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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-07-24
BURNHAM.

BURNHAM.
Dorothy McKechne celebrated her seventh
birthday anniversary, Tuesday, July 18th, by
having birthday party in the afternoon from
to o'clock. Games were INDUCED in and
after that all marched to the dining room.
where the table was prettily decorated for the
occasion and refreshments of ice cream, cook
les, candy, and pretty birthday cake were
served. Those present were Doris Evans,
Christine Cunningham, Catherine Cunningham,
Helen Pomroy. Ruth Mudgett Flossie Dyer.
and Velma Hayes. ... The children of Mrs c.
E. Purinton of Augusta are passing portion
of their summer vacation at the home of their
grandfather, Rufus Gilmore. :. Mrs. Abbe
Burrill of Somerville, Mass, has arrived to
visit her sisters and her mother, Mrs Catherine
Weed. Everett Cook and Miss Kate Perkins,
both of this town, were quietly married, July
10th. The young couple will reside for the
present at the home of his parents Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Cook. Miss Hattie Cole has
gone to Northport to work in the family
of her brother, Harry Cole ...... Mr.. and
Mrs. Curtis and two children of Somer-
vile, Mass, and Mrs. Abbe Burrill are
at Fred r. Mudgett's for the summer vacation
49,. Mrs Stephen Conley of Nashua, N H.,
who is spending her vacation with her parents
MIR. and Mrs. Gideon Pomroy, quite ill last
week -. Mrs. Harry Kinney is entertaining a
hard case of measles. Mrs. E. w. Crawfo1d
was badly poisoned with mercury but is doing
we'll now . Bertha Bryant of Freedom, who
has spent two weeks with her father has re-
turned to her home. -. Mr.. and Mrs. E. C.
McKechnie, Mr.. j. A. McKechnie of Foxcroft
and Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Chesley of Boston,
Mass, were at o. B. McKechnie's lately,
motoring down from Foxcroft in the McKech-
ME auto Mr.. Z. F. Proctor has cut the hay
on the Misses Freda and Daisy Goodwin place.
900. Miss Ethel Allen is at home from Pitts
field on vacation from her duties in the
Advertiser Office Miss Daisy Goodwin is
taking her place. C. E. Libbey of Winder-
mere Park and party were in town last Satur-
day afternoon coming over by auto. Mrs.
Mary Smedburg has sold her place to Chas.
Elwell, who will soon take possession. She
will make her home with cousin in Albion.
%, Mr., and Mrs. Will Lowell from Unity were
at Ora Tilton's Sunday. =. Dominic Susi has
offered for sale the residence and store he
bought from G. E. Gilmore. He has SO much
other business he can not give the store proper
attention. It is q nice location and pleasant
convenient home for some one and we hope
the right party may get it.
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OAK HILL. (Swanville.)
Mr.. Partridge of Hampden isspending sever.
al weeks with his daughter. Mrs. Frank Seek.
ms, Mr.. and Mrs L. o. Hanley were guests
of her sister, Mrs. A. T. Toothaker, in North
port. recently. Mr.. F. J. Webb set monu-
ment for Messrs. Goldsmith and Chase in
Green Lawn cemetery. July 14th. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ashley Partridge and three children from
Somerville, Mass. are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. o. Seekins MIR. Hutchins of Belfast
placed monument on the lot of Mr. David
Moody in Green Lawn cemetery, July 14th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Knowlton were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. James TRICKY -. Mr.. F. p.
Webb and Master Merle Whittum wee in
Brooks on business July 21st.
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LIBERTY.

LIBERTY.
Mrs. Staples of New Mexico. a.
visiting her son, Howard Stau.s.
Monday to visit other relatfv4. ID.
parts of the State before return
home the last of next month 81
Nj. M. Wentworth and daucf,s, g.
have been guests of b B. W.-r.
several weeks, left Tuesday for ttg-
Dorchester, Mass. Mr.. Fred Ill.,.
Mrs. R. S, Brier of North Bella, b,
Gay and Mrs. W. w. Brier Were t5.-.
G. M. Hurd's Wednesday Mise.
Florence Bradstreet are visitir. p-
Mrs. Walter Young Ralph /. s-.-..
Saturday from three weeks IN. ..
Canada. He was very favors.-
with the country Dir. and Mr.. .
gill were business callers in r., s.
last week 81. Miss Genie Bancm+-.
n. Y. arrived last week and
George Grams Mrs. W. ~ .
father, Mr.. Morrow of Bangor.
DIR. and Mrs. W. L. Carglll tya .
Rev. l. b. Mower of Watsr,
of the Maine Baptist Assoeiau
day in town. In the morning a..
the. rite of baptism to four yDur.
in the afternoon gave d very i-.....
mon which was greatly enjoye
After the sermon Miss Wilde.
conducting services here since
day in June, gave the right hen
to those who had been hapt-
benediction the church held e
vice. Dr. Mower was the gu.
Mrs. c. B. Holt while in town
Tibbetts and Mrs. Curtis of Can
tors at Mr. Claude knowlr.
were accompanied on their
Steward knowltoD. who has
friends in town and Miss t.
daughter Of Claude knowltoa.
in Camden, Rockland and =
wees. The trip was made in
tons new r....R Rev, Mr.. Snow ..
ing a vacation with his fam
Lake, was called away Mouda.
the funeral Of a friend
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SWANVILLE.


