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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-01
The Grent Hotel CITY,

An expert who has studied the hotel
business in every principal country Of
two hemispheres says that New York
cares for three times as many persons
In hotels as does London, six times as
many as does Paris and ten times as
many as does any other city that can
be named. There are 1856 large first
class hotels in Manhattan alone-more
than 300 including the smaller ones
and at the rate Of construction at pres
ent the calculation has been made that
within twenty years there will be on
Manhattan Island alone 1856 hotels of
400 rooms each or of greater size.
Graded wherever it may have been,
the hostelry art has surely found its
home In the American metropolis. and
one needs no further figures than those
Just given to furnish explanation of
the amazing evolution of the hotel In
New York city. With floating popu-
lation each day ranging from 10000 TO
$4,000, according to the railroad pas
senger accountants, for the various
seasons Of the year. there Is little won
der that New York has become the
rity Of earth most conspicuous for Its
hotels.-Success
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-01
FACTS ABOUT SOAP.
Chemical Properties of the "Rapie
Washerv Variatv

Chemical Properties of the "Rapid
Washer" Variety.
That those who buy soap by weight
choose dry and hard kinds to avoid
purchasing water is advised by a cor
respondent quoted in the Lancet. This
writer, a well known English physi-
clan, says that while investigating ex-
penditures at large London hospital
he found that large quantity of soft
soap was being used and that as this
water the institution was paying a
very high price both for water and for
soap. To quote the Lancet's article:
HE suggests that the best and most
economical soap for the purpose is dry
soap powder especially when used in
conjunction with a water softener or
with borax. Forty tons or so of soft
soap, he adds, were used some little
time ago at the launch of new Gu
harder, but they who manage such
things would never think of paying the
price hospitals pay, nor do railway
companies or hotels.'"
An eminent firm of soapmakers also
writes to the same paper that old fash
toned soap made with tallow is much
superior to that now generally used.
To quote again:
at would appear that in order to
make an oil soap hard enough to form
a bar it is necessary to introduce into
it large proportion of cocoanut oil or
erto have formed the basis of the so
called rapid washer soaps Cocoanut
or palm kernel oils absorb much
larger percentage of caustic alkali than
does tallow, and so it is evident that
the rapid detergent properties of these
soaps are due principally to the excess
of chomicaio which they contain. 1T
seems to us, therefore, time to send
warning note to the public to induce
them to return to the good old fashion
ed soaps of their fathers-soaps which
washed but did not destroy the clothes
or irritate the skin, and, although it Is
claimed that the oil soaps can be used
with less labor, their destructive prop
critics should not be lost sight Of
While on this subject we should like
to ask why the most refined of all
soaps-namely, olive oil soap-unless it
is specially asked for, is hardly ever
supplied to the public. One difficulty
at least will very shortly have to be
faced by the soGpmakers who employ
cocoanIt oil and palm kernel oil for
the preparation of the rapid cleansing
variety of soaps. and that is that these
oils are being very largely used for ed
ible purposes, and there can be little
doubt that modern ingenuity is such
that they even masquerade as butter.
1t is probable. therefore, that this fact
will tend to raise the price of these oils
unless a cheaper substitute is found.
Such a substitute has not yet been dis
covered. Literary Digest.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-01
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
Modern Methods of Execution and Old
Time Cruelties.

