| 单词 | staff of life |
| 例句 | But she sees, even through that lens of restriction, the fundamental truth and necessity of the staff of life. Bread Makes a Comeback 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z A chef-server shows off a mill and bowls of bran and flour that demonstrate why the staff of life is the stuff we like. Review | This New York restaurant sets the standard for American fine dining 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z "Bread is the staff of life," says Eugenio, the foreman, as several readers throw themselves into the water to drown themselves. The Childhood of Jesus by JM Coetzee – digested read 2013-03-10T20:00:01Z Art fairs are in the uncomfortable position of being the bane of the art world’s existence and among its primary staffs of life. Amid the Bloat at Frieze, Art Worth Seeking Out 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z “O conversation the staff of life,” the young T. S. Eliot wrote to his Harvard friend and fellow poet Conrad Aiken in 1914. The Friday Night Gab Sessions That Fueled 18th-Century British Culture 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z The staff of life is the stuff to like at Michele’s. Review | At Michele’s, all roads lead to something that tastes good 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Like many of slang terms for cash, the inference is "something you need", e.g. the needful, bread, as in "the staff of life" or quid, from the Latin for "what", with "one needs" left unspoken. 10 slang phrases that perfectly sum up their era 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z In fact, acorns were the staff of life for many of the indigenous people in California for millennia, says author and ethnobotanist Kat Anderson. Is Reintroducing Acorns into the Human Diet a Nutty Idea? 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Wheat, long known as the staff of life, is a dietary staple used in making breads, pastries, cookies, breakfast cereal, noodles and other foods. U.S. finds unapproved genetically modified wheat in Oregon 2013-05-29T23:20:31Z All grain is ordained for the use of man and of beasts, to be the staff of life. Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy 2012-03-12T03:00:27.817Z Said the courtly Premier, in reply, "Please your Majesty, they are the laws that regulate the consumption of the staff of life in your Majesty's dominions." Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z The ancients however were very careful in the preparation of their bread, justly called the “staff of life,” as constituting one of the most wholesome and nutritious parts of our food. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z But ere they slept they converted nearly a barrel of flour, the last of the stock, into the staff of life. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z With the exception of bread, which has been appropriately termed "the staff of life," there is, perhaps, no other article of food more universally used by mankind than butter. Clayton's Quaker Cook-Book Being a Practical Treatise on the Culinary Art Adapted to the Tastes and Wants of all Classes 2012-02-11T03:03:43.593Z Yet, even at this period of his life, he himself was practically, if not systematically, a Vegetarian, for all his biographers agree in informing us that bread was literally his "staff of life." A Vindication of Natural Diet. 2012-02-02T03:04:34.883Z Brown bread, made of rye and Indian, was the staff of life, white bread being used only when guests were present. Curiosities of History Boston, September Seventeenth, 1630-1880 2011-12-28T03:00:44.040Z Burgess Noakes is to climb the hill in a day or two, basket on arm, and bring me back the rosy crop, which I am finding quite the staff of life. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z We got plenty of fresh milk; the bread, which to the traveller in those countries is emphatically the staff of life, we found good everywhere in Russia, and at Moscow the whitest I ever saw. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, 7th ed. Vol. 2 of 2 2011-11-11T03:00:31.270Z To the tribes of the desert and sage plains these seeds are the staff of life. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The remedy only aggravates the disease, and what ought to be merely the labourer's temporary resource against adversity tends to grow into his regular staff of life. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z "The staff of life," and life's destroyer, side by side. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z Bread means a great deal to an Italian: it is verily his staff of life. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z It is good that we brought our luncheon with us, and above all some whisky, which is the staff of life. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z He went away to search it, With a curse upon his tongue, And in his hands the staff of life Made music as it swung. The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States 2011-01-26T03:00:29.717Z Game's good as a relish, and so's bread; but pork is the staff of life! The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z As a loaf of bread stuck on a bayonet was passed on to him in the trenches another exclaimed, "Here comes the staff of life on the point of death." The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' 2011-01-12T03:00:32.843Z “Is bread the staff of life or the staff of death?” Sam Lipsyte: “The Dungeon Master.” 2010-09-27T04:00:00Z Rice, which is the "staff of life" to one-third of the human family, contains eighty per cent. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers I regained it, and looked upon it with an affection which might be bestowed upon a living thing, for it was literally my staff of life under the circumstances. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. Bread, the staff of life, and meat, its strong supporter, are both very much cheaper in the colonies than in any part of Great Britain. