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A Few Questions

posted 8 years ago by noxdeleo-38568
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Was it really three sacks of grain to the local "lord" and one to the shop, or did I misunderstand that bit?

Any idea what the boy likely died from?

Why did they pack the grave with wood? Added preservation?

[–] gergelyh-15596 8 years ago

I'm not a doctor but for some reason I always thought his sickness was encephalitis.

[–] noxdeleo-38568 8 years ago

Seems like a good theory: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Japanese-encephalitis/Pages/Causes.aspx

[–] TheHungryAndAngryShow 8 years ago

I just saw this last night and according to the person who presented it, who is a Japanese woman who was about 8 when this was released, she says the child most likely dies from cholera. You can read about cholera here :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera

She said the dirty drinking water that were using most likely was the cause.

[–] noxdeleo-38568 8 years ago

Interesting, thanks. I'm definitely not going to take sanitation for granted today.