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Mexican Holiday A. P. KITCHEN ASSOCIATE E XCLUDING Canada as country much like the United States, Mexico, to Americans, is their most accessible foreign land. A 2-day train ride from New York or Philadelphia brings one to Laredo, Tex., the border city, where a 3-hour stop for custom's inspection is made. From that point the Diesel-powered air-conditioned train continues for 32 hours through beautiful mountainous terrain south- ward to the capital city. It is possible to make the train ride from eastern cities to Mexico City in a Pull- man car without change in 3y2 days, or by air overnight. This part of Mexico operates on Central Standard Time. The charm of Mexico is a composite of many things. One of these is climate. Because of the high altitude of the tablelands of central Mexico—7,350 feet at Mexico City—and because of its location in the tropic zone, it is a land of sunshine and of even temperatures through the year. The thermometer rarely goes below 60 or above 85 degrees, and the humidity is low. While summer is their rainy season, so-called, the rain is light, and it falls late in the day so that it does not seriously interfere with plans for sightseeing. The sound of another language is in the air every- where. Its even flow is music to the ears of the visitor from the north even if he cannot understand it. And how much more enjoyment there is for the tourist who has brushed up on his high school Spanish before going to Mexico! It gives one a real thrill to find that he can be understood by the "hombre" behind the wheel of the taxi or the "senorita" who waits on his table. The use of a different currency, with pesos at approxi- mately 5 to the dollar and with centavos at 100 to the peso, is like playing a new game until the novelty wears off*. And there are likely to be many mistakes while learning! Much of the charm of a Mexican trip lies in the dress of the natives. The population, predominately of Indian descent, moves about slowly, on foot or on burros, with scrape over shoulder, and sombrero on head. The Indian women, often barefooted, balance loads on their heads or carry babies on their backs as they walk. The wealthier Mexicans are to be seen on Sundays in Chapul- tepec Park or on the Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, dressed in beautiful brocaded costumes and wide som- breros, riding proudly on horseback. These are the charros famed in picture story. Every Mexican city has its street market where fruit, A. p. Kitchen is test engineer, Philadelphia Electric Company, Philadelphia, Pa. "Make the 1948 summer general meeting an exciting vacation in colorful Mexico." This theme is seconded vigorously by the author who gives a first-hand account of what to expect on a holiday in Mexico. vegetables, flowers, and the products of home craftsman- ship may be obtained. A few square feet of sidewalk space is all that a Mexican needs to start in business for himself. There is nothing more colorful than the market section. It offers the tourist the opportunity to see a cross section of the life and spirit of Mexico. But the visitor should use dis- cretion in eating fruits, vegetables, or cooked foods pur- chased there. THE MEXICAN PEOPLE Life moves at a leisurely pace across the border and the contrast is very apparent to us from the north. We see the poverty on every hand, but we should realize that there is no heart trouble from overwork in Mexico. They are a people with numerous arts and crafts, but making money is not the primary interest of Mexicans. They love flowers and children—and have plenty of each. They are a courteous people and they usually treat American tourists with interest and respect. Too often the northern tourist is disrespectful of Mexican shrines and customs. A little study of the historical background of the country, of the Aztecs, dating from the year 1300, and of the Spanish conquests, dating from 1521 (the Spanish regime lasted for 300 years until independence was achieved), and of the long struggle for peace and order in the country since that day—all this makes one realize that the Mexican has been subjugated, fleeced, exploited by outsiders to such an extent that it is no wonder that he is a little suspicious of the motives of the foreigner on his soil today. United States