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...Liberate the Southwest!" [May 19] you write that a Chinese proverb underlining the independent spirit of the Szechwanese goes, "In Szechwan the dogs even bark at the sun." Actually, the proverb is generally used to indicate provincialism, and refers to the fact that Szechwan, being surrounded by mountains, does not enjoy the sun for long periods. But TIME is to be congratulated for using Chinese proverbs typical of Chinese thinking-even though their meaning be tailored to the story in question, perhaps a case of Chang kuan Li tai-"Li wearing Chang's hat"-in other words, the right...
...rebellion against central governments. It has often proved a handy retreat for Chinese rulers in trouble, from the Emperor Ming of the 8th century to Chiang Kai-shek in the 1930s. So independent are the Szechwanese, that, as one Chinese proverb has it, "in Szechwan the dogs even bark...
...landing squad-four Cuban military and eight Venezuelans-that had completed terrorist training in Cuba and been sent to link up with the 200 or 300 guerrillas holed up in the Venezuelan Andes. Early last week the squad slid by night over the side of a Cuban sailing bark off the Venezuelan coast near Machurucuto, 70 miles east of Caracas, and started toward shore in two rafts. In the surf, one raft capsized, drowning one of the Cubans. Finding a deserted raft the next day, Venezuelan fishermen alerted the army, which hunted down the invaders before they could escape into...
Grape ivy, (a number of species of the genus Cissus), though not a true ivy, is the type commonly found on Yard buildings. The psychedelic brew is prepared by taking a fistful of the bark strips, cleaning them and then sterilizing them in boiling water for ten minutes. The clean strips are left to soak for a day in about a half-gallon of cold water. After filtering, a teaspoonful of the water is claimed to send the drinker to a heaven of rich colors...
...faculty expert, who asked not to be identified, said a substance resembling what in large quantities is the "poison" in plants like marijuana and which heating or boiling breaks down to a psycho-active agent might possibly be present in ivy bark. He cautioned, however, that the practice was unknown to him and he was not aware of any research on the plant...