Zurich Citizens News, 1965-01-14, Page 6f'AGE Srx
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Mexico eckons to All Tourists
When 20 Canadian Holstein
breeders boarded a plane bound
for Mexico, they had no way to
know that their: goodwill tour
to that country would 'cause
them to completely lose their
Hearts to that romantic land to
the south.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Decker, of
RR 1, Zurich, had farmed no
opinions of Mexico prior to de-
parture, but now that they are
at home, they can hardly wait
to return.
Royal Welcome
The Mexicans rolled out the
red carpet for the Canadians
and "bent over backwards" to
make their stay a pleasant one.
Mrs. Decker reports that Mex-
�'�tYr •ire = mune the friendliest,
• +•n;es, people alive and said
they are every bit as colorful
es the magazine articles por-
tray.
Farming Is Unbelievable
Mexico is made up entirely of
The very rich and the very poor.
This is especially evident in
farming where farms are either
just a pitiful, puny plot of land
with one or two thin cows and
a smelly goat, or a large ha-
cienda (ranch) where a herd of
cattle may number as high as
1200.
The Deckers visited with one
Mexican Holstein breeder who
milked between 800 and 900
registered cows. The operation
was handled by Indian peasants
who receive about 75c per day
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and are housed with their fain-
ilies iii quarters right on the ha-
cienda.
Cattle never go out on pas-
ture but are kept in loose hous-
ing to be tied up and fed twice
each day before milking.
Extremely Clean
Mexican stables, say the Deck-
ers, are ultra -modern and un-
believably clean.
Before milking, each edw is
scrubbed spotless beneath a
'show er -like apparatus. The
floors in the milking parlor are
tiled and kept immaculate.
"The hired hands are clean-
ing and washing all the time,"
says Mrs, Decker.
State Fair
The Canadians attended the
State Fair at Queredaro where
Holstein cattle, mostly bred in
Canada, were shown by Mexi-
can ranchers,
"Citation", the Canadian Hol-
stein bull sold to a Mexican for
$33,000 (almost 400,000 Mexican
pesos) was proudly displayed at
the fair. 1'he animal was of
particular interest to the Deck-
ers since they have a daughter
of Citation in their stable.
Weather
During the period from May to
October Mexicans can expect
steady rain from 7 to 9 each
day, while the other six months
are dryer and a little cooler.
Mrs. Decker noticed while the
temperature remained at a coin-
fortable 50 or 60 degrees for
them, Mexican children were
bundled up in snowsuits and
wore hats pulled down over
their ears,
Education
The Republic realizes that
the saving grace for Mexico is
education and every effort is
being made to solve the prob-
lems of illiteracy and ignorance.
Education is free, universi-
ties included. College students,
however, must have a 75%
average to be admitted and pay
an initial fee of $6 for the year.
Irrigation is being installed
by most of the upperclass
farmers to solve the problem
of grass shortage in the dry
season. The peasant farmers,.
however, do not have the nee-
essary money to install these
facilities and are not particu-
larly interested, preferring to
plod along behind a team of
scrawny oxen and use primitive
tools.
The Deckers felt that agricul-
ture could be an important in-
dustry in Mexico if the peasants
could be educated to make use
of the several feet of rich top
soil abundant in many areas of
the country,
Family Life
"The children in Mexico are
the most polite children any-
where in the world, I'm sure,"
said Mrs. Decker.
She told how little children
beg for money in the streets
of Mexico City but pefer to do
something for the giver to earn
the gift.
"You never see Mexican chil-
dren buying candy," she added.
"They take the money home to
ther families."
"Even though they may live
in shacks," she marvelled, "Mex-
ican children are never dirty.
They are always seen in clean
clothing washed at the com-
munal troughs where the house-
wives gather to chat while they
work."
Mexican women were describ-
ed by Mrs. Decker as "real
ladies" They keep mostly in
the background and are lovely,
delicate creatures pampered by
the menfolk. No woman travels
unescorted through the streets
of the cities, towns and villages.
Picturesque and Colorful
Possibly the thing that most
impressed the entourage of Ca-
nadians was the beauty and
charm of the country, its people,
its culture, its architecture.
"It is fantastic," said Mrs.
Decker. "The imagination of
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have in Canada."
Mexicans are striving to se-
cure the Olympic games for the
gear future and all-out building
programs have seen the erec-
tion •of eight -lane super -high-
ways, large and ultramodern
hotels, efficient and impressive
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In contrast is the ancient
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drals and statues, the charming
simplicity of tile roofs and cob-
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dignity of flower -filled court
yards and wild poinsettias.
Still Another Contrast
The American .influence is
everywhere in business, enter-
tainment and communication.
But the touch of Old Mexico
is still present in the bull -rings
where matadors risk life and
limb for the cheer of the crowd
and a good afternoon's pay.
The Deckers visited Fernan-
dez Hideaway, tucked high in
the rocky crags, the home of
Mexico's fierce fighting bulls.
None of the animals raised
on the famous hacienda have
ever known the touch of a
human hand. They are con-
trolled only by fences and slid-
ing doors.
Mrs. Decker wasn't impressed
with the bull fight she and her
husband witnessed in the arena
which seated about 50,000 fans.
They o
left the bloody b o dy battle
early, but not before three men
were hurt badly and a fourth
broke his neck when he was
thrown from his blindfolded
horse which had been gorred
by the enraged bull,.
The matadors were profes-
sionals and received as high as
$5,000 for a single appearance,
although they were only about
18 years old.
"The sport seems to be dying
out," said Mrs. Decker. "The
crowd seemed to be small and
disinterested."
Christmas Celebrations
"We thing we are commer-
cialized at Christmas," exclaim-
ed Mrs. Decker. "It is nothing
compared to Mexico. They have
Santa Claus as big as houses
and they are everywhere you
look."
The group was in Mexico City
when the Christmas lights were
turned on and agreed it was the
most breath -taking sight any
of them had ever seen. The
masses of Christmas lights --
literally thousands — hung in
clusters from seemingly every
building and wall in the city.
Food
"The coffee in Mexico is hor-
rible, just horrible," was the
answer to a question concern-
ing food. "We drank tea and
even it was bad enough."
The Canadian tourists enjoy-
ed the tree -ripened fruit and
the great tall glasses of freshly
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ground orange juice they were
servedeach morning. But they
didn't appreciate the burning,
spicy sauces, Mexico's mainstay
of tortillas and the roasted
young goat they encountered.
Potatoes are almost never in-
cluded with a meal but a menu
is not complete without several
brands of wine and ruin and
the ever-present Tequilla.
They were warned to drink
only bottled water and eat only
fruits that could be peeled since
sanitation in Mexico is very
poor.
Laziness a Must
Mrs. Decker agreed that the
Mexicans live at a much slower
pace than we do but said it was
necessary since the air is so
taagellianlinineamissmow
thin in that country. She also
denied that everything in Mex-
ico stops during "siesta", re-
porting that in the larger cities,
business continues as usual,
"The Mexicans love to bar-
ter," she said, "and they be-
lieve in having things bandy.
Apartment dwellers raise chic-
kens on their balconies."
Mexico or Bust
The Deckers were in Mexico
almost two weeks but are
dreaming of the day when they
may have the opportunity to go
there again.
"It is the only place to go for
a vacation," said Mrs. Decker,
"I wish we could have had the
children with us. It is a won-
derful place—just fantastic."
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