The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-09

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fs9ssaters We're C4ansra
TIN REHfSrpRIc man atae1 -
Ill parents when The lssss-
H. outIsed their usesulr...
II cooked and ate his fsssro-
ae SOY the chance. - NJ -
enemies. he conssdes,is ~
of infants and Of children tN~ -
morsels: he would puatsA the - -
1ured him. FIRST By slaytnw - ~
BY eating Inn. All thin ma -. -
coofiusively BY the discovery u -
caves recently unearshed nsns -.
IN Bohemia. OF great coliectton e ~
winch Dr. AAttcGka. who has u,nas. ~
fei examination Of the rellcx d1.a-ss-
BE- the unmistAkahlc debris Of -
nthalistsc feasts Of prehistoric -
In htE report on the snhjecs. -, &.
caused great sensation n
circles in Europe. DR. Matieeka -.
position In which the bones - :.
leaves no doubt they were tn -
Of caanihas 1anQuets- exnsui.s1 o..
compartments Of the caves ana /. -
OF them found human bones. M = ~
comprised the complete skeieson s. : 49,.
skulls and fragments Of skuls ~
bones. parts OF the human Jau. 49,
bones and pieces OF the bones q ~ e4
They seemed to b the remains 9 ~ -
eight persons.
Marks ~ the Tsesh
The skeleton Of the child v.s
preserved and on the edge 81 - 49,
were the unmissnkahle signo 81 r.. ssz
that had gnawed at the bones Il u 49,
ful feast. Such teeth marks ceS1s ~
have been made by Z person hlxina ga
lily IT the bone in picking or t. 49,
On all the bones these sam~ sln117s
marks were visible. but more
sign Of the use to which the re- r.
been put was to b noted IN IL Ar1S2
edges OF the bonea which sAows1 tISiS
that they had been cooked OYER 4 r7
ashes. There WAS no posathnftr p 49,
taking the marks for the llre a -
ial burning. The maris pointed g ~
fre Of ashes such A. would NJ
uged for slowly cooking uesA d. x5
eating purposes In one case - ~
had been only burned litfis a. =
. perfect state OF preservattou. q ~
skull the marks Of the teeth 49, sl113
10 be seen. - S.
1T may be contcnded thar tAe 49,
buried In the usual way Afeoe dn1N r.
the position Of the remainA e ~ = ~
fact that they were In such pocunSf 1ss
ments. proved this idea to n esscn
for the parts Of the skuils ~
were only those that would M
brought to the cave for . car
feast. The smali bonea that wexlf 11l1
ally have been thrown away b. g. ~
prepared the feast were nisnlne,
In the case Of the child. whose ~
prohably cooked entire.
Nenr - Coekin9 Ueoaa
Another elrcumstance that Co. =
view y that tho bodiee al ftoel111
were found mixed with IL 49, r
earthenware Jars that prehlneaeto e
must have used for eating use1onk r.
additional proof was found % IT,
nihalistic habits Of prehistpEie - =
fact that the skulla In every CO. ~
opened, evidently with tn into
extracting the brains. whtcA ~
human nesh always cons.d1f1 8
broken also disclosed the ri
diners had = liking for IL moc
tho bones had been brokea y1G&
tenticn OF extracting thtoL ~
| tho bones this evidences Wa1 0oor
In others. bat Il va II eSoG1 -
clear from . close eNAm1natlcu r
| edges OF the bones that theeo -
| b the slightest doubt ahouk ~
| inG being done for the puEDoeo1 =
at the marrow. 90 much Inn
| attached to this point that ~ l.
| submitted TO other scientists ~ r. r.
pose Of getting their opinion - RI
cause Of the oreAkage o. H. RI
in every case Il waa prououn 4o1|
| been done Intentionally ~ thco II N1
engaged In feast Of hurnoA IN
"A close study o. the conA1l1o
| at the time theee bones W1tN 1o -
nants Of caunihalistlc foAak 1 nn1|
| they wers eaten first from neco
| was scarce and the same motlv9 ~
psls { ship-wrecked mariner y
| fellow castaway to ailAy tha pen
| own hunger Induced theeo pgyt
| nibals 10 dine on their felioWA j.
| cases the objects OF the 9oa1k 49,
friends and even thu rslatsvse -
| Of the diners.'' 81
KILLED the AGA
When they had outllye1 tho1e
| span OF life and had bacomo .!!
upon the younger generates. & -
all an unusual thing for ths -
| Be killed. cooked and eaten I'm ~
| cipal supplies for such hOrTi6lo e
| those Of prehistoric man wsfe ~ -
| OF enemies killed In hattie. Il ~
upon ~ adding terrDrS to the -
II was known that the killing u -
| was not the end of him. but that -
| Be- afferward conMgned to the pot 81
| on the ashes Of the cooking dre -
with avidity BY the wictoTs.
| Another inducement to eat ~
| that had weight with the prehioto w.!
Was that certain portions Of ~
| makeup. n eaten by another 49,
| posed to supply missing attrleo
| were coveted by the eater and
| by the eafee. Thus the heart q
| man was eaten by one who had -
or could carry on his body sftes II
| been alatn, for the reason that ~
of his heart was supposed to ~
tsonal courage to the one who aevee
B<11e6a 81 The CanosDoS
To dine of wise mans brsia ~ IS
additional wisdom 70 the dines, ~
make q meal Of . man Of muecie 81
gave strength 70 the cannlbAl whe I.
his hunger with the strong man'e
To those parts OF the world No.
nibaiism 10 still In exissence some
theories are believed In 10 this a.. ~
proves that the prehistoric man -
little different In his likss, disaIks9 r. p
and disposition to the modern sayeo 3 v
not surprising to ind that pfehfsfofs !. -:
was q cannfhal The interest IN IT, ~.
ter lies largely in the fact that fhe - y.
cry Of the bones gfve4 70 u the ocfNN