Inc NIuCltISS'
As man has become gradually more
and more civilized he has tempered
with mercy the administration of his
Justice. This age sees criminals put
to death the world over by methods
that are as instantaneous as possible
Torture, which was until very recently
a part of every execution, is now
looked upon with horror.
The methods of execution now used
by the several nations are many. Great
Britain, Austria and several of the
United States still cling to banging
The garrote, still used in Spain and
most of the Spanish-American coun-
tries, is a collar attached to an up
right post, through both of which
passes a powerful wooden screw. The
criminals neck is placed in the collar,
and the executioner with one sharp
turn of the screw breaks the victims
neck. 1t is a method similar in its
action to hanging, but more certain to
cause instant death.
In Turkey, Persia and some other
oriental countries the bowstring is the
method of execution. This is stout
cord of catgut placed around the vic
TINS neck with two slipknots, which
are suddenly drawn tight by two
strong men. This kills the criminal by
strangulatiOn.
The guillotine, which is used in some
parts of Germany and has been used
in France and Italy ever since the
French revolution, is a heavy knife
which drops between two upright posts
and instantly sewers the victims head.
Italy abolished it many years ago.
Many states of Germany, while allow
ing it to remain on their statute books,
have ceased to enforce it, and now
France is to abolish it. The imme-
date reason for this Is the inability of
the government to find any man will
ing to take the place of executioner.
But public opinion has long been in
revolt against the barbarity Of these
beheadlngs, which always took place
in public, and the government in de-
Gliding to end them forever is but obey
ing the mandate of the people.
Capital punishment has been abol-
ished in Italy, Norway, Roumania, Hol-
land, Portugal and Russia, while in
Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Bavaria
and several Of the states of northern
Germany the rulers refuse to sign
death warrants, and criminals, though
sentenced to death, are virtually made
life prisoners.
1t will amaze many people to learn
that there is no capital punishment in
Russia, yet it is fact. Murderers and
traitors are sentenced to the mines in
Siberia, but are not put to death unless
tried by a court martial in a military
or naval court.
Burning at the stake, impaling, draw
ing and quartering, breaking on the
wheel, crucifixion, skinning alive and
other barbarous methods of execution
once common throughout the world
have long been relegated to the pages
of history along with the rack, the
thumbscrew and other tortures as
methods of examining witnesses.-St.
Louis PoSt-Dispatch.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-02-01
Il Would Make ANY One Annru

Speaking of incidents. saw a few
in the four years | spent in the Union
army during the civil war;" said a vet
eran living at Bucklin, Mo.
"One time in Georgia myself and an
other man dug about a bushel of sweet
potatoes while ON the march, expecting
TO cook them when we camped about a
half mile farther on. Grub was pref
ty scarce in those days. and we valued
those sweet potatoes pretty highly,
Then we received orders to continue
the march. We didn't suppose it would
be much farther, as it was already al
most night, so we carried the sweet
potatoes on a stick between us. We
marched aud marched and marched,
and, oh, but those potatoes grew heavyl
Six miles from where we dug the po-
tatoes we pitched camp. oh, but it
makes me mad every time l think Of
itr
Naturally" was the remark.
''Yes. naturally. seeing that we camp
ed right on a great big field of sweet
potatoes."-Kansas City Star.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-11-28

C6ranse sin tenor 4 cue Sc re
produzcaH, los dolores de garganta
iaringitis, amigdalitis, ronqueras
eos4ullleos, tos nerviosa, extincioHes
de voz, anginas, con las Pastillas
Hsude & la Cocaina.
Su use Sc recomienda especial
nente q los oradores, profesores, car
tantes, y 4 todas las personals que ia
tigan 81 VOC por an trabajo excessive,
Para evitar toda deception, que
pudiera ser grave, exijase la irms
Houde) sobre la fsja de garantia de
sts Pastillas.
En venta en- todaS las buenas
tarmacias. nep6site: 40. rue Albouv,
Paris
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-11-28
NAL!
OLA PATULEA"

Novela puertorrique ma de gran
actualidad.
Este emocionante libro de Pr
REF LosADA, edicion de gran lujo,
con grabados en- el texto y hi pre-
cIosa cubierta en- TR1coNIA, Sc ven
de 4 I'D dollar ejemplar.
% Venta en- tOdas las lihre-
FlsS de San Juan.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-11-28
EcOs DEL EXTERIOR
FraCaSO de un nuevO
atentado cOnta Ell So
beranO de Russia.
PARA e. !APON
PARA e. IAPON
Diez millones de dollars en-
canones. -Costoso rega.
10 para una novla.

