The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-09-18
DON'T EAT MEN RAW
CAPTAIN HINES SAYS THAT OANNI-
Balls LIKgTHEIR MEAT COOKED.
Extensive Traffic in Human Flesh In the
Congo Basin is Carried on, Slaves Being
Kept and Sold for the Express Purpose
of Eating Them-Natives Prefer Some
Parts of the Body Over Others and
Have q Nice, Gentle way of Breaking
Their Victims Bones Before Killing
Them for Supper.

London, Sep. 17.-Captain S. L. Hin
de read aper on Some Cannibals
and Their Customs before the British
Association, at Ipswich, today. Cap
tain Hinde has travelled for years in
the Congo basin and had wide opportu-
mites for observing the natives. He
said that almost all the races in the
Congo basin practice cannibalism, and,
though in some parts it is prevented
by the presence of the white civilizat-
ton, in others it seems TO be on the in
crease.
An extensive traffic in human flesh
prevails in many districts, slaves be-
ing kept and sold as articles of food,
The different tribes have various and
horrible methods of preparing the flesh
for eating. In some instances, before
the death of the victim-certain tribes
of the Bangala race themselves ac-
knowledge-tlhey break the arms and
legs of the victim and place the body
thus mutilated and still living, in wa
ter for two or three days, on the suppo-
sition that this premortem treatment
renders the flesh more palatable.
There are distinct tribal preferences
for various parts of the body, and it is
remarkable that. contrary to the gen
eater never eats flesh raw. He takes
human flesh as food purely and simply.
and not from any religious or supersti-
tons reasons
CIVILIZATION A DEATH HOUSE.
Worldwide discussion will be arous-
ed by a remarkable paper read Thurs
day by rofesSor Flanders Petrie, the
Psychologist. He condemned, almost
without reservation, all attempts to
spread civilization among the inferior
races of the world. He insists that the
civilization of any race is not a system
that can be changed at will, and con-
tinueS:
I'VE may despotically force a bald
and senseless imitation of our ways
on another peIoie, but we shall only de-
stroy their life without impianting any
Vitality in dts place. The change is not
legitimate or beneficial to the real char
acter Of a people except when it flows
from conviction and a natural growth
OF mind How miserable is the forcing
Of a. system such as ours, which is the
most complex. unnatural and artificial
that has been known.W We make a death
house and call it civilyization. Scarce
ly a single race can bear the burden,
and then We talk complacently about
the savages, before white men.
The general impression in England
Is that reading and writing are the ele-
mentS of education. They might be so
to us. but they assuredly are not SO to
other races. The great essentials Of
vafuabl character are moderation, JUS
tice, sympathy, politeness and consider
alton, quick observation, shrewdness
a keen sense of use and properties of
things. These may be taught with the
best results. There is, therefore, a
wide field for the education of even
the lowest races without throwing a
great strain on their mental powers"
Professor PetI.ie made no direct at
tack upon modern missionary efforts,
but the bearing of his remarks is so
obvious in this direction that a storm
Of controversy will be excited.