enterprise is needed in Mexico as there are tremendous needs to be filled, but Mexico wants to retain the profits of that enterprise. The recent laws forbidding imports of manufactured goods were passed in order to stimulate home industry. The people want and will pay for goods from the United States, but their authorities want them to work for and wait for their own industries to be de- veloped. What the outcome will be, will take years to determine. A large American chain store opened a re- tail store in Mexico City recently and was given such a welcome that the entire stock was sold out in less than a week. There are, however, no chain stores as there are in the United States. The shortage of supplies recently has been extended to include such necessary items as electricity and water. Owing to dry weather and its effect on hydroelectric MARCH 1948 Kitchen—Mexican Holiday 215
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Mexican Holiday A. P . K I T C H E N
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EX C L U D I N G C a n a d a as c o u n t r y m u c h like
t h e U n i t e d Sta tes , M e x i c o , to A m e r i c a n s , is t he i r m o s t accessible foreign l a n d . A 2-day t r a i n r i de f rom N e w Y o r k o r P h i l a d e l p h i a b r ings o n e to L a r e d o , T e x . , t h e b o r d e r ci ty, w h e r e a 3 -hour s top for cus tom ' s inspec t ion is m a d e . F r o m t h a t p o i n t the Diese l -powered a i r - c o n d i t i o n e d t r a i n con t i nues for 32 hou r s t h r o u g h beaut i fu l m o u n t a i n o u s t e r r a i n s o u t h w a r d to t h e cap i t a l c i ty . I t is possible to m a k e t h e t r a in r ide f rom eas t e rn cities to M e x i c o C i t y in a Pu l l m a n c a r w i t h o u t c h a n g e i n 3y2 days , o r b y a i r o v e r n i g h t . T h i s p a r t of M e x i c o o p e r a t e s o n C e n t r a l S t a n d a r d T i m e .
T h e c h a r m of M e x i c o is a compos i t e of m a n y th ings . O n e of these is c l ima t e . Because of t h e h i g h a l t i t u d e of the t a b l e l a n d s of c en t r a l M e x i c o — 7 , 3 5 0 feet a t M e x i c o C i t y — a n d because of its l oca t ion i n t h e t r o p i c z o n e , i t is a l a n d of sunsh ine a n d of even t e m p e r a t u r e s t h r o u g h t h e yea r . T h e t h e r m o m e t e r r a r e ly goes be low 60 or a b o v e 85 degrees , a n d the h u m i d i t y is low. W h i l e s u m m e r is the i r r a i n y season, so-cal led, t h e r a i n is l ight , a n d it falls l a te in t h e d a y so t h a t it does n o t seriously in ter fere w i t h p l ans for s ightseeing.
T h e s o u n d of a n o t h e r l a n g u a g e is in t h e a i r everyw h e r e . I ts even flow is m u s i c to t h e ea r s of t h e visi tor from the n o r t h even if h e c a n n o t u n d e r s t a n d it. A n d h o w m u c h m o r e e n j o y m e n t t h e r e is for t h e tour is t w h o h a s b r u s h e d u p o n his h i g h school S p a n i s h before go ing t o M e x i c o ! I t gives o n e a rea l thr i l l to find t h a t h e c a n b e u n d e r s t o o d b y t h e " h o m b r e " b e h i n d t h e w h e e l of t h e taxi o r t he " s e n o r i t a " w h o wai t s o n his t a b l e .
T h e use of a different c u r r e n c y , w i t h pesos a t a p p r o x i m a t e l y 5 to t he do l l a r a n d w i t h cen tavos a t 100 to t h e peso, is like p l ay ing a n e w g a m e un t i l t he nove l ty w e a r s off*. A n d t h e r e a r e likely to b e m a n y mis takes wh i l e l e a r n i n g !
M u c h of the c h a r m of a M e x i c a n t r ip lies in t h e dress of the na t ives . T h e p o p u l a t i o n , p r e d o m i n a t e l y of I n d i a n descent , moves a b o u t slowly, o n foot o r o n b u r r o s , w i t h sc rape over shou lder , a n d s o m b r e r o o n h e a d . T h e I n d i a n w o m e n , often bare foo ted , b a l a n c e loads o n the i r h e a d s o r c a r r y bab ie s o n the i r backs as t h e y wa lk . T h e wea l th i e r M e x i c a n s a r e to b e seen o n S u n d a y s in C h a p u l -t epec P a r k o r o n t h e Paseo d e la R e f o r m a , M e x i c o Ci ty , dressed in beaut i ful b r o c a d e d cos tumes a n d w i d e sombre ros , r i d i n g p r o u d l y o n ho r seback . T h e s e a r e t h e cha r ros f amed in p i c tu r e s tory.