Ha fracasado I'm ruevo COM
plot en- contra de la vida del Gear,
debido al descubrimiento accidental
de los preparativos para minar la
linea fkrrea cerca de Tsarkoe Selo.
Corren contradictorios rumo-
res sobre los detalles del asunto,
pero Ell hecho principal es que
mientras ell General Krisch cazaba
en- la horesta de Ochobrich q Is
millas de San Petersburgo, cerca
de Tsarkoe Selo, sus perros prin-
cipiarou 4 hollar Ell terreno a unas
400 yardas de la via ferrea.
Lleuo de curiosldad, Ell gene.
raj hizo practicar una excavation y
descubri6 la boca de TN t1ntel. Los
cazadores penetraron en- 81 { hicie-
ron prisionero q dos hombres que
estaban colocando una nina.
Llevados & Tsarkoe Selo los
prisioneros entregaron los pianos
de las minas y unos telegrsmas en-
que Sc les preguntaba como segufan
l s trabajso.
-Dfcese que la comisi6n mill
tar Japonesa, enviada a Berlin ha
hecho TN gran pedido de cafiones,
cuyo valor pasa de $40. 600. 900.
Los japoneses comprarAn tam
bien 10 globes de guerra.
-Comunican de Madrid que
Ell Emperador Guillermo de Ale.
mania ha nombrado al exprimel
ministro, sefor Segismundo Moret
arbitro para dlrimir la disputa exis'
tente entire Ell ferrocarril otomano,
de una compahia alemana, y e
gobierno turco y en- cuya question
Sc juegan 16 millones de peso.
FL rtrousseauS que Ell princi'
pc Rolando, Bonaparte ha encarga.
do para SD hija, la princesa Maria.
novla del principe Jorge de Grecia,
competira por 10 magniico cor
aquellos que los almacenes de Il
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-11-28
ESTIDO DEL TEMPO
Durante la semana que
termin6 Ell % de No
viembre actual.
FuERTEs CHUBAsCOs
Velocidad del vlento en- San
Juan. 70 millas por bora.
Tabla de temperature.

81 tempo de la semana, sobre
TODD, promedi6 algo mas caluroso
v mas seco de 10 usual en- la terce-
ra semana de noviembre. Duran
te los dos primeros dfas de la sema
ia RENO IN tempo claro y tambier
eli sabado; pero a mediados de Sc
mana el tiempo fue nublado y llu'
vioso en- casi todas ISIS secciones dc
Ia isla. Ell dia FL hubo en- Sabans
Grande un fuerte chubasco duran
te Ell cual cayeron 3 81 pulgadas de
precipitation. La velocidad ma
yor del viento registrada en- San
Juan fue ~ millas por bora.
La temperature media en- Ia
isla fue 77.1o, S.oSc sobre la de Ia
semana precedente. Temperate
ras maximas de ooo8 mas, ocurrie'
ron en- todas las s~ecciones de ID
costa S., siendo la mas alta que
han informado o5o, tn Central
Aguirre, Ell dia II. La temperate
ra mas baja quo Sc ha registrado
ha sido 81, en- Aibonito, Ell dia IS,
y en- Cayey, Ell dia II.
81 promedio de la precipita
ci6n en- la isla durante la semaua
fue Io3 pulgadas. Ocurrieror
~frecuentes aguaceros desde el dfa
20 hasta Ell 20, pero por 10 regular
fueron mas ligeros de 10 natural
por esta estaci6n del ano. La pre-
cipitaci6n exceptionalmente fuerte
de la semana fue 5.5r pulgadas,
en Sabana Grande, ell dia II, y en
Manati, $50 pulgadas. ell dia ~.
La siguiente tabla demuestra
Ia variaci6n de temperature.
TEMPERATURE.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-11-28
B|VERSAS NOT|c|LS
Renuncia de dos profe-
, sores rura1es. Par
OtrOs destinos.
TENlENTE COSTA
Varias multas. -Por expen.
der leche sdulterada. - En-
Ell Registro Civil.

