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are not humanly possible and are not eanctioned by science.

The first point relates to the inspection of 500 or more

passengers carried out in three hours on board the ship,

which time is ressonably inpa.ficient to màs a conacione

cious diagnosis which, in affections of the eyes or very

easily be renfounded and therefore re uives a very c jeful

and repeated examination.

The second point de the da-

ring assertion that triorom wed been introduced in Kexico

by Chinese immigrants. In this conne tion I beg to en-

close the st dy made by Tr Lorenzo Chaves, recognized 36

the Jåret uyt, altological authority in t: is Country, and

recognized as th first occulist by the learned President

of the Creme Bourd of wealth. This le rneu treatise

auberts that trachoma hat existed in Merico since the XVII

century) that it came from Spain and wes still further as

veloped by individualt who cute from SyrXÂ to the fulf

Coast.

The above reflections would be sufficient to

guide us in Farsing an opinion of th absurd action of the

Anitary Delegate, that, even in its best form, could revor

have been leṛal; but granting that the State hi to watch

over it.. interests through the venges of itu exployees,

whenever these are eficient and evidently wrong, Li la un-

Just to impate tueir effects to those who, in the on reize

of their rights, have .ked for the Tulilsent of the lowS

and have humbly smitted to the orders of the Authorities,

which although inspired by a preiseworthy pary949,

*re not

adapted to tie lapsi eor altious of the blic conetiuztion,

which are the only one that govern contracts.

I are laiu stress on toin point which I' yours 1/

the Coryazy the more to at ita uetkils, in order to show

tit, neither from & mur 1 por from a scientific joint of view, were the restrictions impoeed on the free traffic of

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