In Africa, Lifting the Pall of Smoke From Cooking

by Susan P. Williams

In the highlands of Ethiopia, the temperature dips to an average 37 degrees at night. A typical family’s one-room house has no chimney, and the stove consists of three stones supporting a pot over an open wood fire. The mother fixes dinner as her toddlers edge closer, trying to stay warm in the swirling smoke.

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