Los profesores rurales sef,res
Ernesto Gonzalez de Arecibo y
Francisco Taulet Pifero, han re-
nunciado sus respectlvas escuelas
para aceptar cargos en- Ia Aduana
de San Juan, en- los que fueron
nombrados por haber sido aproba.
dos en- Ia carrera del servicio civil
de los Estados Unidos.
Aver estuvo en- San Juan Ell
teniente de la policfa sefor Solomon
Costa que esta de servicio en- Ca.
rolina.
-Por expender leche adulte'
rada fueron sentenciados por Ell
juez municipal: Filomena Pulse.
mes s 10 de multa; Manuel Toral
s S; Natividad del Vale IS ( Isl
dora Rodriguez s S, Los acusados
aAtes de la celebration del juicio Sc
declararon crlpables.
Ell cabo Cuevas, de la policia
de Aiasco, sarrest6 allf q Do.
I mingo Velez, acusado de escala-
miento, ocupandole una cantidad
de dinero que habia sustraido.
Sc han inscrito en- Ell registro
Civil los nacimientos de Carmen
Cruz Gonzalez, Jose Wenseslao So.
mohano y ~Somohano, Pedro Tide.
fonso Salgado y Maria Saloms de
las Mercedes Morales; y las defun-
clones de Luis Gorbea Latflte, Can.
dida Perez Nleves, Maria Calder6n
y Calder6n, Maria Rosa y Suarez.
Ramon Sanchez y Pedro Ramos
Figueroa.
-Acusado de seduction In
gres6 en- la carcel de distrito, en- su.
maria, Antonio Ortiz.
-Por embriaguez y escandalo
fue arrestado Ell individuo Santa
60 Barcel6.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-11-28

ducir q la anciana en- la cellular al
hospital Tricoche.
No ha podido averiguarse quie-
mes eran los j6venes ciclistas.
Sc confrma en- esta ciudad
el relieve del captain Silen, de Ma
yagu-z a Ponce.
-Anoche ingresaron en- la car
Gel del distrito sells marines del va
por sCoamos, por infringir la Sec
ci6n 46o2 de los Estatutos revisa.
dos en- los Estados Unidos. Seg1n
parece, estos individuos Sc negaron
a trabajar q bordo, segdu ccntrato
hecho en- Ell puerto de Nueva York.
De estos, cinco son de nacloualldad
italiana y uno espanol.
En- la carcel del distrito hay
recluidos los siguientes individuos:
En- condena 1888, mujeres SO; en-
sumaria 16, mujeres I.
En- la sala de socorros del
hospital Tricoche fueron curados
Maria Correa, de confusion en- Ia
cabezs; Luis Figueroa, herida pc
netrante en- Ell horde de la tibia IL.
quierda; Rufo Rivas, de confusion
en- eli tercio interior del antebrazo
izquierdo,
Emilia Rivera, dos contusio-
mes: una en- la region malar y otrs
en- Ell pectoral izquierdo con equi'
mosis.
Francisco Cartagena, herds
contusa en- la region ocipital.
Alfonso Echevarrfa, varias con
tusiones en- dlferentes regiones de
cuerpo.
Domingo Santiago, herida des
earrante en- Ell dedo medic de Ia
mano ~izquierda con perdida de Il
pulpa
-Anoche Sc reuni6 Ell Conc il
municipal y entire otrss cosas acor
do aprobar ell remate del arreglc
del canine de aRio chiquitoS, come
asf tambien el pliego de condicione'
para las reformas y los trabajos d.
plomeria que deben veri6carse Ell
el Hospital Tricoche.
A petici6n del sthor Viva:
Valdivieso Sc acord6 reunir Ell con
cejo en- comisi6u total para trata'
del suministro de pan a los hospi
tales municipales y cooperar con e
municipio de Pehuelas para recabs
de. Goblerno la construction de 10
trabajos de Ia carretera de Ponc
a Pe1uelas.
Hoy retraz6 el correo de Il
maiana por Il tren, 3 horas.
CORRESPONSAL.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-11-28
NOTICIAS De PONCE

