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Show EVERYDAYFARE IN INDIA. Chickens and Rice the Staple Form of Diet. Tho woman who goes as a missionary mission-ary to India mub oxpecttooiit up "TtTrangfaWttltMtttno"Bur gess, a missionary Just returned from that country, savs "During tho last year of our stay In India wo had beef only once, mutton twice nnd fish about eight times. Chickens are so common we got tired of them In fact, chicken Is about tho only kind of meat to be had. The natives are vegetarians and seldom eat meat of any kind. A butcher came to our city once a week and brought goat meat, the only kind to bo had. The natlvea cat cither rlct or bread made from wheat or a grata peculiar to the country. It Is a two-meal two-meal a day country, Tho rich people live well and have dainties, but tht poor live on rice and vegetables. Nolthor knives nor forka aro used." |