The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-07-04
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~ GUINNESS MEN AND DyERTisHiis y

70 sUs,NExs 1GGN Amp Adv HRTisEHs
rls Rp,iaaa HssslL SD tsssass, Star are
~ ssaii'sea Ia cannsctsoa, wkieb eesnsihed
ssss ,ss iarRssa sipceIastee ~ ssy pc er 10
,,s ,sr ,ies VI ths Sssss, asd aH eaysrii,essess
.,.rata Tot either wIii be Inserted 10 both,
,..s saesssss - savsssbssss hsttsr ssAism
has Ia tlse~kefe kc cfsSsA.
rllE LOWEST RACES OF MEN.
From the rccsasty pubhshed work Of
H Pickering, u The exploring exps-
Sisa. su the diaersWt rnces of men.
at naAe the fslIowieg curious extracts.
Ed.
Tue aAvrAs 0v sCNArRA.
These inl.abl, the inierior Of the is.
and. They " cssltivste the soil, have
avi.,on Of landed property, q regular
sysiem of laws and government, an al
pAabrt and . literature II their own;
and ,e. they no. only ca, their parents
"a custom among other East India
lritcs. and mentioned even by lIcrodo-
'u.); tu, they scem literally 10 dcvour
hem alive.
-Msrsslcn { (>eydeu, Asiaiic Research
-, vol. Z. p. 202) confines their canni-
,alisn TO two cases, that Il pcrsoas con.
demne,i for crimes, and ihst Of prison.
err Of war, bat they themselves de.
dare, ,hs, ,sey frequently eat their own
relation when aged and inRrm, aud that,
sos 80 much 10 GRITTY their appetite. rs
to perform a pious ceremony. Thus
.hen man becomes infirm and weary
q The world, he is said to invite his own
children TO cal hitn, in the season when
'sk s~d k>ses IRE ehespesi. lie then
s>r-sds 4 tscc, round which his friends
and offspring sssemble. and ~ they
'hate the tree. oiss IN . foneval dirye,
the import Of which il, 'The ssason Is
oome,---'he fruit is ripe, and " ms.i de-
soend.' The victim descends. and those
tkAi are ncarest and dearest 10 him de-
pnve hin Of life, and dcyour his remains
10 mos sslean banquet"
Msjos Gaming (anothcr authority
sao.ea by III. Pickerins) gives the fol
Ie~ing ~ part Of the testimony OF "
native chief selected indiscrimina,ei,
from an assembly Of seversl" Al the
ksose q the oGicial resident n 'Tappa
nooiy.
@. =" understand the practice o.
easina prisoners taken In war, ais,
mslcfsctor, convicted Of certain crimes
/. prevalent in th- Rata country; wer'
you ever perssnsaly present at such I
rrpast
A. SThe custom you aaent'cn Is pre-
va'ent throughout the Baita country
and have been more tha1 once presen
vhen i, has bern pat IN practice"
q. Describe whist takes place o'
sseA occasions"
A. .1hree posis are fixed In ih'
rosod 10 the middle one the body Q
he prisoner o. criminal IL made fas'
shle hh arms and lees sfe EXTENDED 4
he two others. (Ti,e narrator an
u.her chiefs present, herv simslisneoc'
y msde with their arms and legs III
Asute Of 81. Andrews cross. On
signal being given, every one en'iiie'
to share IN the feast rushes on bin
win hatchcas and knives, and man,
vi,A~no other instrument than tici
tech Ana nails. He h thus IN fe'
minutes cutir~ly cut and torn 10 pieces
and hare seen the guests 50 keen nj
arpast Of this description as screrei
,ewound each other. hands and finger
A mixture Of lime juice, salt, an
caiiics, prepared in the shell OF a coccs
ps,, is always nj hand on the OCCASION
IA which many dip the hesh previous
eating IT,"
2. Then the prisoner 10 not prev
cssiy Pat to death, but dcvoased at''
By pieee-ecaly ?"
A. The drss wounds he receive
sss from the these are 10 numerous ar
siGullAnsoss - 10 cause alaoss imme'
ait dsa.h.-
All the other chief. present mo-
than once joined wiih these answer'
vkjch lsli liule room 10 dosbl thsi,
us,s of them n lsAs, such scenes We
familiar.
in the cosse Of several ysars' exp
'isaee of Life in New York, ~e ha
nessr heard Of any individual beil
Opposed Of quite 70 ssmsnsr'Iy.
yur WILD rgorlx or cERAn.
1ls Ahoscsee iahsLiling the is'ierl
q Csspn. live in the tops of the W
snje and othcs high trees With vi
hr~nehes; and each tree is the hsbi'
iaiioa Il . whole family. They 81
tAA mode tscasss ttsy daf~ set Y
sss tAess q sheis Swn anlises sd
sSpsss shsa dssine ~ 49, 80
sAsssss sAsy O. ~ ~ e.
nhh nieh4 ssusy - Searseed .
-.sspsiss,ae psspss.' Bet the sccos
q ~ psrssl TSels - ~ Measy P'
haa = ~ osss vssAssSA n
ar nyisd