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...wrapped around a green stick, on a flat rock under an old auto fender, on a piep an tilted in front of a fire, under an old dishpan on top of a range, on a piece of foil under a piece of corrugated-tin roof, and the product was eaten with relish by all at hand...
...thing, the impact of human pollutants on nature can be vastly amplified by food chains, the serial process by which weak creatures are typically eaten by stronger ones in ascending order. The most closely studied example is the effect of pesticides, which have sharply improved farm crops but also caused spectacular kills of fish and wildlife. In the Canadian province of New Brunswick, for example, the application of only one-half pound of DDT per acre of forest to control the spruce budworm has twice wiped out almost an entire year's production of young salmon in the Miramichi...
...Thomas became pregnant shortly after her Marine husband left for over seas duty. Her husband, nonetheless, incorrectly believed that the child was his. Two nights after she brought her new son home from the hospital, the baby was discovered with horrible burns in his mouth. His gums had been eaten away by an unknown "caustic solution," and so had his larynx and lungs. After 16 days in the hospital, he died. Who would have killed him except his mother? asked the prosecution; her motive was that she was afraid her hus band would learn the truth...
...lose your money. Moving on Mass Ave, skimming the Cambridge Trust's gory window pulpit, you plunge uncomfortably into the massive inert space of Holyoke Plaza (Forbes Plaza did you know?) and a long-haired boy in a cleanly drawn face asks diffidently for some change, "I haven't eaten...
...same illogic surrounds the compulsory participation in the system of House dining. An official of the University Food Services says that the average number of meals per week eaten by a Harvard student is about 15. In other words, around a third of a week's meals go uneaten. Would it be so difficult to allow this to be institutionalized? No doubt some students would wish to continue paying the full price and eating all their meals in the dining hall. But could it not be arranged to allow for those who wanted to buy just lunch and dinner...