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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-23
SNAKES RATTLE
STIR ARGUMENTS
PLAINS MAN TELLS STORY OF
CONTROVERSY WITH OLD
TIMERS
Question Under Discussion Is Wheth-
er Reptiles Alarm Signal Lies Flat
on the Ground Or Standing Up
Edgewise; Proof Decides It.

About ratt1esnakes- Plains
old-tmers got into an argument
over whether rattler's rattiers Law
flat, pointing forward, or whether
they lay edgewise, in a vertical DO
sition to the head and body. About
$500 in bets changed hands before
the battle ended.
Bill Meany. a resident of Plains, a
witness to the argument, was prompt
ed to tell the story in verse. It follows:
got tight
In the old Montana saloon.
ihey the er6 6ae up in a car walked to
And ordered some State store moon.
With feet on the rails, they began
their tales
Of the days before home brew.
dinner pail, and Dangerous Dan
McGrew
Then the subject was changed.
AS more drinks were arranged,
AND someone spoke up and said:
DO .rattlesnakes carry their rattles
down flat;
Or do they lay up on edge?"
old-timers commended they laid down
flat,
And backed their belief with fiyes.
They claimed it was rattlesnake
In which they had spent their lives.
Then opinion divided and argument
grew,
Until there were two hostile grouns
But they couldn't settle the Question
Without living, definite proofs.
So next morning they started a
search in the hills,
WITH nets and sacks and strings.
timers took bottles OF hundred
Which they said is good for stings.
That night about they began to
They had rattlesnakes by the score.
Ihey were taken from cars and
placed on bars,
Midst a mighty rafting roar.
The rattles were edgewise.
As all could see;
The old-timers shook their heads.
They blamed the New Deal.
Oh, how they did squeal,
Like lot of Communist reds.
Then they swallowed their pride.
And took 1t in stride,
And called all the boys to their feet.
Ihe drinks are on us,
Let's forget this damn fuss.
We'll admit that for once we are
beat"
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-23
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pered: "Magic!" And then he fell from
his chair to the floor. Only one ting
ling stab of pain. Then blessed numb
ness, blackness, dreams. Up and up
and up he scared.
But down from that eternity sharply
at last he was brought back by the
ioud hoarse barking of old Dan and
nigh shrill voices close around him:
here he is! Didn't I tell you he
must be sick or else he would have
come to schoolP He amt sick
he's busted his leg It's all sweIled
up! 1t looks awful! He's dead
NO, he amt, he's frozen stiff! This
room Is just as cold as ice The
ITes nearly out in this stove! Heigh!
Get more wood and pile it in! And
steve, you run to Bill Belcher's farm
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-23

Read the Classified Advertisements
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-23

Chapple. J; w: Currie and Mrs. Alice
Mains. Q. w. Mickey Is clerk.
The city park areas are augmented
by Josephine park, a 2O-acre tract
lying along the Yellowstone river near
the city water filtration plant, which
was opened to the public for the first
time in June. 1888. This park was con-
structed and is maintained BY CITY
water department employees and dur.
ing its first summer Of operation at
tracted hundreds Of picnickers and
other visitors.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-23
Cowboy Boots

COWBOY BOOTS Handmade to
your measure; finest feathers; reasonably
priced; write for descriptions. MACK BOOTS
AND SHOES, 1870 South Broadway. Denver
Colorado
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-23
Scott Hart Promoted
to Be Major of Militia

Promotion Of Scott Hart of Helena
to the rank Of major in the field ar
E. Moore. commanding officer Of the
Montana national guard and president
of the state promotion board. Hart,
who has record Of military service
extending over period Of 80 years,
has been a captain in the inspector
generals department of the state staff.
ment.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-23

UNCLE SAM needs men and women.
Good pay. permanent. short hours, vaca-
lions with pay. For free information on Civil
Service Jobs write today. AN. CIVIL SERV-
ICE INST, Republic BLDG. Seattle.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-23

Bolivia Is exporting over $500 900
pounds of tin ores a month,
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-23
Farms Wanted

