Farting at will
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Historical comment on the ability to fart at will is observed as early as St. Augustine's The City of God (5th century AD). Augustine mentions men who "have such command of their bowels, that they can break wind continuously at will, so as to produce the effect of singing." The fact that mankind in general has lost this ability he attributes to the first sin of Adam and Eve and its consequences with respect to body control.[28] Intentional passing of gas and its use as entertainment for others appears to have been somewhat well-known in pre-modern Europe, according to mentions of it in medieval and later literature, including Rabelais...Compare to Seven Beggars, Day 4
4:2 For there is a nation that is very strong in wisdom of melody (which they call muzika). And all of them delve there in this wisdom, even little children. And there is not a child there that cannot play on some musical instrument. And the smallest that is in that country — he is a great sage in another country in that wisdom of music. And the sages and the king of that country and the cappellas [song groups] are extraordinarily great sages in that wisdom.
4:3 One time the sages of that country sat. And each one was boasting of his music. One boasted that he could play on a certain musical instrument, and another boasted he could play another musical instrument. One boasted, on a musical instrument, and another boasted he could play several musical instruments. Another boasted he could play on all kinds of musical instruments. One boasted he could make with his voice like a certain musical instrument, and another boasted he could make with his voice like a certain musical instrument. Another boasted he could make with his voice like several musical instruments. One boasted he could make with his voice like an actual drum (which they call poik), like they were striking a timbrel. Another boasted he could make with his voice as if they were shooting with firing-tubes (which they call urmatis [artillery in Yiddish]). And I was also there. I answered and said to them: My voice is better that your voices, and this is the proof: for if you are such sages in voice of melody, then save the two lands —
4:4 For there are two lands a thousand miles apart from each other. And in these two countries when night arrives they cannot sleep...
