The inclusion of lemon or lime juice in grog, made compulsory in 1795, therefore reduced the incidence of scurvy dramatically. And since beer contains no vitamin C, switching from beer to grog made British crews far healthier overall.

I&#39;m a radical reformist, because between where we are and where I want to go there&#39;s a great deal of work, and I won&#39;t see the end of this.

Continuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart.

A desire not to butt into other people's business is at least eighty percent of all human 'wisdom'...and the other twenty percent isn't very important.

Written By Robert A. Heinlein

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