“The local natives were particularly curious to know why the English required such huge quantities of pepper and there was much scratching of heads until it was finally agreed that English houses were so cold that the walls were plastered with crushed pepper in order to produce heat.”
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Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History
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