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The Iguana Clock

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Parent Issue
Day
28
Month
May
Year
1971
Copyright
Creative Commons (Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share-alike)
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THE IGUANA CLOCK

When the Mexican Indians high in the mountains behind Acapulco want to relax after a hard day's toil in the hemp fields, they sit in their huts around a low circular table. An iguana, captured bare-handed that afternoon, is placed in the center of the table, and enormous cheroots of hemp leaves are rolled.

According to Indian magical belief, 13 is the sacred marijuana numbe, so 13 religious puffs are supposed to be taken by each person. As the cigars are passed, each person blows his smoke into the mouth of the person next to him. The iguana, attracted by the pungent scent, follows the billowing smoke-path around the table.

If the iguana gets stoned and falls off the table before the full round of 1 3 puffs has been taken , it is time to stop smoking. If the iguana falls off the table after the 13 puffs have been consumed, it is deemed by the smokers that this year's crop is not very good. If the iguana falls just as the last person takes his thirteenth toke, it is regarded as an Act of God.

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