‘Abdu’l-Bahá spoke about the excessive drinking and eating habits of the Europeans
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá spoke about the excessive drinking and eating habits of the Europeans. `It is hardly two hours since they took their lunch and now they are having a full meal with their tea.’
Source: Mohi Sobhani, Mahmud’s Diary, Mar 25, 1912
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