Mrs. Herbert Cunningham and son Stanley
of Milton Mass, are guests of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. X. Nickerson. and sister, Mrs
A. L Nickerson -. Mrs. W. N. Briggs is visit
ing relatives in Portland. Elmer Cunning
ham, who has employment in Caribou, is spend
in9 his vacation with his father Mr. A. E.
Cunningham, and family. Mrs Henry C.
Marden of Belfast was the guest Of Miss Celia
Nickerson last Monday afternoon . Miss
Lizzie McTaggart has returned to Brooks.
She was accompanied by her sister. Mrs. G. I.
Nickerson, and daughters, Gertrude and Avis
who spent few days there. e. Dr. and Mrs.
+. c, Martin of Worcester. Mass, and her
mother, Mrs. r. 0. Sawyer of Cape Jellison,
We're guests at J. W. Nickersons one day
last week Mr.. and Mrs. w E. Damn and
niece, Hazel Nickerson. spent the weekend
IN Hampden, the guests of her sister. Mrs.
S. D. Greedy. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred NJ. Nick
erson of Monroe were guests at Mr.. and
Mrs. A T. Nickerson's Sunday Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Cunningham and son Horace of
Monroe were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Cunningham Sunday -. Mr.. E. H. Nickerson
made business trip to Rockland the first
of the week. :. Mr.. and Mrs j. B. Trask of
Newburg were guests of Hon. and Mrs.
A. E. Nickerson Sunday. Mrs. Lydia Bean
and daughters, Mrs. Leigh Hamilton and
Mrs. George Dunning of Bangor, were guests
of Mrs. E. H. Nickerson last Thursday after
noon. Mr.. Albert Goldsmith of Salem.
Mass, and Mr.. H. M. Chase recently had
nice granite monument erected on their
lot in Green Lawn Cemetery The work
was done by Mr., Fred. J. Webb Mr. Gold
smith is staying in Waldo with his sister,
Mrs. Gilbert Legensellar, and is frequent
visitor in town. Mr.. Andrew Black is visiting
his niece Mrs. Emma Crocker in Belfast
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The Shoe Situation.

Better conditions prevail in footwear than
Tor considerable period, with Eastern manu-
facturers receiving larger orders. The major
ity of these stipulate immediate delivery,
future business is in increased vol
ume. Retailers, however. are now busily en-
gagged with reduction sales of summer goods.
and new business has been rather quiet. Con-
tinued activity prevails in hides a. Chicago
and additional price advances have been
Review. July 18th.
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President Wilson and Mayor Fitzgerald
of Boston have practically read Gov.
Foss out of the Democratic party, be-
cause of his intention to engage in manu-
Featuring in Canada.
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Apropos of the financial troubles of
Secretary Bryan it is recalled that Hon
Hamilton Fish of New York, Secretary
of State during the administrations of
President Grant, occupied one of the
largest residences in Washington, en-
aertained layishlv, and: lived at the rate
of $50, 600 a year. The salary at that
time was S. 900.
Though the Democrats of the Third
District ale patting the Progressives on
the back a1c asking them to "step right
into our parlor," the nominee said of the
Democratic administrations:
IF the present administration sue
ceeds in carrying out its policy, it will
strike the axe at the root of every legi-
innate business in this district, utterly
destroying it.
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A Protest From Potato Shippers.

