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a boiler over the range, and various work tables. Beyond the kitchen was the laundry, with one big deep soapstone tub which was square and with a slanting shelf at the left on which to pound the clothes.

In the living room we had highballs or tomato juice, French fried tomato strips, and canapes. There were three other guests, all oil people - Dr and Mrs Carroll and Dr Lobo Guerrero, who is a graduate of M. I. T. Butler worked for the government when he first came to Colombia and was out in the field so much that Dorothy went to work for Texas; later he changed to Texas, but is still away much of the time and wives are not allowed to go on field trips. They are allowed three months of home leave each three years of service. Dinner was served at 8.45; we had fresh pineapple, chicken and noodle soup, beans, scalloped tomatoes, bisquit, raisin coleslaw and chocolate pie. Coffee was served in the living room. We played games in the second living room until nearly midnight and Dr Lobo drove us home.

Feb. 12. Both of us went to the Institute at 9.30 but I did not try to start any work because Don Luis wanted us to get our yellow fever shots. We three came back into town and took a street car to the Rockefeller laboratory where we met Dr Bugher. He gave us our shots and we found them quite painless. Our immunity will start in ten days. He took us through the laboratory and showed us the insect cages; mosquitoes from Buenavista, Rio de Janeiro and other places. Many white bowls of living larvae; when the larvae have pupated, bowl and all are placed in a cage. They are working on the problem of why the Buenavista strain will now carry yellow fever while the Rio strain does. Work is also being carried on with ticks and chiggers but so far with negative results. Colombia has three species of Haemagogus but the main carrier's name is still in doubt. Shannon has material and is working on the genus.
We came back to town by bus which gave us a chance to meet Señora Isabel de Murillo; she got on the bus on her way to the clinic, just before we got off. Murillo took us to a bookstore on Calle Doce where we got a pair of 2" pocket dictionaries.
Lunch at Casa Gómez was our first appearance at the table with others (breakfast is very irregular). Besides Silvia, Maneula and Maruja, there was Edna James from the Embassy, Natalie Henry who works on El Tiempo on an exchange fellowship, and a chap named Hall who is with the Grace Line. Later we found out that it was his room that was turned over to us and that he had to take a small room beyond the bath. Anyway, he was leaving soon to take an apartment with some other men. It was obvious that Miss James deeply resented our coming to Casa Gómez.