The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-12-13

force on tho Congo. and In his paper
he gave description Of the cannibal'
district ana startling account Of their
customs.
After Capt llindc had concluded. Mr..
Elworthy took up the discussion on be
half OF the cannlbal, claiming that his
appetite was not altogether rcprchonsi-
bic ana that Il should be In measure
considered with some lonloncy because
II had been the origin Of the most
solemn Of all Christian rites, the sncra-
mont He argued that the idea under
lying cannibalism was to be found In a
primeval belief OF mankind which sup
posed that the person consuming an
other acquired In that way many Of the
desirable qualities that had diatin-
guished the victim.
He cited the woll-known belief on the
part Of certain savage tribes that In
eating the heart OF a particularly val
liant enemy they introduced into their
own nature the courage they had been
compelled TO admire In the man that
was dead
Capt Hindo said that caunlbalism
prevailed almost universally through
out the Congo basin. and that instead
Of decreasing. II is growing steadily.
and large trade 90 carried on among
the various tribes In selling and ex-
changing slaves intended 20 be eaten.
lie stated. also. the heretofore unpub-
llshed fact that women were seldom
eaten. the sayagos, either from an in
nate sense Of gallnntry or from some
PECULIARLY OF the palate. prefer males
as a diet, aud furthermore that a vic
tim Intended for feast Is never dis
membered before being cooked. but l.
roasted entire. the fnyorito joints and
portions being SLICED of after the sub
Ject Is done TO turn.
The only exception Is that the head
IL cut on. kept for several days. and
then made into stew. The brain Is
considered the greatest dclicncy. and
generally goes to the chief. The meat
OF human flesh tastes not unlike veal.
Tho skin Is never eaten. because when
baked II becomes somewhat loathcry
ana tough. That human beings are
eaten for any religious or supcratiuous
reason. Capt. Hindc denied. and said II
was done purely for food.
Cannibals do not eat the flesh OF
members OF their immediate family.
/ Capt. Hlnde told OF man who. having
been killed, his two sons handed the
body over to circle OF friends who ate
II for them.
The most horrible OF all the facts
given by Capt Hindo was his doscrip-
ton OF the manner In which cannlbals
prepare Victims for eating. II has been
said that some OF these people keep a
7 stock OF prisoners on hand. fattening
them until suitable for killing. Capt
/ Hinde shows that among the tribes OF
| the Bangala race these prisoners arc
frightfully tortured under the belief
that II makes their flesh more tender
aud. consequently. more palatable.
One method resembles In painful
| decree the way In which the goose IA
prepared for pate de foie gras. all the
Joints In the man being broken. even
to those OF his lngerg and toes. lilo IL
then buried up to his neck In clnyey
earth, while around his temporary
grave huge pits are dug wherein FIRE
liz kept constantly burning. The heat
keeps the buried man In a profuse per
SEPARATION. Men attend to the hros, sc
that the temperature may be kept az
until the victim is ready for theii
] RtOmuch.