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From: "William Schnell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: Life Expectancy

> Ferdinand Magellan, who kept his crew free of scurvy by sauerkraut, while
> later english sailors died of it.

Perhaps the poor English sailors only got sauerkraut. One would not survive
the tough life on a boat on that alone.

> the only reason for early death would have been injuries.
> William

Now living fisher/hunter/gatherers in Kitava, Trobriands inform us that
people die from infections, parasites, falling down from palm trees,
fighting over preserves and women, the odd case of drowning and childbirth.
Can't remember any more. Surely medicin and "quacks" must have had something
to do with it?
No one these islands had heard of signs or symptoms of stroke, heart attack,
diabetes or for that matter acne. Today red - tomorrow dead was not one of
their expressions!
Eva

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