In the British Empire:
26m consume flesh abundantly
10m " " sparingly
15m " " occasionally
9m " " seldom
70m live entirely on a farinaceous diet & fish
34m have wheat/oats/barley as principal veg
6m potatoes, peas, other
90m rice, maize, millet, pulse etc
5m drink wine
25m malted liquors
30m distilled spirits
20m opium, beng (wild hemp), other stimulants
60m generally stick with aqueous beverages
Robert Montgomery Martin: Colonial Policy of the British Empire (1837)
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