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands Bread-fruit, taro, yams, bananas, and coconuts are their staple food; the bread-fruit in particular has been called their staff of life. The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Vol. II The Scripture truly calls it the staff of life; and it may be called, too, the pledge of peace and happiness in the labourer’s dwelling. Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend Bread made from wheat-flour has been in use for many hundreds of years, and on this account, as well as because of its highly nourishing properties, has been aptly called "the staff of life." A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers Bread is the staff of life, and its traffic affects the weal or woe of empires. Here and There in London The Britons, just as much as himself, understood corn as the staff of life, the mainstay of war as well as of peace. Elizabethan England From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison Their staff of life was bread made of spelt. Oriental Women In Europe that is at hand in the nutritious "black" bread which is everywhere the staff of life, white bread being a luxury taken only with coffee. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. In many countries this fruit is the staff of life, flourishing as far as thirty-five degrees south and thirty-eight north of the equator. The Pearl of India If bread was the "staff of life" meat was life itself to Si. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran “In our joy at this discovery,” said Mrs. Fisher, “we at first called them the Royal Provincial’s bread; but afterwards the staff of life and hope of the starving.” Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 This is the Turkish peasant’s staff of life. Across Asia on a Bicycle We can cook our fish," said one of the boys "but we'll miss the coffee and potatoes and bread and such various staffs of life. Two Little Women To the Singhalese rice is what wheat is to the average American, namely, the staff of life. The Pearl of India It has never seemed to me that a creed was the staff of life. Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures In their joy at this fortunate discovery the settlers called them “the staff of life and hope of the starving.” Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 Bread is the staff of life, and I trust the people will be grateful for the bounties of Providence, and rest in peace and quiet under the rule of our gracious sovereign, King George.” Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance What I don't know about the staff of life now would never get you through Yale. Kid Scanlan He is a sort of universal food—a sort of staff of life to the animal world. A Mountain Boyhood The first of all requisites for human sustenance is Bread, which with great propriety is denominated 'the staff of life.' The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families The tsamba, however, was only to enable them to "carry on" until we killed some game; for meat is the Mongols' "staff of life," and they care little for anything except animal food. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' Boiled rice, indeed, and not bread, is considered as an article of the first necessity, the staff of life in China. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton Abuse is somewhat the staff of life in England, everything, everybody is to be abused; it is a pity, as nothing more unproductive as this everlasting abuse can well be imagined. The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 3, 1854-1861 There was no resistance now, as I made her grasp the staff of life and champion of love in her hand. Forbidden Fruit Luscious and exciting story and More forbidden fruit or Master Percy's progress in and beyond the domestic circle Or, as the Spaniards say: "The staff of life and life itself." Due West or Round the World in Ten Months The first was the staff of life, the second spun the cord, and the third cut it off. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life This grain, the staff of life in China, though it yields abundant returns in favourable seasons, is more liable to fail than most others. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton And flour, the staff of life, was vanishing. The Dop Doctor Randall dropped the offending staff of life as though it were hot. The Dominant Dollar It is not gold, nor silver, nor copper, nor iron, but bread that is the staff of life. Through Finland in Carts Take first “the staff of life”—bread and its constituents. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson The system was extended to tea and coffee; and indigo was grown on waste land not needed for the rice, which constitutes Java's staff of life. Through the Malay Archipelago Many of the substances converted into ardent spirit are indispensable to the comfort of man—some of them the very staff of life. Select Temperance Tracts In our joy at the discovery we called them at first the "Royal Provincials' bread," but afterwards "The staff of life and hope of the starving." History of New Brunswick I don’t know, but I hope that the gasoline and the catfish both hold out, for they are our main staffs of life just now.” The Young Alaskans on the Missouri No countries bought as much barley, excepting Central America; and even in the staff of life, the California flour, which all the world buys, only five countries outranked Hawaii in purchases in San Francisco. Problems of Expansion As Considered In Papers and Addresses "To the native Indians of California," he says, "the acorn is, and always has been, the staff of life, furnishing the material for their daily mush and bread." Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923 But I confess to a leaning for the staff of life. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis It is the staff of life in the Congo and for that matter, practically all West Africa. An African Adventure It, more than anything else, was his staff of life, and now he set covetous eyes upon the one that was broiling over the coals. The Eyes of the Woods A story of the Ancient Wilderness We were mining away their staff of life, my friend. The Native Soil They look upon it as their staff of life, and as it is produced with very little labour, it well suits their habits. In the Wilds of Africa Nevertheless it is extremely good for food, and is much prized by the natives, to whom it may almost be said to be the staff of life. The Cannibal Islands Captain Cook's Adventure in the South Seas It has somewhat the flavour of bread, and answers its purpose, but has neither the appearance nor consistence of our staff of life. A Voyage round the World A book for boys The want of this staff of life caused great suffering. