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Show Wood Stews. "We liavo all had our Byrnpatliies aroused by the statement that the intti vt-s of northern Hiboria tiro often, durin;' famines, compelled to resort to wood for food. The f:tc:t is that careless observers observ-ers have Kiuiply been imposed upon, or they have jumped at conclusions tvith-' tvith-' out carinir, or perhaps being nblo to make inquiries, and be.-ause they thought that a stat.emeiit about being compelleil to nse wood for food would, make a heart rendinx payo for their books, and by inference in-ference t.-liow what i, distressino; time they themselves must have had umoug uch suiToundinrjs. |