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3 page article from a rare Victorian publication the article is entitled "Why Not Eat Insects?" by the Rev. Theodore Wood F.E.S

Article includes:-

  • The grub or Larva of the locust is eaten boiled by the moors
  • The Prionus beetle whose grub was eaten as a delicacy by the Caesars
  • The Cicada
  • Corn Weevil - eaten by everyone in all food made from flour
  • The Gru-Gru grub West Indies
  • Native Whiskey is made from the Tiger beetle in Mexico
  • Bugong Butterfly eaten by the "black fellows" of New South Wales
  • Eggs of waterboatmen are made into bread in Central America
  • Termites - white ants are freely eaten in the tropics

    Please note these are pages extracted from a rare Edwardian disbound magazine and there are no  covers, article may include the ending or beginning of other non related articles.

    Whilst the images show the article in its still bound state, the article will be sent as loose pages.

    Some pages may be showing signs of foxing / browning due to the age of the paper

    If you are interested in more than one item I will always combine postage where this is possible so long as purchases are in one transaction. If you are forced by ebay to pay multiple postages for your purchases I will refund the overpayment  
    I have indexed many antique periodicals with detail of, peoples names, places & subjects included. When I find duplicate issues in poor condition I list the articles on ebay. If you are searching for a particular family history related person, subject, place etc, please let me know and I will search my database for any relevant entries



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