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[[preprinted]] 34 [[/preprinted]] a Dr. Jules Thebaud - who was recommended by Jack Ruane - and had [[strikethrough]] it [[/strikethrough]] him have a look at it. He informed me that I had a badly abcessed gum around my lower wisdom tooth (not the one which was coming in). He treated it twice that day, and once each day since, and the cost of this was $4.00. He tells me the tooth should come out and I well believe it. I wish I were staying here longer - I'd let him have the job, as I would have confidence in whatever he would do. He has degrees from University of Pennsylvania and Northwestern (M.S.D.) His office is one of the nicest I've ever seen. The X-Ray room is in blue tile and white. Very simple but nice to look at. His main room is a huge place done in dark green tile with all the fixtures in contrasting colors, either chromium or maroon. The chair itself is the most modern in the market. To further round out this picture, the dentist himself is [[strikethrough]] quite [[/strikethrough]] the type of fellow who inspires con- [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] 35 [[/preprinted]] fidence in his patients. He goes about his work as if he knows what it's all about. One day we went to see the Dominican consul to find out if we had to have any visas or letters from him. I had been in town shopping with Mrs. McCarthey so I took a taxi and asked him to take me to the Dom. Consul. He made a mistake & took me to the Legation. As I had left him go on his way I was obliged to take another taxi to town. We hadn't gone very far in the second taxi when he stopped and picked up an old negro woman. A little further on we picked up another passenger. This I understand is quite the custom altho' it had been my first experience. I met Dick at the Consul's and we discovered that we had very little business to transact with him. Nevertheless he was most anxious to drum up trade with me as he collects and sells postage stamps. Unfortunately I did not have much money to spend. He seems to do business with a number of stamp co's.