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Dresum&bly for marrow. Scientists have argued for the l^st 
two decades as to the probable age of the skin, guessing 
everywhere from 400 to 4000 years. Aiaxxjira^ drawing of a 
fossil lizard is on exhibition as one of Lnk in 1735 
Tnsde in naleontolopy ; it was done by a Spanish monk ml 
^oSlS £££?“&. f^ous entomologist, was ™|™l 1 
the insect exhibition, and the manner in 6 
ant nests was particularly interesting and illuminating. 
We left La Plata at 6.50, and were tack in 3.A., at 
the Continental Hotel (16 pesos; in * ime ° charming 
Dr. Francke , the naturalist of the park service, a charming 
young German with a Sasha Siemel beard. 
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We net Dr. Holmbere at the Zoo at noon, ■ he took 
us for a drive out into the country. >7e stopp ld ‘° h use ' 
country place, La Saludo, near San Simple. 
Sling! stucco , & wi thf ong feranPahs * Thf view cut over the 
sisrsi ^Ttrr.rss 1 ^. if ^ — — 
than a man’s arm. 
A few miles farther we come to Oasa de los Granados, the 
country estate of Natalie Botana, the puhxisner o, x* ^rit • 
W> drove in first to a house called Karavan, whe.e ox ® 
sons fives and had a brief look at the pheasantry before we 
ITre summoned to lunch. 'The house was ® 
of dark, hand-hewn ironwood. Around a *** ;° f , s nish lace , 
which had a plate glass top over ® backs and seats 
twelve of us sat down in gigantic chairs, i ® Qir 8kin# wine 
of which were interlaced strips of ^hi . w&s & Spanigh 
glasses were gold-encrusted, an - Chilean lobsters 
lottery with our host’s monogram on it. ^ peasant pie, 
that had been flown across the Andes jy * 
which was proudly shown to the guests , ^tops had 
opened. Cooked hells tnd tfl’fefhersf Baby lamb 
been decorated with pheasants mhos a coffee# Different 
with vegetables followed, then ...... ending with 
wines, all French, were served with every course, enc g 
champagne . 
Batano’s son and daughter, with the ir husband and 
were present, as were Hewberry of 351 Mun* , the governor o 
Yntre Rios, the head of the Argentine Air Force, a singer, a 
o iptired college ^resident with a long grey beard, and a 
number of newspaper men"- most of them apparently 
drouped°in unannounced because it was a week-enc. Seme ate in 
the “living room and some in the breakfast room. 
After lunch we went on a ‘lide tffhe ho“l! tS'tilfd 
the Spanish tile designs on t - email grandson goes 
patio with its little pool where the wall grandson S 
paddling, the huge outdoor swimming pool, with a cast 
