The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 1Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... fishing are the principal occupations . Products are wheat , mixed corn , rye , barley , oats , potatoes , sugar - beet ; coal , lignite , iron ore , lead , zine , silver , antimony , manganese , salt , potash ; wines , spirits ; fish ...
... fishing are the principal occupations . Products are wheat , mixed corn , rye , barley , oats , potatoes , sugar - beet ; coal , lignite , iron ore , lead , zine , silver , antimony , manganese , salt , potash ; wines , spirits ; fish ...
Page 70
... fish on to an exposed part of the dunes , where there is plenty of sun and air , and hang them in rows on long stretches of wire . To help the curing , a preserv ative is squirted from a flask , and this has the advantage of scaring ...
... fish on to an exposed part of the dunes , where there is plenty of sun and air , and hang them in rows on long stretches of wire . To help the curing , a preserv ative is squirted from a flask , and this has the advantage of scaring ...
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... fish was the national currency , payment of debts being made in kind . There are many other varieties of fish found in the waters round the island ; halibut , haddock , turbot , eels and con- ger , besides herring , salmon , lobsters ...
... fish was the national currency , payment of debts being made in kind . There are many other varieties of fish found in the waters round the island ; halibut , haddock , turbot , eels and con- ger , besides herring , salmon , lobsters ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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