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...different languages with the same meanings. To do business with an Eskimo, an Iranian rug dealer would trot out his Persian number-dictionary, look up the numbers for the words in his mind, and jot them down. Receiving this coded message, the Eskimo customer would simply consult his Eskimauan number-dictionary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: By the Numbers | 8/2/1948 | See Source »

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