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Show trail, rnr II. During the recent European ihoiera scaro a French prefect wrote to n mayor requesting him to take precautions, precau-tions, against tho disease, which had broken out In his department The mayor was rather puzzled at these In- structlons, which appeared vague to htm; but after deep thought he answered an-swered that he and his electors were prepared for the plague. On Inquiring Into the measures taken by the worthy mayor In order to aeesrtsln their etil-elency etil-elency It nppenred that be had caused as many craves to be dug as there were Inhabitants. |