Eve ry M e x i c a n ci ty has its s t reet m a r k e t w h e r e fruit ,
A. p . Kitchen is test engineer, Philadelphia Electric Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
" M a k e t h e 1 9 4 8 s u m m e r g e n e r a l m e e t i n g a n exc i t ing vaca t ion i n colorful M e x i c o . " T h i s t h e m e is s e c o n d e d v i g o r o u s l y b y t h e a u t h o r w h o g i v e s a f irs t -hand a c c o u n t of
w h a t to e x p e c t o n a h o l i d a y i n M e x i c o .
vege tab les , flowers, a n d t h e p r o d u c t s of h o m e c ra f t smansh ip m a y b e o b t a i n e d . A few s q u a r e feet of s idewalk space is al l t h a t a M e x i c a n n e e d s t o s t a r t in business for himself. T h e r e is n o t h i n g
m o r e colorful t h a n t h e m a r k e t sec t ion . I t offers t h e tour i s t t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to see a cross sect ion of t h e life a n d spir i t of M e x i c o . B u t t h e visi tor shou ld use disc r e t i on in e a t i n g fruits, vege tab les , o r cooked foods p u r c h a s e d t h e r e .
T H E M E X I C A N P E O P L E
Life m o v e s a t a le isurely p a c e across t h e b o r d e r a n d t h e c o n t r a s t is v e r y a p p a r e n t to us f rom t h e n o r t h . W e see t h e p o v e r t y o n eve ry h a n d , b u t w e s h o u l d rea l ize t h a t t h e r e is n o h e a r t t r o u b l e f rom o v e r w o r k in M e x i c o . T h e y a r e a p e o p l e w i t h n u m e r o u s a r t s a n d crafts, b u t m a k i n g m o n e y is n o t t h e p r i m a r y in teres t of M e x i c a n s . T h e y love flowers a n d c h i l d r e n — a n d h a v e p l e n t y of e a c h . T h e y a r e a c o u r t e o u s p e o p l e a n d t h e y usua l ly t r e a t A m e r i c a n tour is t s w i t h in te res t a n d respect . T o o often t h e n o r t h e r n tour i s t is disrespectful of M e x i c a n shr ines a n d c u s t o m s . A l i t t le s t u d y of t h e his tor ical b a c k g r o u n d of t h e c o u n t r y , of t h e Aztecs , d a t i n g from t h e y e a r 1300, a n d of t h e S p a n i s h conques t s , d a t i n g f rom 1521 ( the S p a n i s h r e g i m e las ted for 300 years u n t i l i n d e p e n d e n c e w a s a c h i e v e d ) , a n d of t h e l o n g s t ruggle for p e a c e a n d o r d e r i n t h e c o u n t r y since t h a t d a y — a l l th is m a k e s o n e rea l ize t h a t t h e M e x i c a n has b e e n s u b j u g a t e d , fleeced, exp lo i t ed b y ou t s ide r s to such a n ex t en t t h a t it is n o w o n d e r t h a t h e is a l i t t le suspicious of t he mot ives of t h e fore igner o n his soil t o d a y . U n i t e d S ta tes en te rp r i se is n e e d e d in M e x i c o as t h e r e a r e t r e m e n d o u s needs to b e filled, b u t M e x i c o w a n t s to r e t a i n t h e profits of t h a t en t e rp r i se . T h e r e c e n t l aws f o r b i d d i n g i m p o r t s of m a n u f a c t u r e d goods w e r e passed in o r d e r to s t imu la t e h o m e indus t ry . T h e p e o p l e w a n t a n d will p a y for goods f rom t h e U n i t e d S ta tes , b u t the i r au tho r i t i e s w a n t t h e m to w o r k for a n d w a i t for the i r o w n indus t r ies to b e d e ve loped . W h a t t h e o u t c o m e will be , will t ake years to d e t e r m i n e . A la rge A m e r i c a n c h a i n s tore o p e n e d a r e tai l s tore in M e x i c o C i t y r ecen t ly a n d w a s g iven such a w e l c o m e t h a t t h e e n t i r e s tock w a s sold o u t in less t h a n a week . T h e r e a r e , h o w e v e r , n o c h a i n stores as t he re a r e in t h e U n i t e d S ta tes .
