New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-01-04
.CA.NNIBALISM ON
SANDWICH Plan
Papuans Eat Human OelIcacIes
with Sage and Leaves.

uOPOOssO I'M tuUusOU OOssUUVuOO
with Sage and Leaves.
MUCH ETIQUETTE INVOLVED.
Slayer Cannot Dine on Victim, but
Dodsss Violation Of Table Manners
BY Exchanging With Another Con.
qusror, According to British Cover.
nor Of New Guinea.
The lieutenant governor OF the Brit
ish PORTIONS New Guinea has return
ed to London for brief holiday md
made his countrymen's flesh creep
with tales Of cannibalism as still prac-
ticed by natives under his jurisdic-
ton. The interior of New Guinea is
perhaps the largest terra incognita re-
naming on the earth's surface, and,
according to Governor Murray, 1t
hides many mysteries.
The native Papuans are divided into
many distinct tribes, primitive and
barbarous, but in some respects of
high native intelligence. They are
easily won over from barbarism and
induced to take up some form of en-
ployment. The governor during his
trips into the interior heard constantly
of race Of long tailed pygmies who
dwelt just over the mountains, but
exploration always brought the an
swer that they were just farther on.
The interior Papuan village wholly
consists of single building from 300
to COO feet long and about 20 feet
high. It Is divided into tunnel-like
compartments capable Of sheltering as
many as 1900 persons. In front of
the building Is platform wherein
the cannibal feasts take place. Gov
ernor Murray recently arrived at one
of these villages in time to be present
at the eating of freshly roasted
body.
Club Sandwich Idea Popular.
1.-THE bodies are placed on the plat
form. singed and afterward roasted.
The flesh is cut up into small portions,
sprinkled with sage, wrapped in leaves
and distributed, he asserts.
"There are less pretentious cannl-
bal exploits on smaller scale. 1t Is
a point Of Papuan etiquette that you
must not eat the man you have killed.
but you may satisfy your conscience
by exchanging victims with another
man, having first sealed the compact
by disfiguring the corpse In accord
ance with conventional rules.
"Many of the tribes have their own
notions of how cannibalism should be
conducted. In some districts the VIC
TINS are roasted. while in others boil
ing is preferred. have known in
stances in Which the process Of cook
ing is done over fire. the body be-
Ing sandwiched between two layers of
sage. Some Of the tribes have weak
ness for eating babies and organize
raids on neighboring villages for the
purpose of kidnapping Infants
Discussing other characteristics Gov
ern0r Murray says:
II do not think the average Papuan
has the slightest fear Of death. I have
known a native when charged with
murder to fall fast asleep within five
minutes Of the beginning of the trial.
As Judge ! have sentenced man to
death while he yawningly reminded
me that he was tired Of the whole le
gal formality.
1.-THE male Papuan is more or less
the creature of Incidence, but directly
he Is taken in hand he becomes dis
ciplined with astonishing readiness.
Ask native In his primitive days to
fetch wheelbarrow and he immedi-
ate)y takes it up in his arms and han
dies it as a fond mother would carry
child. l have seen Papuan men
when first given spade lay It on the
/ ground, pile the soil on it with both
! hands and then gaze at in bewilder-
ment. A few months later their work
/ ing faculty had developed most intel
ligently.
@ Papuans Great Linsuists. .:.
"As matter Of fact; they are SEN
sible people and in many respects
highly sensitive as well. AS .linguists
they have few equals. Nearly every
tribe has its own language. not merely
variation Of some mother tongue
and l have met natives who could
speak seven or eight languages.
I'm one part of the island it Is com
pulsory that the wife shall speak
one language and the husband anoth
er. They know both, Of course. but
they maintain the traditional custom
a. though their existence depended
upon it.
/; 'There Is another singular trait as
ISOLATED with this tribe. Although
they understand two languages. 1t Il
essential that they should speak 8
shird while engaged in fishing ex
ploits. They periodically visit neigh
boring island, which they make thei1