Zwartz Aug 7, 1950 Most of this afternoon was taken up with buying specimens from the minors. We bought Hypsigena, Thamnophis egregus, Drymarchon, 2 Thalerophis and a hatchling Microurides. In addition there were great herds of lizard, frog, and toads! One of the Thalerophis had just eaten a frog, Pternotyla. We told the kids we would pay 30 pesos each for tortugas, having in mind something the size of an adult Pseudemys. The first happy little monsters to suck up was clutching a Kinosternus all of 1 1/2" long; of course we paid one peso for it, but lowered the price right then. Aug 8, 1950 This morning Don came down with bacillary dysentery. He is sacked out and feeling rather low. I feel a little queasy myself, but Bebe seems to be ok. Anyway, we have lots of medicine for dysentery. We are currently paying 1 peso (11.6$ USA) for some snakes, 2 pesos for others. Think go for 5 to 10 centavos (.28 to 1.16$ USA)? Kinosternus are going at 20-60$.