Averyworthyperson，atrueloverofhiscountry，andwhosevirtuesIhighlyesteem，waslatelypleased，indiscoursingonthismatter，toofferarefinementuponmyscheme。Hesaid，thatmanygentlemenofthiskingdom，havingoflatedestroyedtheirdeer，heconceivedthatthewantofvenisonmightbewellsupply\'dbythebodiesofyoungladsandmaidens，notexceedingfourteenyearsofage，norundertwelve；sogreatanumberofbothsexesineverycountrybeingnowreadytostarveforwantofworkandservice：Andthesetobedisposedofbytheirparentsifalive，orotherwisebytheirnearestrelations。Butwithduedeferencetosoexcellentafriend，andsodeservingapatriot，I
cannotbealtogetherinhissentiments；forastothemales，myAmericanacquaintanceassuredmefromfrequentexperience，thattheirfleshwasgenerallytoughandlean，likethatofourschool-boys，bycontinualexercise，andtheirtastedisagreeable，andtofattenthemwouldnotanswerthecharge。Thenastothefemales，itwould，Ithink，withhumblesubmission，bealosstothepublick，becausetheysoonwouldbecomebreedersthemselves：
Andbesides，itisnotimprobablethatsomescrupulouspeoplemightbeapttocensuresuchapractice，（althoughindeedveryunjustly）asalittleborderinguponcruelty，which，Iconfess，hathalwaysbeenwithmethestrongestobjectionagainstanyproject，howwellsoeverintended。
Butinordertojustifymyfriend，heconfessed，thatthisexpedientwasputintohisheadbythefamousSalmanaazor，anativeoftheislandFormosa，whocamefromthencetoLondon，abovetwentyyearsago，andinconversationtoldmyfriend，thatinhiscountry，whenanyyoungpersonhappenedtobeputtodeath，theexecutionersoldthecarcasstopersonsofquality，asaprimedainty；andthat，inhistime，thebodyofaplumpgirloffifteen，whowascrucifiedforanattempttopoisontheEmperor，wassoldtohisimperialmajesty\'sprimeministerofstate，andothergreatmandarinsofthecourtinjointsfromthegibbet，atfourhundredcrowns。NeitherindeedcanIdeny，thatifthesameuseweremadeofseveralplumpyounggirlsinthistown，whowithoutonesinglegroattotheirfortunes，cannotstirabroadwithoutachair，andappearataplay-houseandassembliesinforeignfinerieswhichtheyneverwillpayfor；thekingdomwouldnotbetheworse。
Somepersonsofadespondingspiritareingreatconcernaboutthatvastnumberofpoorpeople，whoareaged，diseased，ormaimed；andIhavebeendesiredtoemploymythoughtswhatcoursemaybetaken，toeasethenationofsogrievousanincumbrance。