Word: jibaro
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...eyed Munoz, founder and president of the Popular Democratic Party, speaks the jibaro's language. His friends say that he could explain the Einstein theory so that a child-or a jibaro-could understand it. His faith in the jibaros is almost mystical, but he knows they must...
...Jibaro tribe in Ecuador gets a big kick out of decapitating their enemy warriors, Moran explains. As an added touch, they shrink them with hot sand and stones until they stand only a few inches high. "They're really interesting little souvenirs," Moranassures all skeptics...
...human contents, Moran explains that maybe some relatives would like the head as a paper weight for Christmas. If not, he adds, they certainly will be eager to get it at one of the University museums, where people can come in and laugh at the ridiculous taste of the Jibaro tribes...
...consider his job done. When his followers tried to have a celebration at the party's first anniversary, he stopped them, said there could be a celebration after four years if they kept their campaign promises, a day of mourning if they did not. In Puerto Rico the jibaro family income is about $120, and jibaros often sell their votes (usual price: $2). Said Muñoz Marin: "If you want to sell your vote, go ahead; it's a free country. But be sure you get something for it." Then he would tell them what they were...
...outcry, except among the politicos. The politicos lately passed a bill repealing their harshest prohibition. Last fortnight Governor Horace Mann Towner vetoed the act and repeated that cockfighting is "a barbarous and cruel sport." But people said the law would not matter one way or the other. The jibaro pays no attention, saving his breath for the secret pit, the dashing fury of his little bird, the hot argument or epic narrative afterward...