FARMS WANTED. With the compile
ton Of Fort Peck dam. hundreds Of farmers
viii be Obliged to move from their Missouri
bottom lands and will be looking for new To-
cations. If you want to sell your land, adver-
tise It in the GlASGOW-FORT PECK COUR-
Ter. Box 2I8, GLASGOW. Montana. Rates one
cent per word per insertion. Stamps accepted.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
War at Sea

Most mystifying of all phases in thor
oughly mysterious war has been that per-
tanning to sea.
reports of heavy naval firing in North
Sea area later were explained away as
"target practice" Early last week an
other such ghostly engagement occurred
off Farsund, simple fishing community in
Southwest Norway.
From Oslo, Bergen, Copenhagen, re-
ports piled in of warships fighting within
plain sight of Farsund coast. Graphi-
cally, residents or
Mysterious Naval diligent newsmen
p...l.. p.,....1 transmitted stories
of ships of the line,
submarines, airplanes, ct al, dealing de-
struction to each other, sending freight
ers and fishermen scurrying to safety.
First theory was that German fleet,
weak in quantity but not quality, might
have made dash for open seas on career
of raiding instead of helpless Information
at Kiel.
Both German and British sources pro-
fessed no immediate knowledge of what
could be happening.
But next day, Wednesday, Berlin COM
munique said Nazi air force had sue
cessfully attacked" British feet in North
Sea; lone airplane carrier = = destroyed,
several severe hits scored on one battle
ship. Our airplanes sustained no losses"
Evening star., 1939-10-01

ing of determination to fight out differ
ences. Formal reply by Chamberlain
promised tomorrow.
Today. Italian Foreign Minister Ciano
will arrive in Berlin for axis conference
Reichstag meets early in coming week.
Earlier peace feelers came from Italy's
Mussolini, who broke long silence to
suggest that Britain, France and Ger
many stop fighting over any vain IL
lusion" on part of allies that Poland
might be reconstructed.
For its part, he added, Italy plans to
prepare in a military way to meet any
eventuality support
MussoIini Breoks every possible peace
lono Silence effort and work vigi-
lantly in silence" Re-
ports were frequent that important part
of 1taly's vigilant and silent operation
is extension of its trade activities into
spheres where belligerents previously
have been dominant. And complaints
were frequent that there had been q
vigilant jumping of rates on Italian Line
ships to point where Americans fleeing
Europe by the sunny, Southern route"
were paying high for their sunshine.
Lest he might sound too peaceful,
Italy's strong man warned against the
day when should appear on the bal
cony," presumably for purpose Of leading
his countrymen into war.
From allied side came immediate re-
sponse Of "thanks-no business" or
words to that effect, on question of
winding up fighting.
France, Paris spokesman said, ZAP
preciated Italian efforts for peace
pays homage to Mussolni," but reaf-
firms commitments to Poland. I'VE
want only one thing: Complete victory"
Evening star., 1939-10-01

nique called raid "fruitless," said five Of
six planes shot down.
Intriguing report came from Romans
horn, Switzerland, near Zeppelin works
at Friedrichshafen. Without confirma-
ton. story was dispatched that allied
planes had badly damaged German air.
plane factory.
London contented itself, however, with
claim of successful reconnaissance flights,
renewed bomb
British Renew ings" with prop
Propaganda "Roids" aganda leaflets.
British also re-
peated commendation for work of planes
as submarine patrol.
Bright anecdote of week was that
British censorship ofice, under heavier
fire than British troops or ships, had
refused to release propaganda leaflets to
press on grounds they might fall into
enemy hands" Unconfrmed.
French, also busy at reconnaissance,
seek to spot German troop concentra-
tions, thus unravel Nazi offensive STRAIT
egy on west 'front.'
Frequent false bombing alarms have
cramped night life Of belliserent capi-
tails. Parisians spent 80 minutes on one
occasion hiding from high-hying un-
identified French plane.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
War on Land