Noviembre 20 Mariana, mier
coles, celeb:aran las escuelss publ
cas- de esta ciudad la fiesta del
Arbor Day, para la que Sc disponen
los padres a presentar sus niios
EMBELLISHMENTS vestidos.
-Noticias recibidas en- esta
ciudad desde Aguadilla. aseguran
Sc encuentra gravemente enferma la
selora madre de nuestro amigo Ell
seiior Antonio Yumet, socio de la
respectable farmacia Sucesores de
Vale y Cancio.
Los vecinos de la Gale Bal.
dorioty, extreme Norte, suplican al
Hon. Alcalde ordene la aperture de
las cunetas de.ambos lados, para
evitar que cuando llueva Sc llenen
los patios de aqua.
En- la semana pr6xima pasa.
da asistieron q la Biblioteca MUM.
cipal 900 l%ectores.
La notlcia de la notable me-
jorfa del sehor Mufioz Rivera ha
sido recibida en- esta ciudad con
mucho regocijo.
-Hemos teuido Ell gusto de sa.
ludar en- esta ciudad al distinguido
correligionario doctor E. Garcia
Lascot, quien probablemente estara
algunos dfas entire nosotros.
-Desde aver Sc encuentra en-
esta ciudad, hospedado en- el hotel
sMeliaS, nuestro distinguido amigo
y correligionario sefor Mariana
Abril.
-Coutinda la Investigation so
bre Ell asesinato cometldo en- ell ba-
rrio del "Pastillo." Hoy han side
citados varios individuos por Ell 6s-
cal de la Corte para declarar sobre
este asunto.
81 honorable fiscal no claSi6ca.
"a el crimen, mientras no este he
cha suicIente nente Ia investiga'
ci6n.
Antonio Rosas Sc encontra.
ba aver aIgo enfermo en- la carcel,
pero hoy Sc siente mejorado.
-Anoche corrfan q toda velo.
cidad cuatro j6venes ciclistas por Ia
~carretera de Cauas y al llegar a
lugar denominado LAS Palmas''
una de las b~icicletas arroll6 a uus
pobre anciana, la que qusd6 SIT
sentido tendida en- Ell suelo,~ Este
como sus compaieros, en- lugar d.
atender q la auciana, volvleron a
pueblo con toda velocidad.
81 comisionado del barrio tuvt
conocimiento del hecho { hizo con-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-11-28
DESDE VEGA-ALTI
Valiosa ayuda para Ell
arreg1o de las GALES.
Central Carmen
DEUDAS POLlClACAS
Nueva calle..- Fallecimiento
de I'm obrero. DINA pre-.
gunta, sobre lin policfa.

Noviembre 25.-La hacienda
sCarmens, de los sefores Finlay
Brothers Waymohnt, a cuyo frente
Sc halla el digno compatriota y ha-
bill aericultor stnor Manuel Garcia
Marrero, ha prestado valiosa ayuda
para el arreglo de las Gales, facili-
tando generosamente cuautos cares
y bueyes han sido necesarios para
el acarreo de la piedra. Actos como
este deben hacerse pdblicos.
-Merece splausos tambien
nuestro queridfsimo amigo Ell seior
Gabriel Hernandez, que ha cons
t.uido una calle de su peculio par
ocular, en- vista de quei Ell copcejo
GARCIA de fondos para c~ontinuar las
reformas emplendidas en- la via p1
blica.
RI domingo, IS, q las dos de
la tarde Sc di6 sepultura al dignfsi-
mo y honlado obrero senior Pasca-
sio Salgado. SUI entierro fue una
, verdadera manifestation de duelo,
al que asistieron sus numerosos
amigos del Dorado. 81 feretro lu-
cia varias coronas de flores natura-
les. En- la metropolis hicieron uso
de la palabra los sehores Eladio MI
randa y Juan Moves, ambos del
Dorado, los cuales pronunciation
dos oraciones funebres muy sent1-
das, encomiando las virtudes del
fnado.
-Tambien falleci6 aqui nues-
tro buen correligionario Ell sefior
Pedro Arnau, mensajero que fue de
Ia CaInara de Delegates. Ambas
muertes han sido muy sentidas en-
esta poblaci6n, donde aquellos go
zaban de generates simpatfas.
Nuestro pesame para los fami.
liares de ambos.
Una pregunta: tQu@ ocurre
con la sentencia del policia Manuel
Llauger, que sin motive alguno dis
par6 contra nuestro amigo el sehor
Miguel Flores, hiriendole grave.
mente en- la cabeza? Use quedara
campando por sus respetos3 Tan
POGO vale y tan POGO Sc respeta en-
Puerto Rico la vldassde los cludada
nos2
-H=mos dido decir que es
tanto 10 que debe la policla a los
comerciantes de este pueblo, desde
que Sc fund6 el Cuerpo, que estos
tratan de enviar una lista &c dea-
dores al Honorable Coronel Ha.
mill. A un solo comerciante, Sc
gun Sc dice, adeudan mas de mil
dollars. Is iunegable que no re-
sultan muy malos ''pagadores' los
sehores de la benemetita.
CONFESSIONAL.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-11-28
DAVID BELLAMORE

