And as Nature, who gives supplies of food to every creature, dictates even naturally how to make use of it, so I, that had never milked a cow, much less a goat, or seen butter or cheese made only when I was a boy, after a great many essays and miscarriages, made both butter and cheese at last, also salt (though I found it partly made to my hand by the heat of the sun upon some of the rocks of the sea), and never wanted it afterwards.
Y como la naturaleza, que proporciona alimentos a todas sus criaturas, también les muestra cómo hacer uso de ellos, yo, que jamás había ordeñado una vaca, y mucho menos una cabra, ni había visto hacer mantequilla ni queso, aprendí a hacer ambas cosas rápida y eficazmente, después de varios intentos y fracasos, y ya nunca volvieron a faltarme.