T h e s h o r t a g e of suppl ies r e c e n t l y h a s b e e n e x t e n d e d to i n c l u d e s u c h necessary i t ems as e lec t r ic i ty a n d w a t e r . O w i n g to d r y w e a t h e r a n d its effect o n hydroe l ec t r i c
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plan t s , a pa r t i a l b l ackou t was in force last s u m m e r in M e x i c o Ci ty . T h e ci ty was zoned a n d e a c h zone was c u t off for ce r t a in hou r s w h i c h were adver t i sed in a d v a n c e in t he da i ly newspape r s . Elec t r ic d i sp lay l igh t ing w a s forb i d d e n a t all t imes . O n e sho r t age w h i c h strikes t h e touris t is the scarc i ty of c l ean p a p e r m o n e y . S o m e of the c u r r e n c y in c i r cu la t ion is filthy luc re in m o r e ways t h a n one . Bu t t he re seems to be n o sho r t age in lo t t e ry tickets, a n d m e n , w o m e n , a n d c h i l d r e n sell t h e m o p e n l y o n every street .
T h e tour is t suffers n o sho r t age of food o r d r i nk . A little c au t i on a b o u t e a t i n g u n c o o k e d fruits o r vege tab les , or a b o u t d r i n k i n g from r e g u l a r w a t e r suppl ies , is still in o rde r . T h e r e a r e , however , m a n y g o o d r e s t a u r a n t s a n d hotels ava i l ab le w h e r e t he r e n e e d b e n o c o n c e r n a b o u t w h a t is served {EE, Feb '48, pp 790-2).
M e x i c o is fighting t h e d r e a d hoof a n d m o u t h disease w h i c h has b e e n t h r e a t e n i n g its m e a t supp ly . T h e tour is t b y a u t o m o b i l e b e c o m e s increas ing ly a w a r e of this w h e n h e is forced to leave his c a r w h e n e n t e r i n g o r l eav ing t h e M e x i c o D e p a r t m e n t F e d e r a l b o u n d a r y l ine to wa lk t h r o u g h a t r e n c h filled w i t h a w e t d i s infec tan t . E a c h a u t o m o b i l e is d r iven t h r o u g h a smal l l ake of t h e solut ion before t a k i n g o n its passengers a g a i n .
M E X I C O C I T Y
T h e ci ty of M e x i c o (or M e x i c o , D . F . , as it is d e s i g n a t e d the re ) con ta in s t e n p e r c e n t of t h e p o p u l a t i o n of t h e w h o l e c o u n t r y , r e p u t e d l y 2 ,000,000 peop le . I t is a l a rge c i ty in n u m b e r s , b u t to c o m p a r e it, for e x a m p l e , w i t h P h i l a d e l ph i a , a c i ty of c o m p a r a b l e size, w o u l d b e r a t h e r m e a n i n g less. C e r t a i n l y t he a u t o m o b i l e traffic is a b o u t as b a d in one p lace as t h e o the r . T h e t ax i d r ivers of M e x i c o a r e t r a i n e d to "ou t -b lu f f " t h e o t h e r fellow a n d t h e y d o it exper t ly , l e a v i n g t h e h e a r t of t h e i n e x p e r i e n c e d p a s senger in his m o u t h mos t of t h e t i m e . M a n y of t h e s t ree tcars a n d busses of M e x i c o a r e rel ics of b y g o n e years , a n d t h e y o p e r a t e in a fearfully o v e r c r o w d e d cond i t i on . T h e i n t e r u r b a n busses a r e , i n g e n e r a l , m o r e u p - t o - d a t e . T h e p r i n c i p a l r a i l r o a d s t a t ion in M e x i c o C i ty m i g h t b e c o m p a r e d in size w i t h o n e in W e e h a w k e n , N . J . , o r S a n A n t o n i o , T e x . , a n d it p r o b a b l y does n o t h a n d l e a n y m o r e traflfic. T h e i m m e n s e C a t h e d r a l of M e x i c o , b e g u n in 1530, h a s b e e n d a m a g e d b y t h e yea r s
a n d b y e a r t h q u a k e s a n d n o w is u n d e r g o i n g r e c o n s t ruc t i on w h i c h , j u d g i n g b y t h e p r e sen t r a t e of p rogress m a y r e q u i r e a n o t h e r c e n t u r y to c o m p l e t e .
