Word: milkings
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...tribute to the great Greek spirit and love of Americans, they bedded me in one of the only standing buildings in the area and brought me a hot glass of goat's milk. In my ignorance of this unselfish (as I later learned) gift, I almost refused it because of the possibility of contracting some disease...
...then makes for the nearest Roman Catholic church to hear confessions. Often people of other faiths and of none, including Communists, turn up along with the Catholics. He finishes in the early dawn, then retires to the local parish house, where he sleeps briefly, nibbles at fruit, vegetables and milk, and prays when he has a free moment. "As a good Jesuit, I need three hours of prayer daily," he says...
...Within days of the U.S. decision to embargo imported dairy products, Russian trade agents snapped up Swedish dried milk...
...lives the life of a gentleman farmer, taking the baroness along to a great round of parties, neglecting the children . . . After the first year, the baron stopped paying [my salary]. There was a terrible scene whenever I asked for money." The children's food was coarse, the farm milk was often sour, their clothes were made of cheap material. To improve these conditions, Sister Madeleine ran up debts, stole jewelry and silver to sell in Biarritz. Said she: "I lived a life of torment at the château, because I knew that someday I would be found...
...moneylender who keeps bank each day under a banyan tree. Margayya makes a good living from small loans, but he is not satisfied; he dreams of real wealth. The local priest advises Margayya to woo the gods with a special rite: mix the ashes of a red lotus with milk drawn from a smoke-colored cow. Sure enough, not long after, Margayya meets Dr. Pal, a sociologist who has written a book called Bed-Life, or the Science of Marital Happiness. The first chapters make Margayya blush, but they also make him want to read on. Then the idea hits...