tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post114493008100791182..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: The First Formosan in Europe....Michael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1145049890395922172006-04-15T05:24:00.000+08:002006-04-15T05:24:00.000+08:00I can't imagine what that article says about Formo...I can't imagine what that article says about Formosans is anywhere close to "acturate."<BR/><BR/>Taiwan population is around 23,000,000 now. 1704 was 300 years ago, probably not many people around at that time. I can't imagine how they can kill as many as 18,000 boys each year without going to distinction in decades. <BR/><BR/>Besides, the survival rate of kids in every family was very low before the modern medicine was widely applied. Taking my family as an example, my grandparent had given birth to 15 kids, yet half of them died before 1 year old. If 50% survival rate was a common condition several decades ago, it's reasonable to suggest that the survival rate probably was even much lower 300 years ago. <BR/><BR/>Smaller population, low survival rate, yet sacrifice 18000 kids per year ? It's not very convincing ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-1144977691142505812006-04-14T09:21:00.000+08:002006-04-14T09:21:00.000+08:00Funny how he was so accurate about the polygamy pa...Funny how he was so accurate about the polygamy part.<BR/><BR/>;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com