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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 I'rs 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 we had fresh pineapple, 



chicken and noodle soup, beans , scalloped tomatoes, bis quit, 

 raisin coleslaw and chocolate pie. Coffee was served in 

 the living room. Tie played games in the second living room 

 until nearly midnight and Dr Lobo drove us home. 



Feb. 12. Doth 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 . 

 lie took us through the laboratory and showed us the insect 

 cages j mosquitoes from. Buenavista, Rio de Janeiro and other 

 places . liany Yihite 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 

 not 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 Ilae- 

 magogus but the main carrier's name is still in doubt. 

 Shannon has material and is working on the genus. 



V.e came back to town by bus which gave us a chance to 

 meet Senora Isabel de I.Iurillo; she got on the bus on her way 

 to the clinic, just before we got off. Kurillo took us to 

 a bookstore on Calle Doce where we got a pair of 2 11 pocket 

 dictionaries . 



Lunch at Casa Gomez was our first appearance at the table 

 with the others (breakfast is very irregular) . Besides 

 Silvia, Manuela and Karuja, there were Edna James from the 

 Embassy, Natalie Henry who works on 31 Tiempo on an exchange 

 fellowship, and a chap named Hall who is TriLth 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 tciss James deeply resented 

 our coming to Casa Gomes. 



