, 1869-04-11
LIFE AMONG CANNlBALs.

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ncrA md Ianses,
few days ago we gave some facts rct1tlso
an American azilnr, VIM H. Starr, called "carn
bal Jacs, who had resided for many years amon
| the Marquesna 1sta1dc7s md who recently ~
rised In New fork, In Irons, charged with m1ttu,
The New fork Times, Of The u, has obr,;ned 1to1
hiu further particulars Ok lfc In the South Pac1s
a. follows:
"ou arriving 1t the Aarqness, thirty yea,
agn, ae found liv1K there, eiuonz tho nat!Tcs,
sailor With whom b had BEEN formerly ae11uatnfci
and VINO persuaded him also TO coma anI live
s ~ e asoe son4 10. 90
tnue6 u live WIKI thin until Nsthln the lest tn
! years, and has acqulErt o most irximatc kIou1edg
Of the lAsEua9es Of this remarkable variety .
mankind, eneT maunczsnn custczns, and Al ID
strange rasaIous ANfl 8rTerstttions thas form rte
mos.ng springs n tnelr WI lie.
knowledge, aDd gave him p pzotutnert postion /.
their comiuuuty. Oltahuf where he Iwel1t L
! nhont tuo thousand Inhabitants These al
divided Into thffe kingdoms OF claus, occupying
srtnr themselves as one family The kic;s o,
chiefs Of these eaa saee Independent Of each uther
nnt un!ls thsE lS,r5 ssnss. ne n.
ed by one OF the klncs ~ his SOD, ezd WA sAsays
accorded pti1eelJ hon'x He AlSEs a:e wits
pointed TO act ~ his scIvants- Thu Marqaeaas
7al1ed him On account df thu services he Wis sue
b reader them In nsac<t1ting sales Of frul, nes
| poultry, &c, 70 the va17uns ships wtdea came u
! tho islands He procuEud for them many ares,
chseis Knives and Other lmp.smentS lraa IN
nAct, haa now become Indispensable to :ha natives
Ante Ahey have lost the faculty OF SheQll.s and
even uslIx the stune hatcA.ts and knlta, which
we're fvr1nesi, tne!. only sooss
.'Tne Aarqaesars nrc tai, nnely iorme1l men. Of
adesp coppe1 col1r, agile, and very CONTAGIOUS
The Women are Slender, and much shossr Than
not from necessity, bnt bccause they pr.kee ha-
man man dssa 70 any other Kind of food The hrcsd-
nat1ses can gather wnAt they plcase- ThSse NJ
MISC largo quantities Of hananas, pins apples,
,ns wila. Ine slsAds aio freaueaieI Is Viii
sasy d III sssss saa 1 I'll pGa Is '9Ss Tss 81, y
By Supplying them Win nsrcouc drug.
md laen hosting them rapidly ia.o laclr
" 1s H. a9g sro Gsaed All
deed, has been la5ish in her gft 10 ,ness hesnti-
actual relish for mans 1esh, tina: tempts tarn to
ilese dismal 1easta It acp:ars that they hlye .
arc the prisoners taken in the numerous forsSs
These unterzans:es ~ sls,n. Their beiies
with nore Or these leaves and hot t;ones,
pit. 1ssm of the coos,sE a,sssesSn ss as
clam Lake, and finally, when cooked ara
81 cat:n =, q INC public feast starr says that he
I'D I'll be could to pctsuadt the people to fu:pso
wiling q oeeS him i etseT nSash 1n, ias, sss9
casion lie says, they had prepared for d feast ar
mans nesa, and as he had great no7nar ot tue
Wne;e ANAL, he went on to TIE mountains to hant
nile pc was on the mountains schooner Arrived
y The by: 1t was the sea Witch. connal,itr, b1
Captain Chapman, 10 had formerly been Ans7i-
tf!lfjp h]fy&f fht
&C. lie ascenaed from the n,cky shore aud waIS.
ins ins through the Little town. c.n.e straight 10
The PURPOSE for WHICH he had andcd. no camo
tor%1fa - VA !, M t ttaen9 hn y the arm lo,at
stand that he should walt there while they sent a
10y a.tet The absent whlte ca.le1 The Ca.,a(u.
however seeing the nature Of the dirrtul fesllvi.
1ieS tnen 10 pfogttss t.gan to be much alarmed.
He Goabtel what these slngular gesucula1loas
eoula mean; oeinS iat, healthy uau, horr1I
hair; be released himself nom TIC c,sp Of tic NJ.
yves ot bound, aol rushing Cd VI The taa Of his
spesd' ' never stopped ansil he reached Lis oaat,
fnH!d stEuSes through The water until they cam.
alongside the schooner. Starr after wart met thc
Captain N Raiotes, aud be told hun that be had
f. nsssF been 50 much frightened IN the e0aH o' n
.-.- HJAhoo.
