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It was curious that 24 hours later convulsions ensued again not so acute, and I treat this with a 0.20 gramme of sodium amytal diluted and injected hypodermically.
Dog recovered completely and three weeks later became the mother of a one-dog litter.
I give you this account in case it may be beneficial for somebody, knowing how susceptible these animals are to strychnine poison. . . .
RAFAEL CESTERO
San Juan, Porto Rico
Matrimony & Alimony (Cont'd)
Sirs:
May a mere woman (who has made her small pile) add a further word?
If matrimony is not a game of solitaire; if it is a contract between two live humans that in nine cases out of ten handicaps the woman's earning capacity more than the man's; and if through no fault on her part it has been wrecked; why, pray, after a fair day in court should an ex-husband who has "stepped out'' of matrimony be encouraged to step out of alimony and so on ad infinitum?
MRS. R. L. NACH
New York City
Sirs:
It seems your articles on matrimony & alimony (May 22, ct scq.) have caused a little excitement. My views are thus: if we women had our say we would be born men. If the men had to bring children on earth and raise them to be good citizens or otherwise, there would be less walking away from obligations.
Most women have been working outside of the home in the past few years, giving their menfolk more money for themselves. Now through the depression these women have been thrown out of work, so of course she is a parasite. The other type who has had a half a dozen children, doing housework, painting, paperhanging and all the jobs her husband should have been doing. Being tied down to a family does not include golfing, night life or pretty clothes. Johnnie or Lucy needs shoes or medicine. The man of today has an idea that a certain amount of money thrown at his family is the end of obligation. Let one cent be spent foolishly by the wife and, Amen.
The whole truth of the matter is our menfolk have gotten into bad company. They want divorce and then remarry and then want the moon. The menfolk better wake up. I for one will teach my children to have no children. Just be selfish like their father.
B. null
Berwyn, 111.
A Painted Cow Looks On. . . .
Sirs:
Reading in your issue of May 18 the article on Cuba, and not knowing who the author may be, I was surprised by the amount of information that he manifested. But . . . that article was absolutely wrong about the way in which General Armando Andre came to his end. . . . Had I been bumped off, last night, by a bomb which exploded near me, then the world would never have known the truth on this point.
Of seven who had the unrestricted privilege of entering the presence of President Machado at any moment of the day or night, I happen to be one of the two survivors; the other five having "cashed in" too soon! . . .