A RURAL GUARD ON DUTY Photo frora Albert0 L ' Godoy 



When Porfirio Diaz came into power the country was infested with robbers from the mountains to 

 the sea. He selected the best and made a rural guard out of them. They justified his hopes, and after 

 a while it became as safe to travel in Mexico as it is to travel in the United States. The prolonged civil 

 strife has sadly thinned their ranks, however. 



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