WASHINGTON, July 18.--Recent advances in
the freight rates on potatoes from points in
Maine to Boston, New York city and destina-
tions in the southeast Friday were attacked
before the Interstate Commerce commission
by the Aroostook Potato Shippers Association
The increase to typical destinations were two
cents 100 pounds to Boston, three cents to
New York; 81 cents to Atlanta, Ca; Al cents to
Pensacola. Fla; three cents to Nashville,
Tenn; and LII cents to Mobile, Ala; an aver
age to southeastern points Of about four cents.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-07-24

There frequently appears IN the edi-
torial columns of the Lewiston Sun a
prose poem that is evidently from the
pen Of a nature lover and student: and
one of the two young ladies from Lewis
ton who were members of the Maine
Press party at Y DIRK Beach few years
ago. On another page we print one OF
these articles, which we have captioned
The Glory of Summer. 1t is a very
dainty bit of prose that only needs
rythm to make it poem. Of the COM
panion of the supposed author in the
Press party, The Writer. Boston mag
azine, says:
Mabel S Merrill, whose juvenile serial,
The Camp of the Gilt Horseshoe, is
concluded in the May number of the
OF stories for children and girls, with
prefers to write stories of the out-ot-
doors, and even her college girls are
sometimes snatched away to the open,
Where they nave adventures by foOd ana
field. As for her younger characters,
they are allowed to have a roof over
their heads only for conventional reasons,
and the roof hardly ever figures in the
story. Miss Merrill has been a news
paper woman, and still counts herself a
member of the newspaper guild, as she
writes sketches regularly for two dailes.
She has contributed to number of dis
tinctly juvenile papers and magazines,
to the Youths Companion, Judge, the
Beacon BOSTON,, and Young People
philadelphia
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If Bryan runs shy of money serving
grape Juice he might try sweetened
water. - Portland Press.
We thought of suggesting Poland
Spring water; but it may cost more than
crane Juice
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desire for personal revenge on the part
of few men formerly active in the Re-
publican party and who thought they
were unappreciated there. No party of
that kind can long survive or be of great
usefulness. A Bull Moose that becomes
a dog in the manger is not an inspiring
political spectacle.
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EAST SEAVSMOMT.

Raymond P. Head and wife o.,
sets are visiting his parents NJ. N'''aeiu
Charles Heald.. Mr.. and Mrs aad VI
spent night in East Nortbro.. @aids,
guests of his mother. Mrs Sarah n. cent,
Miss Sibelle Cummings and nepban ','1sl
MacKenna. Jr.. of New York civ "lt'l
Cummings for the summer M. ID,
ard of Belfast is the guest of be-. "a h0s
F. E. Cello MIR. and Mrs. j. + p. "a
son of Rockand called on Their dare. ass "a
Albert Mariner, July 18th. N, , u
Donnell of Salem, Mass, is visit,,,.
Mr.. and Mrs, H. NJ. DonneI a, '=ti
Thomas and sons Leo and Edw.- s.I
are at H. c. Thomas's farm. re. '.2
nell of Belfast is the guest g.! La. D'
ents. Mr. and Mrs. T. NJ. slmr---
Mahoney is quite i'll and Ralph G....
his hay a
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Cardenio F. King, once widely known
as tinancier and newspaper publisher,
lied at the State farm in Bridgewater,
Mass, July 2lst Had he lived until the
next day a pardon would have made him
q free man.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-07-24

Charles S. Mellen has resigned as
president and director. thus severing all
connection with the n. Y, Hartford &
New Haven road. That was inevitable,
as because of the attacks upon him,
whether iustifable or not, his usefulness
was at an end and public confidence in
xhe road and it's management was i'm
paired.
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a publisher says that the life of
best seller" novel is now little longer
than month. And that is a longer
lease of life than many of them merit
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-07-24

A Baltimore man has erected monu-
ment to the memory of Adam, the first
man. This is worthy of Mark Twain.
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n the list of questions, prepared by the
mayor to be propounded to Street Com
missioner Burgess, in connection with
che mayors movement to deprive Mr..
Burgess of his office, was the following:
Us it not true that you have hauled
crushed rock, dumped it on the surface
of dirt road, spread it in places, NOT
continuously, leaving alternating sec
lions Of dirt and rock, and then applied
the steam roller to get temporary
smoothness?
That is exactly what was done on
Nam street last week by the present
street commissioner, with the approval
Of the mayor!
The good old town of Machias-a town
Of historic interest, long noted for the
culture, refinement and hospitality OF its
peoples to observe its 150th anniver-
sary, August 9TH, 9th and 7th, by a
pageant portraylng events in the his
sorry Of the town Colonial, Revolutionary
and Industrial development. Machias
was the scene during the American Rev
olution of the first surrender of a naval
flag by the British, and here was erected
the first liberty pole. The fires of pat
rlotism lighted at that time have never
died out; the latch string is always on the
outside, and the home-comers and visit
ors will be heartily welcomed and de-
ightfully entertained.
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Mr.. Bryan says Next to coffee, |
have been roasted more than any other
ching on earth. and, like coffee, I'm the
better for the roasting Mr.. Bryan
may be well done" but the general
opinion seems to be that good and
faithful servant does not apply.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-07-24