M e x i c o , D . F . ( a n a b b r e v i a t i o n of F e d e r a l D i s t r i c t ) , ha s beaut i fu l p a r k s such as C h a p u l t e p e c a n d A l a m e d a ; m a n y s ight ly m o n u m e n t s s u c h as t h e M e m o r i a l to t h e F o u n d e r s , A r c h of t h e R e v o l u t i o n , a n d J u a r e z M o n u m e n t ; w i d e b o u l e v a r d s s u c h as Pa seo d e la R e f o r m a ; a n d a magn i f i c en t O p e r a H o u s e i n w h i c h s u m m e r g r a n d o p e r a of t h e h ighes t o r d e r is h e l d . T h e m u r a l s of t h e g r e a t p a i n t e r D i e g o R i v e r a w i t h i n this b u i l d i n g a n d in t h e N a t i o n a l P a l a c e a r e w o r t h g o i n g mi les t o see. T h e c i ty has severa l l a r g e m o d e r n hote ls a n d m a n y in t e re s t ing r e s t a u r a n t s a n d n i g h t spots . T h e w e s t e r n sec t ion of t h e c i ty c o n t a i n s m a n y beau t i fu l m o d e r n res idences w h i c h a r e fes tooned w i t h b r i l l i an t b o u g a i n v i l l e a v ines , s u r r o u n d e d b y d a t e p a l m s , o r n a m e n t e d w i t h p i c t u r e s q u e ba lcon ie s , a n d enc losed b y d e c o r a t i v e i r o n fences. T h e s e S p a n i s h m a n s i o n s a r e r e m i n i s c e n t of t h e bes t sect ions of P a l m B e a c h o r M i a m i B e a c h . M e x i c o is t r u l y a l a n d of con t r a s t s , a n d p e r h a p s t h e g rea te s t of these to t h e tour i s t is t h e w i d e gulf t h a t exists b e t w e e n t h e few w e a l t h y M e x i c a n s a n d t h e m a n y p o o r I n d i a n s a n d p e o n s . L a b o r still c a n b e h a d in M e x i c o for t h e e q u i v a l e n t of o n e d o l l a r p e r d a y , a n d ye t t h e p r ices of a l l n e e d e d c o m m o d i t i e s a r e a s h i g h as in t h e S ta t e s . I s it a n y w o n d e r t h a t m a n y c o m m u n i s t s h a v e f o u n d a refuge the re?
T H E S I G H T S E E R I N M E X I C O
M e x i c o possesses a c e r t a i n g r a n d e u r of s cene ry t h a t is f a sc ina t ing to t h e p e r s o n f rom e a s t e r n U n i t e d S ta t e s . A t M o n t e r r e y i n n o r t h e r n M e x i c o o n e first g l impses t h e r u g g e d m o u n t a i n p e a k s t h r o u g h t h e c l o u d s of e a r l y d a w n . T h e r e S a d d l e B a c k m o u n t a i n a p p e a r s o v e r t h e p a l m s of t h e c i ty . I t seems r e a d y to c a r r y t h e b u l k of s o m e l e g e n d a r y g i a n t for a r i d e t h r o u g h t h e skies. As t h e t r a i n a scends t o w a r d t h e t a b l e l a n d s t o t h e s o u t h , scenes of m o u n t a i n g r a n d e u r unfo ld themse lves in endless va r i e ty . A t e a c h t o w n t h e n a t i v e I n d i a n s flock to t h e s t a t i on to b a r g a i n w i t h t h e pas senge r s for t h e i r w a r e s . L o o k i n g ove r t h e r o u g h a r i d l a n d of t h e val leys , o n e w o n d e r s h o w in t h e w o r l d t h e y eke o u t a l iv ing in those s u r r o u n d i n g s . A p p a r e n t l y t h e y d e p e n d
Street s c e n e i n T a x c o ( le f t ) , a n d o u t s i d e t h e b u l l r i n g at M e x i c o Ci ty ( r igh t )
on the tour is ts for t h a t . N e a r M e x i c o C i t y t h e t e r r a i n flattens o u t s o m e w h a t , p e r m i t t i n g t h e ra i s ing of c o r n a n d m a g u e y o n a l a rge r scale, a n d t h e g r a z i n g of ca t t l e . E v e r y w h e r e t h e fami l ia r c o r n stalks a n d t h e less f ami l i a r spines of t h e m a g u e y p l a n t s a r e vis ible .
