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First, Chou studied Mao's treatise on dialectical materialism, "On Contradiction." "I became convinced," writes Chou, "that it is necessary to learn the contradictions existing in the watermelon trade, to expose the contradictions, and to reconcile them." Applied to watermelons, Mao's teachings revealed to Chou the contradictions between the large supply of watermelons in hot weather and the shortage of shop clerks to distribute them. Some of Chou's associates suggested that he should solve the contradiction by reducing the number of melons he put on sale. That was wrong, decided Chou, after studying...
...page ninety-eight of the South Carolina state history text is a picture of a young Negro boy sitting on a pile of cotton and eating watermelon. The caption under the picture reads: "This is a Negro child...
...Destroy Them All." By last week the bees had invaded Rio's main busniess Street, Rio Branco. A swarm like a great black watermelon was hanging in front of the Armed Forces Military Command building, and African bees were attacking civilians after driving sentries away from their machine-gun Posts. Reported casualties: more than 60 'Cariocas" stung and a couple of bees that had been bold enough to dive bomb cars and buses...
MUSTARD GAS." Nothing helped. At last, lonely and morose, he sought the companionship of a watermelon. "I figured if things didn't work out I could always eat it." But the watermelon died. And he was left alienated once again. Vernon's miseries will be worth $100,000 this year. And future bookings are pouring in. Still, Vernon is taking no chances, planning no new routines. "I've been a real loser too long," he says. "I'm sticking with failure. It's been good...
...Among them: onions, okra, radishes, lettuce, cabbage, kohlrabi, carrots, beets, tomatoes, rhubarb, sweet corn, potatoes, turnips, snap beans, squash, cucumbers, zucchini, sweet potatoes, musk melon, watermelon, strawberries, raspberries, eggplant, pumpkin, Brussels sprouts, parsley...