A single valiant city fought last weeks
war IN the East-Warsaw.
Abandoned by its government and its
leaders but never by its courage, the
capital Of dead nation fought be-
sieging armies, disease, starvation and
stark horror.
AS late as Wednesday, after three
weeks of steadily increasing pressure of
fate and the German
Foil Of Worsow arms, defiant Warsaw
Ends an EDic radio station described
artillery and aerial
bombardments, streets and parks made
unsightly by the dead, fires raging un-
controlled as broken water mains robbed
city not only of protection but of sus-
tenance, hospitals destroyed.
THE morale of the population is ex-
cellent. We expect aid will be forth
coming from our allies. The city is razed
but we live on"
On Thursday Warsaw surrendered, the
end of an epic.
Hours later, Modlin, fortressed Polish
city not far northwest of Warsaw. sent
forth its spokesmen under white flag of
truce to negotiate surrender.
The conquest of Poland-fait accompH.
In the west, where month of war in
1914 meant the ravaging of Belgium and
dark thoughts for
Western Front safety of Paris, armies
Remoins Quiet seemed more like
chessmen, moved wari-
ly, unhurriedly. Over them hung threat
of stalemate.
French and German communiques TON
little; from Switzerland came irregular
reports of serious fighting between Saar-
bruecken and zweibruecken. German in-.
dustrial towns evacuated for past two
weeks but never won by French. Twice
Nazi troops assertedly sought by coun-
terattacks to relieve pressure on these
points; twice they failed.
With less restraint big guns of oppos-
ing armies exchanged long distance
greetings, blasting at troop concentra-
ton points or at outposts held between
Siegfried and Maginot barriers proper.
Germanys Hitler, leaving Poland to
military rule of Col. Gen. Won Rund-
stedt, visited western front.
Nervously, Holland, Belgium, Luxem-
bourg, Switzerland watched, fearful that
the apparently even strength of heavily
fortified frontiers would divert armies
through neutral roadways.
Evening star., 1939-10-01

On Friday, Berlin announced three
way agreement by which Nazi-Soviet
states will offer peace to
Moscow Berlin France and Britain or
"Peoce Offer" join in ominous CO.
operation If proffer Is
rejected; mutual German Russian from
tier through late Poland was confirmed;
intensified German-Russian trade
pledged.
Allied governments in west conferred
at once on report, indicated no soften
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Review Of High Lights Of the Fourth Week Of War in Europe

ers, held u seats in Chamber Of Dep
uties and was part Of Peoples Front
government which held reins from 1886
to 1898.
As Polish government dissolved, feudal
families, many well known here, fed to
sanctuary or disappeared. In Bucharest,
Rumanian government held Polish gov
ernment leaders virtually incommuni-
cado, refused to let one-time Foreign
Minister Beck change residence because
of quarrel with one-time Premier Sklad-
kowski.
In London, angry Lloyd George as
sailed Polish leaders for deserting brave
soldiers - poverty stricken peasants;
urged allied governments to make clear
they are not fighting to send Poles back
to "cruel bondage" of former rulers.
Evening star., 1939-10-01
Behind the Lines

Intrigue, perhaps Of peace, perhaps Of
war, was under way in Eastern Europe
throughout the week.
Most sinister was that in Moscow As
German Foreign Minister Won Ribben-
trop, Russian Foreign Commissar Molo.
toff and Joseph Stain discussed course
of Russo German alliance.
Evening star., 1939-10-01

