Unit 2 reading

The writer of this short story was giving a proposal to fix over population in the 1700's. He shows valid points to further the question about something needing to be done about over population. The writer shows evidence for the amount of people that have kids and can't properly take care of themselves nor their kids. There is a large number of women in many ways having the kids work with them as beggers. This puts more weight on the citizens who are able to take care of themselves and their kids. He then bring a fair way to fix this issue. Eating the children of the people who can't take care of them selves. This would supply food for others and also put money in the pocket for the poor. It is a way to help the state as a whole. They are giving money to the poor and that would raise them out of having to beg for food or money for awhile. This would make the streets be more clear without a lot of beggers.
   
     I found the idea of eating the kids to be a little funny. The fact it was an idea is a very strange thing. The writer talks about babies weights if tolerably nursed, and how that could be made into food for multiple days. The writer puts in ways to have them served up as a dish. I understand it was a different time in history, but the fact that this was a solution proposal is funny. And at the end he says he doesn't have any kids. He gives a lot of argument's to the idea he thinks would be the solution.