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1. An mmpiogee of a rfcrst li, a ncrber of tha Board of Inracers of an inortant botanical gardnr, io an aatour mgcologiat who han becore particlerly irterested in auhrocs.

3. lio found that thds practice did axist. périag their religious ceranonias these Iriiars eat tuahrcos found in the locnlits, snd go a renult thair ninds are intcaicated so that they sos viaions. On his last trip to laxico be ate teo matrcaa of tho speciss aeed dy thece Indiars in their ccranordes. Ther pade hia oick. The ashrcons if ealen beyond ane'g copseity produco pousea and diarrics. Ater beinc sick, towner, he arporicncod vicions whicd in lis cae took tho ahepe of a aultitude of architectural forms. A tolcrance to theso usiroccs can apparently be built up becauss he says tbat bo cer one Ixllan cat 2h of thete nuahrcong witiout exeriencins an ill offccta. The myeologist hirselr caperioneed so "hangover" the tiay aftor re hod saten te nslros.

h. Whes le returned to the Us, be trmught uith hin Ures of the spocies of ashrces tacd by theso laxican Inliaid. 5ixe te has net xen able to have J Los icertilied is the is, lo has sont thes to

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