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 Bread is the staff of life, and, in the view of certain officers in the trenches, whose opinions we cannot of course guarantee, the life of the Staff is one long loaf. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 19, 1916 There are, to begin with, constant facts of experience which make the realization of the divine presence not only a satisfaction, but the indispensable "staff of life" for certain human beings. Human Traits and their Social Significance The fine white bread we use is far enough from being "the staff of life." The Youth's Companion Volume LII, Number 11, Thursday, March 13, 1879 Beans were his staff of life also, a discovery which made her smile. The Wrong Woman Man depends upon the result of each year's sowing for the staff of life. The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles A man stood by a table, buttering nicely toasted bread; before him were eight to ten rows of the staff of life, rising up like pillars of strength to support the inner man. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience One penny farthing of his fund having been spent, it behoved him to consider that the staff of life must be secured in preference to luxuries. Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories The portion of lading thus sacrificed turned out to be the staff of life—the casks of biscuit and pork! Charlie to the Rescue Polar bears, seals, walruses, and whales are their staff of life. Ungava Bread, it is well remarked, is the staff of life; but it is not quite pleasant to find it life itself, and to have the power of locomotion. Rattlin the Reefer So much of the natural salts of the grain are removed to make bread white that it ceases to be the staff of life. Papers on Health Sir, here is bread, the staff of life, and also a fragment of cheese; and now, methinks, I discern something dark at the back of the shelf.” Jacob Faithful “Aye, to leave out the staff of life, of all things!” put in the Captain, having his say. Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel Liberal portions of bread and sorghum molasses formed the dessert, and after a while so indispensable did the sorghum grow that we dubbed it the "staff of life." A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 It was gambling, positive gambling, in the staff of life. Round About a Great Estate For "raised bread" is a great rarity and luxury in these parts, the nimble "dodgers" being the staff of life. The Young Mountaineers Short Stories One kaan was estimated to yield two loads of corn, and hence the calculation was forty loads of the staff of life for each family. The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 Bread is the staff of life, and nuts, the real meat, are gradually recovering their old prestige. Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 17, 18, and 19, 1930 On his farm were raised corn, wheat and always rye, for rye and not wheat was in Bellingham the staff of life. Confessions of Boyhood When he did get food, it consisted of pie, which seemed to be the staff of life with most of the country people. The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World Though bread is supposed to be the "staff of life," it might reasonably be termed the "staff of death" when it is made entirely from white flour and is depended upon exclusively for nourishment. Vitality Supreme Milk is the staff of life, more'n bread; and I always did like it fresh. Boy Scouts on a Long Hike Or, To the Rescue in the Black Water Swamps One of them is called the “staff of life” because we lean, or depend, on it so much; we have it for breakfast, dinner, and supper. The Child's Day We were not receiving sufficient of the staff of life to keep us alive. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben Bread contains so many of the ingredients required to nourish the body, viz.: fat, proteid, salts, sugar and starch, that it may well be termed the "staff of life." Public School Domestic Science She was cursing the snow which covered the doings of the field-mice, which ordinarily were her "staff of life"; and she had not killed since dawn. The Way of the Wild Bread, the staff of life, must be palatable and good if we are to be satisfied with it when we eat. Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions Bread is the staff of life; and yet too much bread eaten at one time will kill. The Young Man and the World Indian meal is a valuable accessory with cooks generally, and to the trapper it often becomes his great "staff of life." Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making The Frenchman eats little meat, but enormously of the staff of life. Paris: With Pen and Pencil Its People and Literature, Its Life and Business They form the veritable staff of life to the inhabitants of both eastern and western tropics. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science Bread may truly be called the staff of life, as it will maintain life longer than any other single food. Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions The corn-fields, not yet "white to harvest," acquire new dignity from the thought of all that is involved in "the staff of life." Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences And his coffee was not coffee, it was some heavenly nectar, and his bread was more than the staff of life, it was the bread of love. The Measure of a Man Yet I came from a mid-section of the republic where in the olden days Bourbon whiskey was regarded as a proper staff of life. One Third Off It is certain that dates formed the main food of the inhabitants, The dried fruit, being to them the staff of life, was regarded by the Greeks as their "bread." The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Ha-Shahar was the staff of life for the generation of that period of transition, which stood on the border-line dividing the old Judaism from the new. