(Concerns that cholera is transported in the holds of ships are leading to rigorous disinfection of parcels at ports of entry.)
Postman: “Even more of this!… In addition to being poorly paid, I have to work with this devil in sight, promising me a scythe in the neck.
Not even carrying it with tongs am I free of… fear!”
(O Malho, Rio de Janeiro, 1910)
Sic Transit Pestilentia 