True, we had children; but they had little hold on life and died early, while we died faster than new ones were born.

Our number steadily diminished.
Then the radical change in our diet was not good for us.

We got few vegetables and fruits, and became fish-eaters.

There were mussels and abalones and clams and rock-oysters, and great ocean-crabs that were thrown upon the beaches in stormy weather.

Also, we found several kinds of seaweed that were good to eat.