In his weekly review, few days later
Britains Chamberlain made no mention
Of Mussolini
Chamberlain Expects proffer or pros
Protrocted War poets for peace
Rather, he dealt
with matters pertinent to prosecution
of war, particularly in sphere of minis
try of economic warfare.
General object of ministry" he ex-
planned, 'is to disorganize Germany S
economic structure to such an extent as
to make 1t impossible for her to carry
on the war. Quick results can
not be expected"
Turkey, meanwhile, raised allied ap-
prehension by reported threat to tear up
mutual assistance agreement with Brit
ain and France If they go to war with
Soviet Russia. Turkeys foreign minister
spent most of week in Moscow.
Bandying of peace proposals in pres
ent conflict has parallel in 1914-18 war.
As early as November, 1915. Chancellor
Won Behmann- -Hollweg explained pub
licly kind OF
Peace Proposals peace Ger
Follow 1915 Trend many wanted
No negotia-
tions followed. On December IL, 1916,
Germany appealed to United States to
take lead in mediation. Six days later
President Wilson suggested each side
state its aims concretely, on that basis
to negotiate . peace.
Allied governments stated such aims
but took occasion to excoriate entente
Germany countered by bare suggestion
for conference. with no terms advanced
More notes but no results followed.
In July, 1917, German Reichstag
passed resolution for peace. On August
1.1sl7. Pope proposed peace terms. Still
no result until distintegration of gov
ernments began In 1918.
Britain this week prepared to pay for
Its war. Mercilessly, Sir John Simon
chancellor Of exchequer
Britons Prepare presented to Common,
For War 1oxes --end received 1t.
sanction-e tax pro-
gram surprising In severity anything o1
l914-1S era.
With exemptions slashed to approxi-
mately $500 yearly, immediate income tai
rates Of IS per cent become applicable
On January rate steps up to 37h
per cent. surtaxes, estate duties, In
direct levies will keep step.
By comparison, British family Of foul
with 10000 income viii pay government
$S.047; American viii pay $1.1A Same
British family At $4,000 income viii pay
SO; American none.
I'VE should bear in mind" Simon re-
marked as slight consolation, that how
ever serious our problem may be, the
financial problem which confronts Ger
many is infinitely greater"
In answer, Reich Defense Council au-
thorized extraordinary war credits up to
$1,000. .000, 900 marks in addition to esti-
mated tax revenue of $4,000, 900 ,00C
marks. Naai agriculture ministry an
nounced bumper grain harvest.
Behind its lines. French war cabinet
decreed dissolution of Communist party
In France. Decree ended recognized
career Of French political party
which oncs numbered millions Of follow
Evening star., 1939-10-01
War in Air

Air over Europe was still ominously
calm last week.
Aside from North Sea attack Of Nazi
flyers on British fleet, little action was
reported authoritatively until Friday
night, when Royal Air Force unit re-
taliated by bombing German ships in
Helgoland Blight. f,
British communique admitted "some
of the planes have not yet returned"
claimed attacks were pressed home
at low altitude" German commu-
Evening star., 1939-10-01
On All the Fronts
By John C.. Henry.

world
gained heroic chapter the defense Warsaw the
tualy ended for the being the
After n
bgun the inhu
manty by which modern measured.
effectively,
victims sailing under neutral bgents destuc
tion OF nearly threescore ships since September l.
Mixing warfare German flyers attacked British ships
Of North British retaaed later against
German Hegoand claims confcted
Moscow intrigue development behind the lines Re-
pord farreachn otaran states
believed Turkey
warned allies mutuaad they
Democraces maalng all indicated weakening fighting
mood.
Washington Senate to debate neutrality bill containing
imposing variation
American sales to beligerents.
Evening star., 1939-10-01

sidethe British intent seeing
!eaves the Germans hoping prevent British drshtps rom slipping
into the Baltic The
information Note especially baehp engage
7nnts OF last 1Deek the Firth FORTH Scotland
land, northwest OF GERMANY
Evening star., 1939-10-01

Here the ytal North Seq blockade NTH strategic
factors indicated by Associated Star artists oking
dispatches Official other reliable data In long,
range the allies otn by their ability to blockade
shipping
utgant
La gaceta., 1939-04-21

ferenteS sustancias aglutinables
NJ, N. P, H, S. Els possible que en-
los grupos sanguineoS cOnocidOs
ex.stan sub-grupos con diferen-
les propiedadeS de compatible
dad. En- rigor, la sangre de ca
gre de organismos homogeneous,
tie Individual y difiere de la san
gre de organismos homoneneos,
pues NADIA en- la naturaleza sc re
pite identicamente. Landstein-
er penSaba que Seria possible un
dia determinar, para cada indi-
viduo, una estructura de sangre
especifica, y que no Sc encontra-
rfan sino por exception dos in
dividuos de identica estructura
sangufnea. La existencia de in
compatibilidades es, pues, STEM
pre- possible.
Las estructuras individuales
de la sangre pueden, ademas, di
ferir en- otras propiedades fue-
ra de la aglutinaci6n; por ejem-
plo, preden diferir en- virulen-
ella reSpecto a los microbes.
La gaceta., 1939-04-21
Los grupos de la leche de mujer
Gle MoIS", PARIS

