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...cannibalistic, Stone-age race of pygmies whose existence in the mountain fastnesses had been rumored but never proved. After some flitting through the undergrowth and bird-like calling back and forth, the pygmies presented their visitors with fatted pig, and posed affably-like milk chocolate babies with ruddy fuzz on their polls-for reels and reels of cinema. They explained why their married women lacked a forefinger: it was chopped off by the husband, as a honeymoon salutation. Before chopping, the husband had to qualify in bravery by letting his intended's male relatives shoot at him with arrows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Expeditions: Mar. 7, 1927 | 3/7/1927 | See Source »

...ever penned such a gambling scene as the one here, where young Jim, the camp "gaycat," "fuzz-face" or "gazoony" is admitted to the Thanksgiving Day poker game and after long lucky hours lays four aces on the horse-blanket to beat Bully Black Hawk out of a monster pot. They gave the lad his moniker (nickname) after that and he skinned (drove) mules thereafter instead of walloping dishes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FICTION: Books | 8/2/1926 | See Source »

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