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) One example is sufficient:—Godin happened, on one occasion, to remain at his post with only one man, who attended the nets,—fish being the staff of life in that quarter. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume I. They have furnished the "staff of life" to several generations of men, and cotemporary with it, an annual amount for export, that materially assisted in regulating the exchanges of the country. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. As to the "staff of life," it became by degrees abominable and full of foreign substances, which were apt to bring on fits of choking. South African Memories Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries Written at the Time We speak of bread as the staff of life because we could not be strong in body if we did not have bread. The Children's Six Minutes Shall we hold back from them the “staff of life” which they need so much more than we? Everyday Foods in War Time Bread is the staff of life for all nations. Food Guide for War Service at Home Prepared under the direction of the United States Food Administration in co-operation with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Education, with a preface by Herbert Hoover Rice in Cochin-China is the "staff of life," and forms the main article of culture. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Upon the plough birds in general should look as their best friend, for it provides them with the staff of life as much as it does man. The Amateur Poacher For, he does not compare spiritual influences with the mere luxuries of life,—with wealth, fame, or power,—but with the very staff of life itself. Sermons to the Natural Man The potato, as truly as bread, may be called a ‘staff of life.’ Everyday Foods in War Time This land abounds in singularly good wheat, rice, barley, and various other grains, from which to make bread, the staff of life. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time To the negroes in the West Indian Islands the plantain is invaluable, and, like bread to the Europeans, is with them denominated the staff of life. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The price of bread was reduced; an annunciation of great interest at all times, in a country where bread is literally the staff of life. A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland In this vast land men speak not of bread as the staff of life; their unvoiced prayer is, "Give us our fish in due season." The New North One of these, from whom the name descended, was Thomas Emerson of Ipswich, who furnished the staff of life to the people of that wonderfully interesting old town and its neighborhood. Ralph Waldo Emerson I was not pleased with the nearness of the manure in one of these mills to the material from which the "staff of life" is made. A Trip Abroad In Western Africa they are the staff of life. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. For many months tickets had been in use for this food, which is called the "German staff of life." The Land of Deepening Shadow Germany-at-War The mixture, known among the Koraks as manyalla, is eaten by all the Siberian tribes as a substitute for bread, and is the nearest approximation which native ingenuity can make to the staff of life. Tent Life in Siberia Bread has been proverbially styled the "staff of life." Science in the Kitchen. To the Belgian bread is not only the staff of life; it is the legs. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form He went away to search it With a curse upon his tongue: And in his hand the staff of life, Made music as it swung. The Book of American Negro Poetry It is a little city of the staff of life—a metropolis of the plough. Hodge and His Masters I thought of Gordon gin, both kinds of vermouth, brandy, and all that sort of thing, and completely forgot the staff of life. The Man from Brodney's Bread is the staff of life, and in the view of certain officers in the trenches the life of the Staff is one long loaf. Mr. Punch's History of the Great War Belgium, growing quality on scanty acres with intensive farming, had food luxuries but not the staff of life. My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form He did not—he wrote only for the luxuries, not the staff of life. The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes To give away the staff of life, eh? The Saint's Tragedy There was bully beef, of course; that is the real staff of life for the British army. A Minstrel in France She baked for us bread, fresh bread,—such bread! not staff of life,—life's vaulting-pole. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 “Food,” says the woman, “is the staff of life.” An Old Babylonian Version of the Gilgamesh Epic Immigration, no doubt, is the making of a colony, just as bread is the staff of life. In Darkest England and the Way Out But I did not always use this staff of life. Walden In the pause that ensued after Yates had finished his dissertation on the staff of life the stillness was broken by a long wailing cry. In the Midst of Alarms Heaps of pots, antiquated in shape and somewhat like the Etruscan, showed the trade of the place, and hillocks of potatoes the staff of life. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I "Make way there, brother, with your staff of life," says the yellow giant, "for there is much to do hereabouts." Jurgen A Comedy of Justice These men ignored the good old proverb that "bread is the staff of life," and at any time, or at all times, would prefer grog to bread. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale "Buffalo meat, however," says Mr. Catlin, "is the great staple and staff of life in this country, and seldom, if ever, fails to afford them an abundant means of subsistence." Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines Indeed it is too shocking that there should be laws which add to the price of what everybody agrees is the staff of life. Endymion Bread is the 'staff of life,' but blood is the life. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII What staff of life? thou art my all in all. Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles Although many years have passed since I was supported and invigorated by that "staff of life," I cannot even now think of it without a shudder of disgust! Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale In fact, it might almost be said that among the Indo-Chinese nations the staff of life is a bamboo! The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 He was one of those rare Westerners to whom coffee on the trail is not the staff of life. The Rangeland Avenger This article, so justly and emphatically called the staff of life, may be found in almost every country. The Young Mother Management of Children in Regard to Health Talk was his commercial medium and staff of life. Bull Hunter Wheat was indeed the staff of life and of victory! The Desert of Wheat MACARONI.—This is the favourite food of Italy, where, especially among the Neapolitans, it may be regarded as the staff of life. The Book of Household Management The staff of life is bread, and of this we had but two days' supply. Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod Bread, though proverbially the staff of life, can scarcely be eaten in its simple state. The Young Mother Management of Children in Regard to Health Ere the other could answer, he added a saving clause: "May the love of Allah be to him a staff of life!" The Prince of India — Volume 02 The development of grain produced wheat, and wheat was ground into flour, and flour was baked into bread, and bread had for untold centuries been the sustenance and the staff of life. The Desert of Wheat But none of them had found time to form the dry and solid substance, without which neither man nor his staff of life can stand against adversity. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale Wheat was the farmer's main dependence, his staff of life and his current coin. Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago Personal recollections and reminiscences of a sexagenarian To say that 'temperance is a harmony of the soul' or that 'bread is the staff of life,' throws no real light upon the nature of the definiend. Deductive Logic Fruit is good, delicious and healthful, but we need the staff of life. Mr. World and Miss Church-Member A twentieth century allegory Strange and unfathomable that so much of the bread of man, the staff of life, the hope of civilization in this tragic year 1917, should come from a vast, treeless, waterless, dreary desert! The Desert of Wheat But they had a fair stock of oatmeal laid in, and that was the staff of life, also a tolerable supply of fuel, which neighbours had lent them horses to bring from the peat-moss. Warlock o' Glenwarlock Then I shall respect your opinion of their satisfactoriness as a staff of life. Cashel Byron's Profession The banana, planted with a careless hand, supplies the staff of life, besides thatch, fuel, and fibre for nets and lines: when they want cereals, maize, holcus, and panicum will grow almost spontaneously. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 Under this entry I see that I wrote "Compare the saying, 'Bread is the staff of life.'" Allan and the Holy Flower Not sentiment about the war or the need of the Allies or meaning of the staff of life. The Desert of Wheat For bread they had brought several loaves along; neither of them had the nerve to think of baking the staff of life in that disreputable oven, even had they known how. The House Boat Boys Bread is the staff of life, and I note from your _World's Work _article that you prefer to have the bread made of wheat. The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life, Bread is the staff of life, and many must sell grain. The Farm That Won't Wear Out Therein, besides many other things, we beheld great baskets filled with loaves of bread,—not very good bread, nor at all fresh, but staff of life itself to hungry men. Hira Singh : when India came to fight in Flanders Freshly ground flour makes bread that can be the staff of life and can enormously upgrade your health--if the wheat you use is any good. How and When to Be Your Own Doctor Bread, the staff of life, earn your bread, O tell me where is fancy bread, at Rourke's the baker's it is said. Ulysses They do call bread the staff of life. The Guilty River This Barbary staff of life is of old date and is thus mentioned by Leo Africanus in early sixth century. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] Until the British came and overthrew our Sikh kingdom—and that was not long ago—loot was the staff of life of all Sikh armies. Hira Singh : when India came to fight in Flanders The staff of life in the East is a thin flat circle of dough baked in the oven or on the griddle, and corresponding with the Scotch "scone," the Spanish tortilla and the Australian "flap-jack." The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 Had he attempted to digest the least particle of the "staff of life" he would have surely died. Real Soldiers of Fortune The flying fish is the staff of life for all the other breeds. The Cruise of the Snark And the food of man, or staff of life, leaps into maturity from the bowels of Mother Earth with astonishing celerity. The Story of the Mormons, from the date of their origin to the year 1901 How Prince Karl came to expose his Bakery, his staff of life so far ahead of him? History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 About his Army, he is quietly busy; augmenting, improving it; the staff of life to Prussia and him. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14 Nevertheless, the great capabilities of Ceylon for the cultivation of this all-important "staff of life" are entirely neglected by the government. Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon There were twelve miller-women whose business it was to grind wheat and barley which are the staff of life. The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original "The very staff of life; the comfort of the husband; the pride of the wife." Recipes Tried and True |
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