T h e rea l thr i l l in m o u n t a i n scenery c o m e s w i t h t h e first s ight of I z t a c c i h u a t l , t h e s leeping l ady , a n d P o p o ca t epe t l , t h e v o l c a n o . B o t h a r e m o r e t h a n 17 ,000 feet h i g h a n d a r e cove red w i t h s n o w all t h e y e a r . B a r r ing c louds , t h e y a r e visible for a n h o u r o n t h e m o t o r t r ip to P u e b l a , a n d t h e tour i s t c a n n o t r e m o v e his g a z e from t h e m for t h e en t i r e p e r i o d .
F a r t h e r d o w n , a t F o r t i n , t h e g r e a t snow-cove red O r i z a b a , m o r e t h a n 18,000 feet h igh , comes i n t o v iew. Seen from t h e gardenia- f i l led s w i m m i n g poo l of t h e H o t e l R u i z G a l i n d a , it p resen t s a s ight n e v e r to b e forgot ten . I t is h e r e t h a t fair M e x i c a n m a i d e n s e n thusias t ica l ly d r a p e e a c h newly a r r i v e d tour i s t w i t h a lei of fresh g a r d e n i a s a n d t h e y a c c e p t n o t i p . N e x t m o r n i n g , howeve r , t h e y sell you o rch ids . T h e t rop ica l g a r d e n s in this p a r t of M e x i c o , w h i c h is n e a r e r t h e seacoast a n d therefore w a r m e r , a r e of r a r e c h a r m . H a c i e n d a d e las A n i m a s a t C o r d o b a is o n e of t h e best of these . S u c h p l a n t s as c i n n a m o n , coff'ee, s u g a r c a n e , p i n e a p p l e , a n d b a n a n a g r o w h e r e in a b u n d a n c e .
T h e t r i p to t h e a n c i e n t p y r a m i d s a t T e o t i h u a c a n is o n e t h a t is o n t h e " m u s t l i s t . " I t is t h o u g h t - p r o v o k i n g to rea l ize t h a t t h e Aztecs of M e x i c o bu i l t these m o n u m e n t s to the i r dei t ies m o r e t h a n 300 yea r s before t h e P i lg r im F a t h e r s l a n d e d a t P l y m o u t h R o c k .
T h e shor t t r i p to X o c h i m i l c o floating g a r d e n s n e a r M e x i c o C i ty is en joyab le . W h i l e p i cn i ck ing o n flower-covered flat boa t s , g o n d o l a style, o n e h a s a m p l e o p p o r t u n i t y to observe M e x i c a n life o n a S u n d a y a f t e rnoon o n the p i c t u r e s q u e c a n a l s .
