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1958
The Lepidopterists' News
129
Some persons might be hesitant about going into the jungles unattended, particularly without a good knowledge of Spanish. There are regions in rural Mexico where trouble might be expected. Not, however, in Puerto Vallarta. All Americans living there agree that the natives are honest and friendly. We found such to be universally true. On the jungle trails I frequently met parties of Indians or mestizos, most of them carrying machetes, and looking like bandidos, but always we were met with smiles, courteous curiosity, and friendly greetings. A few Spanish phrases and much use of sign language met every situation.
Humans are much less to be feared in rural Mexico than are the germs, viruses, vectors, fungi, and other transmitters and causes of tropical diseases. Modern sanitary practices are not much in evidence there. Water is everywhere suspect, — also dairy products and green vegetables.
It is not a country for the rank amateur, but with proper training and precautions, and a carefully chosen medical kit it is possible to carry on safely.
P. O. Box 158, Del Mar, Calif., U. S. A.
LOCALITY LABEL PRINTER
The Nature Company, which has been known for many years as a printer of excellent locality-date-collector labels in strips, has a new address: 123 West Ninth Street, Chanute, Kansas, U. S. A. The new proprietor is L. Don Richardson. Prices are as follows:
3 lines 4 lines 5 lines 6 lines
First 500..........................................$0.60 $0.65 $0.70 $0.75
First 1000.........................................85 .95 1.05 1.15
Each extra 1000 .........________......60 .65 .70 .75
There is an additional charge of 10 cents per thousand for colored paper, and the minimum order accepted is $1.00.
No serious collector of insects who expects his specimens to have the slightest scientific value should be without an ample supply of printed labels (in which the date can be inserted) for each of his favorite localities. He should make a special point of including the precise locality name; the county or equivalent larger area; the state, province, or country; and the collector's name preceded by the abbreviation "leg.", which distinguishes the actual collector. There is normally no point in using "Collection
of ----------" or equivalent designation unless an entire collection is being deposited in a
permanent institution. Even if this is done, the Collection label should be separate from the locality-date-collector label. Much confusion for later workers can result if '"Coll.
----------" is used, since this could mean "Collected by ----------" or "In the collection of
----------". If the international Latin "leg." is disliked, an alternative would be "Collected
by ----------".
C. L. Remington