerpo az Ia DpoIlcfs..
-Ha rig e,atdo' q 50 rslidencfa dc
Y.uco el atalds 'aqdelIa poblspi6p
dop Ansouto Mattsy Lluseras, 's@ a
Ell dia ilt mo del ,,astusl - rsu-
Mira sl com''e directive ye q q y IT. LigAi a.
municiplos. '-.s ~ ''9Nl'nDs
La sehoritA profssora dQAa Jo1
sefa Amadeo, ha side. .deI gaadssRs,
diriglr una escvela .graapsda, I'm d
poblsdo de Barcelopela, dl,sv.l, an.
| -Eu .virtud de habar sida densgA
da por el gobernaaor IA iol Sltpd d,ap'
SO le h'zo dc que csdIera fsl ,epNgat
polvorio, si.o frsnts 4 slas car ;el $ q
Put ria de Tlerra, para arreg lArloey 81
lorna 8 instalar en- 81 Ia ,.eScue,A d,
min )s de.iucueuts', el a'cslds hA prp
metldo que tan rronto queds tsrmlna
do 81 Hospital de mujerss, ofrecer;
| para aquel objeto el local que ocupal
hoy las enfermas en- nlacarcel municipal
| don Francisco Arabic, conoeja
del Ayuntamiento de UtuAdo,manitss
Ito al Corcsjo municipal en- una sssi6l
rscients, cue era nscssario ae nom
brase otro alcalde para squel pueblo
i, toda vez que al aedor aeiio,tquea ASH
me h3y eAe, cargo, esta entsrmos h C
meses y no puede atenderh T. las sxi
gencias dc III alto smplso. q s44ms 8
layer estuvo On San Juan el doc
tor don JESUS M Amsdeo do Toa al to