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I agree with Kari that many of these scenarios seem very unbelievable. For instance, Graham's assertion that moving to an all vegetable diet altered the behavior of two young boys seems very unlikely. Yet I wonder how many people believed it when they read such stories in advice manuals. --Sarah Gardner | I agree with Kari that many of these scenarios seem very unbelievable. For instance, Graham's assertion that moving to an all vegetable diet altered the behavior of two young boys seems very unlikely. Yet I wonder how many people believed it when they read such stories in advice manuals. --Sarah Gardner | ||
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| + | These stories did seem a little out there (like the rest of the book) and whether the stories and letters are fabricated or they are the honest truth, it does offer a bit of a change at the end of the book. Whereas the authors throughout these chapters were professionals offfering their opinions and advice, at least this gives a different point of view, or a look into how society really accepted their words. - Celia | ||
== Epilogue == | == Epilogue == | ||
