Library of Universal History And Popular Science volume 17
Library of Universal History And Popular Science volume 17
Isreal Smith Clare
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Thus the bias strengthens with each generation, until, as we find, families grow to have habitually more sons than daughters. 1 ' 459. That this result would follow from the above form of infanticide seems almost certain ; that is if we assume that a sex-producing tendency is inherited. But as the above numbers are so ex- tremely scanty, I have searched for ad- 4 ' The Todas, ' 1873, pp. 100, in, 194, 196. 140 BEACON LIGHTS OF SCIENCE. ditional evidence, but cannot decide whether what I have fo...und is trust- worthy ; nevertheless the facts are, per- haps, worth giving. ' The Maories of New Zealand have long practiced infan- ticide ; and Mr. Fenton M states that he " has met with instances of women who have destroyed four, six, and even seven children, mostly females. However, the universal testimony of those best quali- fied to judge, is conclusive that this cus- tom has for many years been almost ex- tinct. Probably the year 1835 may be named as the period of its ceasing to exist. " Now among the New Zealan- ders, as with the Todas, male births are considerably in excess.
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