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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wlwhittier, post: 8603936, member: 76316&quot;]As a kid I was exposed to the idea, an&#039; took it to heart, that a high proportion of Japanese people were so afflicted...an&#039; also frequently buck-toothed.</p><p>These impressions may well have been rooted in anti-japanese rhetoric an&#039; images during the war (WWII).</p><p>They may have been based on some reality, too. Perhaps Daruma <i>was</i> cross-eyed...or is he entirely mythical? Even if mythical, our prejudices wouldn&#039;t have shaped his image...the myth is pretty old, seems to me.</p><p>Perhaps it&#039;s a condition brought about through fasting an&#039; deep, prolonged meditation.</p><p>Obviously, I am without clue...sorry![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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