Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-10
NATIVE TRIBES OF MEXICO
A Chicago Professor Discovers Traces
Of Camnibalism IN Mexico.

city 81 Mexico. Dec eL--1t took n
Chicago man to discover traces ~ can-
nlhals IN Mexico. At Toast Prof. Fred
cfick starr. professor Of anthfopology In
the University " chicago. who is on
hla way 10 southorn Mcxico. claims to
have stumbled across such people three
Years ago. whom hc was among the
mountains OF southern Mexico. close to
the frontiers Of Osxaca and Chiapaa.
That the cannihnln did not discover
him In time FOR their midday meal he
attributes to his usual good luck. A.
II was they Killed othcr who wandered
down among them uninyited. Thee
fcfcv people nru called hiNcH. Prof
starr is NOT positive thcy thomaolvci
arr mAussHtofH. Tor be never was on
terms u Intimacy with them. but On
hi rev trip be PROPOSES to hna out
tha farti.
lie has lost 40 tlmc. lie started this
afternoon for tho city ~ Puchlh TO
make arrangements with hia plaster
worker. pachetp. Tor tho trip. He wna
accompanied hy hia photographer. Mr.
ChnrisH u. Langr. of iluG. Utah. VINO
has BEEN with him on two other 'Npcli-
lions. Sir, i.anFo brnga 1000 plato,
and the phoiurraphlng apparatus wa
made expressly Tor the expedition. Prof.
StafI already hiss some 500 negatives
of the Nrsicnu indiana. Three years
ng0 be explored IN Tho country OF the
Mixca. and last year worked nmnnt tho
TnrnrcAnn. iu the state uf Michoacnu.
the Otumia, IN Mexico state. tho TAX
oalhnH In their own bold mountain
fnstnsrrcn. ana the Aztcrr. IA tho state
~ Puubln. This year he u going %
The states ~ Oaxnca and Chlupai. ana
t.lN a.. L. A. l. la
accompanied by HE Mexican protcrc.
Manuel ponEnlcz who has been with
him In chicago Tor the iuft six months,
Ia training for the expedition.
Ills work on this trip will be- the
f,I reduction OF the different phyficnl
tyres uf the Indiana. by means NJ
measurements. plaster casts ana burts
work Identical 90 that performed
nm,ng tho other Indian tnhcs, uut
h. VIII have more difficulty this time.
ana he fualisoa ". Tng very addition
~ plartrr-cnFt work VIII enhance the
difficulty and danger. and he thinks h.
may have te ask Tor armed oacurtn. nj
hast on part OF the trip. THIS u some
thing ho does not like 60 DO, for his
work would BE- much smoother N he
could operate un the Indians by moral
Huuiio hynnntifm or some other
equally ruavc proccrH 10 u unc thlng
quietly Ia photograph the Indians.
tht uFh not very easy aomotlmcr. They
may also be- inducs1 10 rii while The
artist miirf up huI't IN clay. iiut
how prnL starr viii Induce the Mex
lear indilnf 20 have plaster casts
taken from their formr IN quite another
pro-. osliion. lie was not prepared "a
say that " would be- done. but ! am
going to try" ne added The nntivcH
will have TO be- held aud oiled. AMI thcu
the rot plaster poured over them aud
allowed, OF course, To- harden, tn arrive
at the cnunteffeiiH 81 chest back. breast
and face. Probably 100 ~ these casts
viii be- needed FOR tho work PROPOSED.
The Mixes Indians arr located around
their chief town. AJutla, some cighi
Lacquer from the valley homes ~ tho
XnpotrcF, thor, proud people Whose
moth ruins % Militia. The Mixes are 10.