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Updated: May 17, 2025

I suppose that many of them live on what they raise in their gardens, or on their small farms; others are helped by their relations, neighbors and companions; in any event, it is clear that the human body is very resistant, and a few mouthfuls suffice to keep it going a long time. At Ervy, in Aube, "not a grain of wheat has been brought in the last two market days."

Hippolyte Taine - The French Revolution - Volume 3