Word: gandhis
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Gandhi's Toothcleaning...
Therefore only for the sake of knowledge I want to know whether Gandhi actually "brushed his teeth" (TIME, Jan. 11, p. 19, col. 2). Having had personal contact with the common Indian native I would say that if Gandhi is trying to be a common native himself he doesn't "brush" his teeth. Most natives are quite particular about washing their teeth and mouths. But instead of a brush they use a forefinger and some charcoal on their teeth, and two fingers to lave the tongue, going far enough back to tickle the throat into a convulsion...
...Gandhi neither brushes his teeth with a toothbrush nor tickles his throat with his forefingers. Like most Hindus he keeps his teeth, gums and tongue clean by rubbing them with a dantan, a slender...
...great service to Britain last week. In one day $9,000,000 in gold bullion left Bombay for London to bolster the British pound. Reporters discovered that since Britain went off the gold standard over $100,000,000 in Indian gold had been sent to Britain. St. Gandhi was fully aware of the importance of this...
...Ballyhoo" scarf (with "Ballyhoo" clip), made with a crazy quilt design like the magazine's cover border. Also there are a Ballyhoo dress, necktie, cuff links, rings, night club (in Manhattan), song, game, birthday card, convalescent card, saloon (in Havana, formerly the American Bar), a statuet of Gandhi with a copy of Ballyhoo under his arm. Except for the game, all the other enterprises are independent of the publication which takes its royalties in the form of free advertising...