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... spurn blades of grass , tree leaves , and wood ( except for pith and shoots as in hearts of palm and bamboo ) . Other biological re- strictions explain why we put petroleum in cars and not in our stomachs , or human excrement in sewers ...
... spurn blades of grass , tree leaves , and wood ( except for pith and shoots as in hearts of palm and bamboo ) . Other biological re- strictions explain why we put petroleum in cars and not in our stomachs , or human excrement in sewers ...
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... spurn camel meat ? I think the separation of the camel from the other cud - chewers reflects its highly specialized adaptation to desert habitats . With their remarkable capacity to store water , withstand heat , and carry heavy burdens ...
... spurn camel meat ? I think the separation of the camel from the other cud - chewers reflects its highly specialized adaptation to desert habitats . With their remarkable capacity to store water , withstand heat , and carry heavy burdens ...
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... spurn the " perfect food " of my childhood and youth . Lowie had put the matter rather mildly . The Chinese and other eastern and Southeast Asian peoples do not merely have an aver- sion to the use of milk , they loathe it intensely ...
... spurn the " perfect food " of my childhood and youth . Lowie had put the matter rather mildly . The Chinese and other eastern and Southeast Asian peoples do not merely have an aver- sion to the use of milk , they loathe it intensely ...
Contents
ONE Good to Think or Good to Eat? | 13 |
TWO Meat Hunger | 19 |
THREE The Riddle of the Sacred Cow | 47 |
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