StIm.pOrtador.-AA ~
Acaba de 1ecit II de Paris y New
York Ell mas complete suitido de som'
breros para stficrss. U tim os modelfs.
OfrVcemos estos sombreros a I'm pre-
clio desde 1oa so dollars.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1907-11-28

rue de Ia, Paix confecionan para las
multimillonarias americans. Dice.
Sc que su1costo pasara de s 900, 600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-25
ROCKEFELLER ON GOLF.
Oil King Gets Enthusiast and Speaks
Highly of Eean's Play.

John ID. Rockefeller, who has at
tended the amateur championship golf
tournament on the Euclid links at
Cleveland, O., every day, has grown
enthusiastic over the different plays
and players. He followed ii. Chandler
pher followed him, taking down his
conversation verbatim, says Il Cleve-
land dispatch to the New York Trib-
une. 1t was printed as follows:
Il have long been Il devotce of the
game of golf. l thoroughly believe
there is no sport i'll existence which
does so much to develop in man his
best traits of character. 1t brings out
all that is good in him and kills off the
bad. 1t promotes right living. and
after all, that is the one thing we
must all work to bring about.
"Egan is in perfect form today. Look
at that splendid drive from the second
tee. There it goes on to the green.
only a few feet from the flag. Fine
| work,
Did YOU see how easy he made his
swing? Not bit of wasted effort.
The carry through was splendid, and
| this is what gives him the distance.
He has caution i'll every shot that he
takes. He plans just what he expects
to do, and then he has the nerve and
| the skill to make his plan successful.
|
| faults of most of our golfers. He
never takes his eye off the ball. | like
his face. His eye is clear and his
hand steady. He has self control. You
do not see him lose his temper when
he is unfortunate enough to get into
difficulty. His play out of trouble is
marvellous. Now he is about TO try fol-
that difficult put. l wish people would
not talk at such a time There is moth
ing that SO disconccrtS player as
talking when he is about to make Il
shot. Golf etiquette demands absolute
silence at such time.
MIR. Egan has remarkable judgment
as to distance and direction. See that
shot for instance 1t was perfect ap
proach He uses irons as we'll as any
one / have ever seen play. He has &
difficult put for n three. 1t will be too
bad if he misses. oh. that was magnif
icent! He has dropped his ball twenty
feet from the hole. There. he has
missed a three foot put by two inches
But that was not lack of skill. He was
unfortunate.
There's a beautiful drive. See tina
brassie on the green in two. He has :
ten foot put to be at bogie. Hurrah. III
made it. That was great. You do no
know how pleased am"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-25

ing which Will enable the women to
coach indoor teams. Some of the wo-
men teachers. however. explained that
they would like To learn something of
the outdoor regular game because they
could in this way help boys at their
Fairgrounds who could not get men to
coach their mines. In consequence
many Of these women teachers are be
ing taken out on the university dia
mond and taught the theory of stand
ing at the bat, of handling grounderS
and of playing the different positions.
The women of course do not actually
play the outdoor game. When asked if
she could teach pitching one Of the
women replied: Il have learned the
theory of making Il ball curve and |
can show this to my boys. But for
women with their unaccuStomed shout
ders actual pitching is an impossible
ity. Still think that it will help my
playground for me to know how ball
ought TO he played. even if l can't play
it cXportly myself. And by being able
to talk intclligently about their pet
games l get into much closer touch
with them