The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-28
Vhola rec;o,s vere dspopulated. tho mis-.

Whole regions were depopulated tho mis-
cry being increased by the rayages Of the
plague Canniballsm WAS OF daily occur.
renee Parents fed upon their chliuren. ahi
children deyOured their parents. hats. mice.
reptiles and every iinagnauie aooiiinatvh
served % give variety - these iOnl least''
In the eleventh century there were iortV-
eight years Of famine out OF snty-three
tneFe were thiriy-tnree years OF famine III
the twelfth century. caused by wars among
Tue nobility. tGrls often suffered from Ihih-
me curing long siege5. IN one OF when one
tulIu OF It's population persisted. lnls Wa ia
lf5 Dunn tie siege of the city by Henry
~. l0J persons ere found dead every morn
,,g IN the streets. Seges ot cites during t,e
Mluule Ages. whether IN tho Netherlands
rance. Ireland, OF Italy. otter the same
iuguttul pecu iarit.es.
amines followed necessarily in France on
the prctracted wars OF Louis AlN. with q
repetition "a all tle horrors already detailed.
The hing enteavOred. having caused the
nserles OF his SUB ects e. alleviate them
10 the best Of his ability by edicis 20 prevent
the boarding OF food supplies and by import
~ rain at the public expense During the
reign OF Louis AN.. his successor. there VS.
= cOntnUa. scarcity Of food. and tho misery
OK tie people wCs increased ~ whist WAS
called the amile Lea ne an association Of
cOurtlers aud other mobiles 10 buy up gram
anu sell II 1T double prices. After tins anc y
host Oh other infamies II was only natural
that the deluxe should come III tue slape of
the royOlutl Ju 20 sweep away tie leuudl ln-
iluitlos that had accumulated until tneT
lad become absolutely insupp0rtaO.o 10 a
long suffering eOple.
Since Genghls Khan AMI Iamerlane the
Thirty ear Var furnishes the most peril
uent illlf,trlti0n If the horrors OF tha, par
tlcuar scourge of mankind. In orralne
SIX hundred clties and villages we're dep"pu-
lated aud became mere pi eS Il wood asa
stone that only sheltered wolves md on ler
wild animals The armies took away the dta.t
animals. Dogs took their places. lie ~
were taken away and replaced of tie men.
The mel were levied into the armies and tie
women took 20 wandering through the Tor
ests like wild beasts. lie population grail
uaiy dsapl cared through famine am eA-
pOsure I'LL IF f.ZUUl0 human beings oniy
600 remained. numau flesh became a
common article OF diet, families fe0 upon
one another. 4 woman was caught saluhB
the limbs OF her child. eight years Oid. Inc
armies We're eQua iy destitute OF food sur
econ c9lled upon d. ampltite WOuhue0
wrist was asked by the patient what ne
should give him for bis services. iouF
wrist replied the surgeon. IL was given;
and he dcyoured 10 or tue spot Inc tale too
by Dante or COLO and his child en- is not
more horrible.
Only three or four perio IS Of scarcity Of
food tat can be called iamlne- have occurred
i'm Europe during tho present century These
we're m 1872. 1917. lsT and l-5j. In I,il
$4,000 starving poor had t. he ed IN faris.
In 1888 the crops aied ~ France Germany,
England and Piedmont. and Douis NapIiean.
10 prevent "a rise IA the puce OK gram. caused
tho supplies of the army % be purchased
q road 10 is o. be noted that tho destiiution
that prevailed in England pa 1871 was one OF
the causes that led % the AFRO cation OF the
Corn laws. DroDghts are OF late years the
most fire. ueut cause OF famine Which usually
occur among people who depend on single
crop, rs on rice ln the last lndies and tnlna.
ar on wheat in Ru.sia. and We may add IN
Ne raska. I'm ireland the potato crop fails
from an excess %. moisture rather than from
the want OF n. tamines sometimes occur
among fishermen from the failure OK hsn 10
visit their coast in sufficient numbers.