The human race is spread all over the world, from
the polar regions to the tropics. The people of whom it is made up eat
different kinds of food, partly according to the climate in which they live,
and partly according to the kind of food which their country produces. In hot
climates, meat and fat are not much needed; but in the Arctic regions they
seem to be very necessary for keeping up the heat of the body. Thus, in
India, people live chiefly on different kinds of grains, eggs, milk, or
sometimes fish and meat. In Europe, people eat more meat and less grain. In
the Arctic regions, where no grains and fruits are produced, the Eskimo and
other races live almost entirely on
meat and fish