Dapitan
Dapitan, 21 November 1895
MRS. MARÍA RIZAL
MY DEAR SISTER:
I have received your letter including the bottle of Cologne and a sack of flour. I thank you for them.
Concerning your toothache, maybe you have been given a medicine containing mercury. You can tell this if your mouth waters. Buy lozenge of chlorate of potash. You gargle with the water of boiled areca nut. If Moris wants to come let him do so. It would be very nice if Miss B. would not go away yet, but it seems that she will. In that case, no one will take care of him.
Miss B. is sending you greetings.
Lucas’ mother says that she has already paid you what she owes Trining.
Sra. Neneng, Sra. Sisa, and Sra. Lucia have not written me for a long time.
Because of the frequency of the visit of my guest patients, my chickens are almost gone. I’m going to let the hens hatch again. One Spaniard whose eyes I treated paid ₱200.
My diversion is carpentry; I know how to do it so so, as Father would say. This is all and command your brother who does not forget you.
JOSÉ RIZAL
01-877 [Family]