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Show ABOUT EATING- According to some recent statistics statis-tics on the cost of living, an Englishman Eng-lishman spends on an average, $4S a year for food; a Frenchman, $47; a German, $42; a Spaniard, $33; an Italian, $24; and a Russian, $23. Of meat the Englishman eats 109 pounds a year; the Frenchman, 87; the German, 64; the Italian, 2(i; and the Russian, 51. Of bread the Englishman consumes 380 pounds; the Frenchman, 540; the German. 5G0; the Spaniard, 480; the Italian, 400; and the Russian, G35. Scientific American. |