grupos de leche. FL hecho ha.
bfa sido comprobado va en-
1911 por Landsteiner, que ha-
bia Observable las propieda-
des agluitinantes de la leche
m~ujeril. Este hecho ha sido
confirmado luego por diversoa
autores. Sc sabe que la transfu-
sion de sangre, en- condolences
de seguridad, no puede tener
lugar sine entire individuos,
donantes y receptores de san
gre que pertenecen al mismo
grupo sanguineo, o al grupo
o. En- case contrario, puede
obrevenir un accidente en- la
operation de TRANSMISSION, por
aglutamiento de la sangre del
La gaceta., 1939-04-21
C~ONFERENCIA QUE Sc RE-
LACIONA CON Ell DESTI-
NO DE Y~UGOESLAVIA

Roma, abril 21.-Se encuen-
tran en- Roma ell primer minis
tro y ell ministro de negocios ex-
tranjeros de Hugria, Paul Te-
leki y Stephen Csaky.
A la conferencia Sc lie atribu-
We gran Importance y Sc la re-
-aciona con ell dest.no de Yugoes
lavia.
FL eje Roma-Berl trata de
loorar ell apoyo de Yugoeslavia,
o la neutralidad, ofrsciendole
garantias para su frontera. Es-
taS garantiaS Sc darias conjun-
tamente por Hungria, Italia y
Alemania.
En- las 1ltimas semanas Ell Co.
bierno de Yugoeslavia, por su
poSici6n en- ell Adriatico, Sc ha
mostrado frio hacia los ofreci-
mientos ingleses. Galeazo Ga
no conference.-the manana saba
do, en- Venecia, con el miaistvo
de negocios extranjeroo de Yu-
gceslavia.
Despu6s de la visitI a Roma,
ell cosde Teleki y Stephen Casky
iran a Berlin.
La gaceta., 1939-04-21

dreS y nodrizas. Estas investiga
clones deben ser ampliadas y
profundizadas aGn, desde ell
punto de vista de la clinica y de
la serologfa.
Ell problema de la intoleran-
cia puede resultar mas complejo
de 10 que hoy parece. Segdn cier
tos datos, ademas de los grupos
sanguineos clasicos A, B, ALB, y
o, existen otros varios tipoS de
gl6bClos rojos que gentlemen d.
La gaceta., 1939-04-21

Ian que esos ~fen6nenos existen
Y que, aunQue son menos aparen
tee v violentos qre los product
dos por una TRANSMISSION de SAN
gre incompatible, tienen quizas
TN origen semejante,
La anafilaxia puede product
un choque, como conSecuenela
de la introduction en- ell orga-
nismo humane de suStancias ex
trafas que no tienen que ser de
n~aturaleza animal. Existen in
tolerancias entire los grrpos de
sangre humana. Y daio ell pare
lelismo observable entire los CRU
pos de sangre y los de leche, es
admissible la affirmation de que
podran manifestarse tambien
intolerancias entire estos Gltimos
y tener consecuencias perjudi-
ciales para la salud.
Vemos un nino que presenta
perturbaciones digeStivas Y Sc
desarrolla NAL, aunque su ma
DIRE presente todas las aparien-
cias de una buena nodriza y la
leche tenga las cualidades quiz
micas necesarias. Sc puede PEN
sar que la causa hipotetica del
NAL estado de salud del nino coli
sista en- cierta intolerancia entire
las propiedades del grupo de le-
che de la madre y las del grrpo
organize a que ell nino pertene-
ce.
Los dOctores Dujarric de Ia
Riviere y Kossovitch han podido
estudiar en- los hospitales de Ma
ternidad y en- los Consultorios
de Paris, a SO criaturas de vein
titres dias 2 cinco meses de edad
que presentaban perturbaciones
Higestivas (v6mitos, diarrea)
despu6s de ser lactados, adelga-
zamiento progressive, caquexia.
En- 81 de esos casos han compro-
bado que los grupos sanguineos
de las criaturas eran diferenteS
de los grupos de leche de las ma
La gaceta., 1939-04-21