VIC are apt 70 talE OF the tiFesnne eklauette
and tedious convcationales Of civilized itic md
are Also apt 70 imagine tnst there Ia dclic!oua
!teedom and 9hsence Of restraint among uncIyi-
such ldcaA These AaEquesans t5o liyer:Iy lrnD-
bound IN set Of Conventional and s:isers,ttious
rnles Nhlen ~ extend to tho mnsl minut. cirruru.
alAnceS OF 4le- Ihe great moral APPARATUS Tor Tue
direction Of soctety here Ii called .taloo, whi:h
sGnteA anything that i sacred of forbidden u ~
served ialbeo eMOodits all thesc sl2piIc1.t0ua
and something more. since It iEplisa slso fearful
fefTibutlou upon all " ho violate H. Thus alI tue
men "a toEGsher and ~ the articles Of food thai
never be touched By woman. Even th. bu,;ao
swnesc, the public meals asc ea:en, nad
its,, ss inslosude r ar and women arc prob.o
from mans head has fallen upon any road or
FsAaEas. woman must not dare to tass over It,
taboo Their are somc a11lcies Of fos,i whrh
men and women may eat t,Icthc1. as there nre q
iew Ants Of drnk which they may MISC share; all
thrown aecI4ently upon the head it Is taboo, aud
must never tc uBel; 1t ts hung up IN the sacred
1ea oves ts's ehs ARy hsaa aF ia
u woman climbs into a tree 1t Ia stahoo'
ses ns, s,Ta1s nan to Raas andesa Il 20 tae tree
lcEts TINT II be violates ttahoo' be viii swell
up iln he SIfft.; b, and that 4 he should 90 N
by shark And The most singular fuct Ii i:!at ina
io1cc q imagination l. 20 grcat among these
people thai they do invariably take some disease
known 70 Rotate 1t intentionally they arc fnrac.
atel! M Ilueti: y u customary for men when they
Ssa ~ z s sn5y 'a. arses
be taboo to child: and The animal must never !
be Injured until the child arrives at certain nse
in regard 70 taboo extend even 70 srirtscu.
Lar kinds of festivals Thus II q chief i
not tased f ~ essain VI be y not as:ssiee
lEhed on same of the ts.sads have cndcarotcd TO
TOO, these supers!ittons out CT the ,asais Of the
reoI:e: but some who have even adopted Chris
uanity for Bererai years, are still fouas adhcrtnG
to these singular notions.
"7he system Of society among these people Is
m mes psseei i,e 1s n Tae r9a 'aa = IT.
are pubic, The food. both Of women nu,f men, Is
cooked by men. At the neals the tnen sit round
Placed before them 10 sieIls Ali the Jonns mon
Of the tile wait upon their eldcsA. and serve |
waat & u s Esan;ssA ~ TheSe @ arr also @ IN al The
nafsottc dEtnk, Of which the Poyne,isass M
This root Ii ch4wed BY the young men ant thrown
Into a bowl wAteF u poured In upon the Elasd an1
e soS g :nsa sns Is sR
drunkenness which results Is not considered dls-
aRz1IsroA.
A. to religion, tbe Aar1uesans appear to Be
9ptrtu11 u the AOSt advanced kind They do !
not It il tue, tslere IN { Supreme s7!tt; nor
hare they any notions Of religions wcrAntr: t'ur
r. ''s a9, s ~ : u! r. srana ss%n a. oniy i2
.Arnot zee than Could the Dodwoyth Hal
sp!Ett9ansss oe nore explicit They hare
ttcTeT mediums, toD--s1RSoot1fen' ~
hey are called. who, ns h sometimes the case IN
New YORK, arrive at great wealth and dtgntty Ia
es e 'ess % IL e. s
little ne Va regarding the unsceu
world. Accordingly, the medium Is called, ana an
tuoi entrrxty follows: the meltum gets fea-fniy
.1ct.ed, and nnaliy delivers ns gt.oatIy Intelligence
AMID the solemn ~ona<. 81 I e!s n, audience
"Thcy do not eat their deaA friend., hut bang
hem up IN the tacrrt enclosure, until the holy
dried The sKu1s h cazcfaiiy preserved
u heirloom IN the family. The rest O! The re-
mains asc lcft to take tneir cnance. Its nsrk
y GGasss e possess great number o. stalfs: and
II all the sluils they contain Taese a.a borne %
q truiuph aud added TO their ozn private colieo-
loa Of cIa1t2-
These people wear vety litt1e clothing. What
hey hare Is made Of material c1letl t,Ts. II Ii
cs0utaetu!ed from the bark Of \ srce, beaten or
ounded win nones to any required thickness
enc . 81 + I.de -, - th.n . ne ac.t muslin
enycs Their huts sire built viii = few npr:eat
.os,s, and arc then matched With Ieaves The
nihcr plating, Of whtch they dlsplsy admirable
kill Some Of tho nlats arc plated with 4 thou
and st1nnttA The Hrands air made OF different
sCaltE Of the material required Their 1.eas!ls
re mostly lafEa &eaAhelIs md cocoaauts. or
rue only other panufactasc thsf essay Is The hot
oMEf oui e1 hEa TO form canoes, sod the CARING
fAT1ucno
It may le cutouNy inquired whether any form
i ~ uoaS1snss amonT these saeaHeA In reply
may be stated that they display tho aytG::e In
t1net under many harttarous loF1r1- TIE most
'nMtlfve Kind OF MT Is the adorIiIDeni Of the
suman lo-iy. which, among sA~sse natioaa,
.saallF takes ihs form Of tattoolc2- In Owen
ones' GrumEaor Of O-1Gmrnt Il nsurcd u tat
oncu human head. tae lines Of Nn1Dentatton |
IRON which are made TO follow the contours Ut
he face 70 tpScnicusty tnBt tna author psu-