WWII - the man who eats grass, Mr J. R. B. Branson

Mr J. R. B. Branson, a retired lawyer, who advocated a diet of grass to counter food shortages during the Second World War. The Bystander magazine ran a double page spread on him and his views. Sixty-seven year old Mr Branson is seen going for his daily morning run at 6am around Wandsworth Common, living proof that a human can exist on grass alone

Branson Diet Eccentric Grass-eating Idea Ideas Jogging Oct19 Ration Rationing Rations Shortage Shortages Wandsworth

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