W r i t i n g of M e x i c a n life o n a S u n d a y a f t e rnoon , o n e m u s t n o t over look t h e bu l l fight. Precise ly o n t h e d o t of 4 : 0 0 p . m . t h e r e is a h u s h of t h e c r o w d as t h e first bug le cal l h e r a l d s t h e e n t r a n c e of t h e m a t a d o r e s , t h e p i cadores , t h e b a n d a l l e r o s ( a n d t h e necessary he lpe r s d o w n to t h e last m a n w h o ca r r i es t h e shove l ) . T h e y e n t e r t h e r i ng in the i r beau t i fu l b r o c a d e d cos tumes , briefly bow, a n d t h e n re t i r e before t h e first bu l l e n t e r s a n d t h e fight beg ins . T o sit t h r o u g h t h e full p e r
f o r m a n c e of five of these fights o n a n a f t e rnoon m a y b e a l i t t le t oo m u c h for t h e nov ice . T w o of t h e m a r e e n o u g h to d e m o n s t r a t e t h e skill t h a t is r e q u i r e d o n t h e p a r t of t h e pe r fo rmers . A n d p l e n t y of skill is r e q u i r e d in s t u d y i n g t h e b e h a v i o r of e a c h a n i m a l in t h e r i ng , in se lec t ing t h e exac t m o m e n t a n d t h e precise spo t in w h i c h to p ie rce h i m w i t h t h e s w o r d a n d t h e spea r . E v e n those w h o h a v e a n ave r s ion for this typ ica l ly S p a n i s h spo r t of bu l l fighting m u s t a d m i t t h a t i t is n o m o r e c rue l t h a n s o m e p r i ze fights. A n ex-bu l l fighter to ld m e t h a t t h e bu l l is so a n g r y t h a t h e does n o t feel t h e p a i n a n y w a y . T h e h u g e c r o w d follows t h e m o v e of t he i r favor i te bu l l fighter w i t h w r a p t a t t e n t i o n , ca l l ing o u t t he i r a p p r o v a l w i t h cries of, " O l a y , " a n d d i s a p p r o v a l w i t h whis t les a n d c a t cal ls . T h e y seem to enjoy it a n d t h e y c o m e b a c k for m o r e S u n d a y after S u n d a y .
A m o t o r t r i p t o C u e r n a v a c a a n d T a x c o is, n e x t t o t h e P u e b l a - F o r t i n t r i p , t h e h igh l igh t of a visit t o M e x i c o . I t is a 2 - d a y t r i p a n d inc ludes a n i g h t s p e n t in T a x c o . T h e t o w n r e m a i n s j u s t as it w a s several c en tu r i e s a g o . I t s n a r r o w c o b b l e - s t o n e d s t ree ts , its q u a i n t w h i t e houses bu i l t o n t h e hillsides w i t h r e d tile roofs, its o ld c h u r c h e s , a n d its m a r k e t s q u a r e h a v e a c h a r m a b o u t t h e m t h a t o n c e seen n e v e r will b e fo rgo t t en . I t is t h e bes t p l a c e in M e x i c o to p u r c h a s e i t ems of si lver. C u e r n a v a c a is t h e c i ty in w h i c h D w i g h t L . M o r r o w es tab l i shed his r e s idence as a m b a s s a d o r f rom t h e U n i t e d S ta t e s . H e se lec ted C u e r n a v a c a b e c a u s e of its wonde r fu l l y e q u a b l e c l i m a t e , a n d h e e n d e a r e d himself t o t h e p e o p l e t h e r e b y his m a n y gifts a n d b y his d e v o t i o n to d u t y .
I n t h e space of t w o weeks u n d e r p r o p e r g u i d a n c e a t r a v e l e r m a y cove r p r o p e r l y t h e p r i n c i p a l p o i n t s of in te res t in t h e h e a r t of M e x i c o a l id a t t h e s a m e t i m e c a p t u r e t h e sp i r i t of a l a n d of p r i m i t i v e peop le s w h o o n l y n o w a r e b e g i n n i n g a s t rugg le t o w a r d a b e t t e r life. T h e e x p e r i e n c e is su re to m a k e eve ry A m e r i c a n m o r e consc ious of t h e g r e a t n e e d s of t h e ou t s i de w o r l d , a n d to m a k e h i m m o r e a p p r e c i a t i v e of t h e benef i ts w h i c h h e , as a U n i t e d S t a t e s c i t i zen , a l r e a d y is r ece iv ing .
T h e A I E E w a s wise in its se lec t ion of M e x i c o C i t y as t h e site for t h e s u m m e r m e e t i n g i n 1948 . A n y o n e w h o h a s t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o visit t h i s i n t e r e s t i n g l a n d e i t h e r w i t h t h e eng inee r s , o r i n d e p e n d e n t l y , s h o u l d n o t fail to d o so.
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