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... salt , sour , and bitter . The old adage that one can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar has a sound basis in physiology . Leaving aside for the moment the fact that flies react differently to different odors , the truth ...
... salt , sour , and bitter . The old adage that one can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar has a sound basis in physiology . Leaving aside for the moment the fact that flies react differently to different odors , the truth ...
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... salt or sugar . For some reason not yet clearly understood , the fly is not bothered by these problems . I hasten to add , however , that there are differences even among flies . The tsetse fly , which feeds exclusively on blood , is ...
... salt or sugar . For some reason not yet clearly understood , the fly is not bothered by these problems . I hasten to add , however , that there are differences even among flies . The tsetse fly , which feeds exclusively on blood , is ...
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... salt . This child would consume fistfuls of salt ; one of the first words he learned to speak was " salt " ; the most cherished object in the house was the salt shaker . This unnatural diet so alarmed his parents that they brought him ...
... salt . This child would consume fistfuls of salt ; one of the first words he learned to speak was " salt " ; the most cherished object in the house was the salt shaker . This unnatural diet so alarmed his parents that they brought him ...
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