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been in Paraiso, but had rested in the shade on the 

 porch of the house in which the American engineer 

 slept. The peddler acknowledged this fact later, 

 but refused to give any reason for his previous 

 story. 



Another case of interesting history occurred in 

 the city of Panama. A man was arretted for 

 intoxication. While arguing with a policeman, he 

 was seen by a sanitary officer, and sent to the 

 hospital. Soon after arrival he became delirious; 

 he proved to be a yellow fever case, and died that 

 night, leaving only a fragment of his history. 

 His statement, as far as it could be understood, was 

 that he was a native of Greece, had no friends in 

 Panama, and lived at a certain hotel. The hotel 

 proprietor said he had never seen or heard of the 

 man. For a day and a half the city was ransacked 

 for additional information, without result. It be- 

 came known that the hotel proprietor was not 

 sure if the man had stayed at his establishment. 



Several men were employed to look up all the 

 Greeks living in Panama. One of these learned 

 that the case had been seen in an Italian caf6. 

 The proprietor denied all knowledge of the fact. 

 He was told that it would be necessary to close the 

 caf6 for a day for fumigation purposes, and he then 

 volunteered the information that he knew the 



