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Updated: May 29, 2025
We were introduced in turn to Senor and Senora Alvardo, Senor Gonzales, Senorita Reyes, and the player, Senora Barrios. It was a peculiar situation, and for want of something better to say I commented on the curious character of the music we had overheard as we entered.
"The mescal plant," explained Alvardo, pointing at the little discs, "grows precisely like these little buttons which you see here. It is a species of cactus which rises only half an inch or so from the ground. The stem is surrounded by a clump of blunt leaves which give it its button shape, and on the top you will see still the tuft of filaments, like a cactus.
"I understood that the United States government had forbidden the importation of the mescal plant and its sale to the Indians under severe penalties." "It has, sir," interposed Alvardo, who had joined us, "but still the mescal cult grows secretly. For my part, I think it might be more wise for your authorities to look to the whiskey and beer that unscrupulous persons are selling.
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