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...supplied is illustrated by one checking query which asked: "Is it true that northern Dahomeans still practice cannibalism?'' His answer: "Yes. When something unfortunate happens to a member of a tribe in that area, it is common belief that someone else in the tribe has somehow 'eaten his soul.' The offender is sought out, poisoned and eaten by the tribe...
...stopped at an all-night diner for a 45-min. breakfast break (the band had not eaten since 6 p.m.). By 9:30 a.m., the bus was within "14 hands" of Cleveland (distances are invariably measured in poker hands), and the bandsmen hoped they might have time for some sleep before the concert. As it turned out, they had time only for showers before piling out into 90-degree heat in the big tent where they were to play. For all that, the band blew its lungs out for two hours; in such numbers as Malaguena and Waltz...
...hatch when the rains come. What do they eat? Instant shrimp, of course. Into a separate small tank in the aquarium goes salt water, and into the salt water goes a powder that turns into hundreds of tiny shrimps (a magnifying glass is included). By the time these are eaten up. the instant fish are ready for life in a bigger tank and a grown-up diet. The instant fish kit ($2.98) is produced by Wham0 Mfg. Co.-the entrepreneurs of the Hula Hoop...
...youngster who wants to start his supper with ice cream and cookies, and leave the meat and potatoes until last, usually accomplishes nothing except upset his mother's appetite. But the kid is right and his mother is wrong, says Dental Surgeon Howard R. Raper of Albuquerque. Sweets eaten at the beginning of the meal leave little sugar in the mouth, because later courses scour it away. And sugar remaining in mouth crevices promotes tooth decay...
...added advantage to reversing the customary order of courses, says Dr. Raper in Dental Survey. People who begin their meals with dessert will probably kill much of their appetite; they are not likely to ask for seconds on the main course. The suggestion that sweets should be eaten first has often been made in the past, says Dr. Raper, but the regimented menu remains. Even in his own home, the dentist cannot get dessert first unless he makes a point of asking his wife for it. As for restaurants: "It can be accomplished now and then, provided one exercises enough...