The Red Cloud chief., 1878-11-07

0~aIqu..as Qualifications 81 the We
tim The Native reuchant Tor Nouns
Women. ''cod remplars. Nissionarir,
and babies.
Among the passengers hy tac SrvN
hound. arrived nj this port truu Tahiti
was an American named Lewis Chase
I who for more than ? quarter ~ n cen
' tury has never seen achilifed cuuu,rN
and has seldom looked upon the fac,
of n white man. San Francisco - IN,
first glimpse ui civilization he has hac
since he left his native home in Dan
bury Connecticut. t~cn,, scVcn Year
ago.
For twenty-five years and sin months,
precisely. he has lived on n group nj
Islands inhabited by icrocious canni6als.
and fortunately for himself. has com,
n hale and hearty. without ever hs,.
ing ~ much ~ n slice ~ human steak
taken from hi, anatomy.
A Chronicle reporter, after n cnnsid.
crabl. display II fascinating %cloqurncc.
mixed with offered po;ations OF spirit.
ual delight, finally succeeded in >rcur.
ing an Interview with Mr.. Chase. who.
: when first approached, presented u dr.
cidedly hostile sud warlikc front Hut
under the soothing influence adopted
10y the interviewer. the latent bud ni
intellect rapidly blussomcd aud bore
fruit, whi'h is now placed before IA,
mental palate Of the reader. II l. n
sa,ory dish. and canno' fail tu send a
.nrill Of exquisite sensation through
every nerve of the body and brain
The group II islands on which Mr..
Chase has passed his quarter II u cen.
tury II the Marqucsas, where before his
" eyes he has seen canrihali.m
practic.d both a. n fine art and ns a
fierce display 81 human ~fcr~city. This
horrible practice j. INDUCED in princi.
vengr which one tribe "fvatiycskgds
against another. -
In the many brutal anfbloodvN<a,il
wars which they have wagcd against
one another the slain and captured
victims are eaten with a vengeance IN
their religious rites. also. they ofisr up
human sacrifices captured IN battle.
When "A victim Is selected for q canni.
bal feast his body II ashcd lean, and
the hair of his heat i, barncd OF. II
the feast j. not IL a religious chatar,.r,
the victim l. simply besteu 70 dcsth
with war-clubs. add when dsai hi,
body l. again washed and placed Ia 4
large oven dug inLo tho earth
The hole form isg q" oven has a fir,
beneath and over this l. a pile of round
stones. On the top Of the stones mats
made II a strong maicriG are plac@t
In which the body Is wrapped up
These mats are then covered oyer with
great pile of leaves. and all Is again
covered with another layer 1T mats.
The fire beneath absorbs enough OF air
Ia keep /, burning steadily. aud soon /.
volume of steam is generated. This
cscapcs slowly through the mats and
leaves. and gradually the body become.
cooked through this supple but w 1
steaming process.
The cook. are II superior skill in tncir
Arofession, and can tell To the instant
when the body is sufficiently done
Ia sui, the taste II tho guesis.s AssI
ready Ia take opt, nj lbS .oyea,sNalt tar
material covoffng ~ n cat~srllvl r-l
moved. and when 1t comes to the last
layers surrounding the victim the Vat-,
are taken on with a sensitive odch1cst
Any 81 the skilon the body sholld be
torn away. HAcl is bEsaana thy
body LOOKS br9Nasts beau@frsSy cpoks
ed, i. shout Of deGesiAc laug%seE rends
the Or. nnd ths corS&& are cnfsrlripented-
In the hghesf tsrml by hsLSsu 81
eanpioak thir~isgt6 enjoy 'hsgirsAd-
ful lu,up VIC ~xss
Tbs brain aaL ~ eve. Arcsaier.
ed the greatest dsscacies, and are al
WAYS giy.n Ia 10 ek6efs,aFlhe breasts,
thigh. and the IfNr rssSpn OF the
calves 4 the lsgSsrs 10 mi greatest
lyxurieS md Ia ulsH casttDry s$~sway
tss PLACED slices sskstoAo ola PAns0
the body, Al ~ 9saesm6N
long Ia iAerhsfsSsx cht ~ ,6ssA
and low rsrk. HSoDdin I'd fhs4r v~ssr
tive -rialstaluA~ nile ~ ssst ~ tha
body and III ennarh are dsvbured by
70 the TN. a. { $3.50 s 49, IL Z
native sasc's Esepseaess ysfn. and
yAroa. l ~ No w~m~~u
the edihle< b~idss cs}nenyartsiies Il
fish; 10 ,hs pSe~As Wsi16A nce !. the
human p~ortios % o. Veprssd While
! the ieaG lassrw - tatkstx ilsriiy pre-
vailss snd siser 4 i ovcfAfcAdnI
drunkse ofa 49,, wh.Iefrr ,hr
liquoss. nadks oTfSport.d. ~,ote pro-
cured tceH-u&kAe vild-sr--s,bus
ns.. sSsonlpYN 800 - dag
semi oe cou&~s TSr~ quistig
,retire 10 thdfh0Snd allJ% sIesp ana
nature 10 restore their shattered con,
s,itutions. Sleep Is their great rcssorA-
tive. and after = fearful dsbaBch ihsy
will I've a. Il dead for a space II from
tsn 20 ffissn hours.
Nj. Chase xAs q witness 20 = fearful