In the United Estates Senate, July
18th, Senator Townsend, Republican, of
Michigan severely criticised Secretary
of State Bryan, declaring that aside
from the technical and legal question of
the right of public servant to sell his
services twice, the public anr ounce
ment by Mr.. Bryan that man of his
we'll advertised Democratic tastes cannot
live on an income of $4,000 year pres
ents a moral question for the considera-
ton of the American eape" Other
cabinet officers, are living on their salar-
les; subordinates in the government de-
partments are not allowed to DO other
work while holding their positions, and
recently the Postmaster General ordered
that postmasters shall not engage in any
other business than that relating to their
duties as postmaster. why" asked
Mr.. Townsend, "thls discrimination in
favor of high salaried officer against a
low salaried one. For my part, | feel
impelled to voice protest. / am no re-
spector of persons. | see no reason why
the head of a department should be per-
mitted to make private gain by methods
that are forbidden to his subordinates.
| see nothing in his announced policy
that is not equally available to any man
or woman in the government employ,
and certainly no one will question the
assertion that the general application of
that policy would mean the absolute ruin
of public service.
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Apportionment of the School Fund

The following table shows the school and
mill fund and the common school fund,
together with the number OF scholars in the
CITY of Belfast and the towns of Waldo county:
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FREEDOM.

FREEDOM.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Walker of Portland,
who are touring Maine in their car, called on
Mrs. Susan j. Flye and family on their way to
Rcckland and other cities. ID. DR.. A. M. Small,
Phil. Williams, E. J. Vose and W. R. Sparrow
attended the Progressive convention in Water
vile July 18th. Mr.. Dana Banton was in
Bangor on business last week. Mrs. Chester
Bessey and little daughter Gladys are in the
Girls Home, Belfast. where Mrs Bessey has
employment. =. Mr.. Roy Sparrow has gone to
Skowhegan where he has employment. Mrs.
Eliza Penney visited her niece, Mrs. J. D.
Plummer, July. 18th and 18TH Mrs A. M.
Small and daughter Marian are visiting friends
in Searsport. Miss Matella King from
Washington, D. c. is passing her vacation
with her aunt, Sarah Perley. Miss Efie M.
Elye has received the past week one hundred
new housdresses and good assortment of
muslin kimonas, MILDLY and Balkin waists. and
as you look at the figures placed upon them
you would think it would be to the advantage
of anyone to lool them over before buying
elsewhere. 80. Harry Bangs. Esq, and family
from Searsport visited Mr. Bangs parents
recently. MIR. Gordon Williams from Water
vile was the guest of DR.. A. M. Small and
Mrs. Small July Goth MIR. Ernest Vose is in
Monmouth in the employ of the State depart
ment Of agriculture as tester in the dairy test
association and is the youngest man in the
United States employed in this work. He is a
student of Freedom academy in the agricul-
ural course. He was helped to this position
by Prof. Ralph P. Mitchell, to whom the as
ISOLATION sent for recommendation of two
men. The other to be sent from this school
is Roy Sparrow, who has like work in Skowhe-
gan.
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The Boston Herald says of Secretary
Of State Bryan: "He has made his
o flee ana his country ridiculous in the
s5es Of the world. He has brought on
himself the condemnation of thinking
- eople everywhere and the hostile criti-
,.ism Of the press regardless of party. "
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County Correspondence
JACKSON.

JACKSON.
Robert and Lula Stiles spent Sunday with
Mrs. Willis Kelsey in Knox. Misses Beatrice
Gould, Clara Jones and Pearl Chase returned
from the summer school at Castine Saturday
MIR. and Mrs. H. S. Morton receiving
congratulations on the birth, July 18th, Of a
daughter. Mr.. Grover wicker, who was en-
ployed at the Jackson creamery, was called to
Grand Manan Island last week. by the sudden
illness of his father. Mr.. and Mrs
H. P. Hews. Grover Hewes and Miss
Mary Woods of Winslow spent Sun
day at the home of Mr.. H. E. Chase. .....
Mr.. ard Mrs. f. +. Morton visited their daugh-
ter, Mrs NJ S. Hatch, Sunday. Mr.. Bert
Morton and daughter and Mrs. Woodman of
Frankfort visited mis- parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving Morton, recently.
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:. Wood McCiave of New Jersey says
hat Martin NJ. Mulhall, late lobbyist
FOR the National Association of Manu-
sacturers. had perjured himself in his
testimony before the Senate inves,igat-
ing committee; and Dr. Crockett of
Ihonlaston says that Mulhall is a liar.
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MONROE.

