B maybe? It was an irony and the Enlightenment thinkers were trying to come up with new ideas and the irony was that books containing new ideas were banned.
Not sure if this is what your looking for but here-
In order to eat you need money. Money can be the answer to a lot of things, sadly, but food is the most important. Being wealthy most likely means you get fancier meals. However, if you do happen to be living on the streets some kind people might give food to you in an act of kindness. So, in conclusion wealth is how you get your nutrients and necessities.
The advice given to those affected by the potato blight bordered on the absurd. One scientist advised people to get hold of chloric acid and manganese dioxide. This mixture should have been been added to salt and applied to the diseased area of the potato.