Sc sabe que existen cuatro
grupos hereditarios de san
gre: A. B, ALB y o. Entire los
tres primeros grupos existe
cierto antagonismo de la san
gre: la sangre de un grupo Sc
aglutina en- contacto con ell
suero de la sangre del otro;
solo los individuos que perte-
necen al mismo grupo poseen
tipos de sangre que no Sc aglu
tinan mutuamente. FL cuarto
grupo, ell grupo o, posee la
propiedad de que su sangre
no sc aglutina al contacto del
suero de la sangre de los otros
grupos.
Ahora bien, existen tambien
La gaceta., 1939-04-21
paciente. puesto QUE sxistSr

P0NASAAtOs 4 NSSbS AAS S~
grupos de leche, nos podemo'
preguntar 81 no existira intole'
rancia en- los nihos de pecho res
pecto de la leche con que Sc les
alimente, 81 esa leche no perte.
nece al grupo adecuado. Mas d.
una veg Sc han Observable ca.
sos en- los que la leche de la ma
DIRE o de la nodriza parecen n
convenir a la criatura.
Ante TODD Sc ha tratado d,
precisar las relaciones que pue-
den existir entire ell grupo de lie
che de la madre y ell grupo san
guinea del nino.
Este problema ha ocupado 6
los doctores r. Dujarric de la
Riviere y N. Kossovitch, del ms
tituto Pasteur. Han examinado
en- total Glen muestras de leche
mujeril y doce de leche de vaca.
En- cada case han determinado
los grupos sanguineos de la ma
Dire (nodriza) y de su hijo. Lue-
go han estudiado la acci6n de
un mismo suero lacteo al mismo
tempo sobre los gl6bulos rojos
tfpicos (para determinar Ell CRU
pc de la leche) y sobre los gl6-
bulos rojos de la madre (nodri-
za) y de la criatura.
Los resultados de esta investi-
gaci6n han demostrado que la
leche mujeril contiene aglutini-
mas para para los gl6bulos rojos
humanos, y que puede ser clasi-
ficada en- cuatro grupos analo-
COS a los grupoS SanguineoS. En-
particular, los gl6bulos rojos del
grupo o no Sc aglutinan nunca
en- contacto con ell suero lacteo.
No Sc han comprobado nunca
divergencias entire las aglutini-
mas del suero sanguineo y las del
suero lacteo en- una misma mu-
jer.
La misma tecnica ha permit
lido comprobar que existen en-
la leche de vaca aglutininas pa
ra los gl6bulos rojos humanos.
La aglutinaci6n es menos rapi-
da con Ell suero lacteo de la vaca
que con ell de la mujer.
Sc ha comprobado la existen.
cia de grupos sangufneos no SO.
10 en- ell hombre, sine en- diferen.
tes animales caballo, cabra, pc
FRO, conejo, cato, los b6vidos
la oveja, Ell cerdo, Ell ration, la ga
lima, etc. Els muy interesante
observar que no solo existen
grrpos sanguineos en- los monos
antropomorfos, sino que Sc en-
cuentran en- los gorilas, los chin
PAGES y los orangutanes, cuatro
grupos identicos a los humanos.
Volvamos a la question de 81
la i~ngesti6n, por la criatura, de
leche de origen maternal o ami
NAL cuyo grupo sanguineo no
producira fen6menos de intole-
rancia. Esta question ha sido ira
tada por Dujarric de la RIVE
re y Kossovitch, quienes seha-
La gaceta., 1939-04-21
LOS HUNGAROS DICEN
QUE ~BOMBARDEARAN LA
ARTILLERIA ESLOVACA

Budapest, abril 21.-Las auto
ridades hungaras Sc quejan de
que la artilleria eslovaca BON.
barde anoche la aldea de Saros-
zenith. Las tropas hdngaras
contstaron Ell fuego; pero no hu-
DO combate cuerpo a cuerpo.
Eslovakia Sc encuentra ahora
bajo la protection del Reich a.
leman.
Una protesta Sc hara hoy.
Nuevos bordes en- la frontera
hdngara-eslovaca fueron fila
dos recientemente.