MONNOE.
Rev. Harold G. Booth will conduct relig-
ious service in the Pattee school house on
Friday evening, July 18th ut half past seven.
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have always made the canvasses and
all these men marked doubtful mean
.)urchasablp | made a canvass of this
sort for tn Democratic national commit
tee and or it they sent US $50, 900 for the
campaign. DIR. George L. Crockett of
Jhomaston.
This Wa: the campaign of 1906, during
the fald-McGlllieuddy COMPRESSION
al contest Of Mulhall, DR.. Crockett
s avs: As a politician he has been a
Joke
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Gods
Sarsa pariIIa

Acts directly and peculiarly
on the blood; purifes, enriches
and revitalizes it, and in this
way builds up the whole sys.
tenn. Take it. Get it today.
coated tablets called Sarsatabs-
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ADVERTISING TERMS. For one square, one
inch length in column. 25 cents for one week
And Is cents for each subsequent insertion.
SUBSCRIPTION FERNS. In advance, $500
year: 81 90 for SIX months; so cents for three
months.
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Re-Union of the 18th Maine Regiment.

Song by the choir.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-01-30
ORDEN DEL OLA

Sc pone a discussion el P. de la G. No.
21 de los senores Colberg y Velez, para
establecer y reglamentar la concession
de Diplomas vitalicios a los maestros
dePuerto Rico, cuyo proyecto ha sido
totalmente reformado por la comisi6n.
El senior Cuevas Zequeira pide Sc de
lectura del proyecto integramente. Asl
Sc verifca por ell Secretario.
Ell senor D1az Navarro, manifesto
que en- vista de haber sido reformad0
ell proyecto por la comisi6n encargada
de emitir informe, pide que Sc suspen-
da ell debate hasta que hoy tengan los
senores delegados una copia del pro
yecto reformado, en- su poder.
(Contin1a en- Ia 5a. pagina.)
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-01-30
Solicitando
una carretera

Una comision compuesta de don En-
.rique Lopez, alcalde de Barceloneta
don Domingo Perez, CONCEAL de aquel
ayuntamiento, don Fernando Suria,
juez de paz y propietario, y don Adolfo
Eguen, de la respectable frma comercial
M. Martinez y Eguen y Florida Agr1co-
la Co., sc encuentran en- esta capital
han solicitado de la Camara del Con-
sejo tEjecutivo la aprobacion de un pro
yecto de ley asignando la cantidad nece-
saria para la construction de once kil0-
metros de carretera, que partiendo del
rico poblado de "Florida Adentro'' va
va empamar con la carretera n1mero
dos. La comision ha informado que los
propietarios y el ayuntamiento de Bar,
celoneta estan dispuestos a contribuir
con un 25 0 o del costo total de la obra.
Dada la riqueza del mencionado ba-
rrio y los inconvenientes que actualmen-
tie tienen los vecinos del mismo para
transporter los frutos q los mercados
pr6ximos, serla muy justo que las Ca
maras atendiesen debidamente la solici-
tud de los comisionados de Barceloneta.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-01-30
En- el Club de Damas

Ell sabado de febrero, v1spera de Pi-
nata, tendra lugar en- los salones del
Club de Damas, una velada musical or
ganizada por las damas de Ia Directiva
saliente en- Qbsequio de las de la Direc-
tiva entrante.
Sc repartiran tres preciosos regalos,
y IN bonito Garnet obsequio de los seno-
res Candina, Castafios y Go.
IS Oportunamente daremos q nuestros
lectores mas detalles de esta fiesta.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-01-30
Experimentos de la
Sanidad Martina

En- Mirafores Sc estan hacienda inte-
resantes experimentos con las ratas.
Aver Sc arrroj6 una al mar, para yer 81
nadaba, y no solo Sc comprob6 que ma
daba a maravilla, sino que Sc mantuvo
a fote mas de hora y media, al cabo de
la scual fue menester darle muerte para
sumergirla