Word: milk
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Both Lowell House and the Union were invaded by hungry students carrying suggestive milk bottles purchased on "the outside." Hostesses were heard to remark, "Why can those boys be carrying milk bottles...
...They produce enough milk through enough functional nipples-four or more-to feed their twins. Most other sheep have only two nipples, which can scarcely nourish twins and which thus militates against a race of twin-bearers...
...Army rations were not always so sumptuous. During the Revolution, a soldier was issued daily (if he got it) 1 Ib. of meat, 6 oz. of bread, 1 pt. of milk, rice, 1 qt. of spruce beer. He had to do his cooking himself. The War of 1812 added another item to the list: vinegar, which was mixed with sugar and water to make a highly regarded tonic. In the Civil War, Union soldiers got 20 oz. of beef, 22 oz. of bread,* 2½ oz. of beans, rice, green coffee, sugar, vinegar. Pepper was added to the menu...
...Bell studied the life history of sheep, concluded that the milk problem preceded the twinning problem, offered shepherds fancy prices for ewes with more than two functional nipples. First year he assembled 16 multinippled sheep, began his selective breeding. Not without trouble-foxes, dogs and winter winds killed many of his flock, and an eager aide slaughtered and slit open one of the best ewes to see in advance if she was bearing twins. By 1914 the flock averaged well over six nipples apiece, and Bell then concentrated on breeding for twins...
...Judge Horumph, who promotes contributions for such "little charitable organizations" as "Free Malted Milk for Unmarried Mothers...