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him also a great number of flavouring substances, 

 which are of great importance, especially when he 

 lives largely on vegetable food ; for this is often 

 tasteless by itself. We have seen already that the 



FIG. 30. Picking Tea in Ceylon. 



early Mediterranean civilisation depended chiefly 

 upon wheat, upon the olive which gave fat, i.e. 

 olive oil, or upon sesame which also gave oil, upon 

 the wine which gave a pleasant drink, and upon 

 fruits, such as figs or dates according to the country. 

 But flavouring plants, such as garlic, were added 

 to these very early ; and later the commerce 



