The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-29
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Etiquette Prevents Warrior From
Deyonrins Man He Has /;
VI ;$ Himself Killed. NH
London, Eng. ondon has been
hearing strange stories OF 4 the imam.
eaters Of Papua,, from j. H p. MIR
ray who has returned to England for
a. holiday, after having served six
years Is lieutenant governor q New.
Guinea. VI ~ : .5';,se Si3ii4.
AS q rule Papuan exploits are
lacking In humor, explained the lieu.
tenant governor. 'eI;;haye seen In
many villages the remains Of can.
nibal feasts. L recently came across
a native victim lust as he had been
roasted. II Isl not often; however,
that you witness the public eyi-
dencesi Of canniballsm. Some Of the
tribes still think It is the correct
thing. and Others who, profess to
have given up the practice, carry it
on surreTitous1y. H ~ ~! 4
THE proceedings are marked by
strange observations. The ulsiarabi,
or, big house, in which the natives
live Is, a tall, narrow structure, from
100 to 200 yards long. Probably 1000
or $500 persons live in one. OF these
tunnel-like retreats, special compart-
men's being set, apart for the young
men. yEiS II
In the front OF the Sukiarabi stands
at.platform while at the rear are
numbers Of grotesqueiy designed anil
. mails with enormous open mouths.
These are known as the kobrabl and
require to be propitiated through tho
medium Of a friendly wizard other
wise no undertaking could be car
ried to successful issue. XVI
AS a preliminary to q cannibal ex-
apedi;ion the- sorccrer tenderly takes
TO his bosom the2"s pirltr}o of a kobra-
. bi. and carrying 1t with parental so.
licitude, enters a canoe calling aloud:
shall We go? Shall we go" II the
canoe rocks II IL n good omen Tho
boat is manned, iierce-visaged Pa
puan, spear in hand, stands at the
bow. and away they 30 In: search Of
a victim, a member OF, another. tribe.
A short. sharp. savage conflict and
the itvictorss drag back their slaugh-
tered foes, their homecoming being
the occasion for general re,oicinr.
"The bodies ara nlaced on The Mat.
form in front of tho ,ukiarabi aInrled
and afterwa,tl ro;aIsted THO sesb q
cut I'm into small rorfiornIs i enrinklc,d
with sago wratpDned Il, leaves n and dis.
>trfbuted.atn :s9'i'l2sfA:ti q u, a
! .The Herd " Ne 'faypllt ha n m Win
has done thet 1inost ;aik illingL then
mounts the Blattormnand inter mich
brandishing isthfows,i'a lIrhte5 torch
to tteI ground, q TING sIgnifyIne that
the entire male ppphlation is lpriyi.
legged to make love toy'his,lwire That
is the highest honor the tribe has IN
lis ppwer TO confer upon him for his
days, ,prowess n II 1.f |.ss f5f1
"There arc less nrctcn,jous cannI.
bal exploits on n small scale, i, is
a point of Papuan etiquette that you
must not eat the man YOU have killed.
but YOU NAV satisfy your conscience
by exchanging victims with another
man, having frst sealed the compact
by dishrurinr the cornse in accord.
ancs with conventional rules
MANY NJ tho tTibcs have their own
notions of how caunIbnlism shall be
conducted In some districts the VIC
tim, are roasted while in Others boil
inn ia prererred IT have known in.
stances in which tho proccs. If cook
inr Was done over a fre tho h,dv ha.
Ing sandwichea between two LAYERS
Of sage, Some or the tribes have n
weakness for eating hahies and or.
ganIze raids nm neirhborlnr villages
for tho pur1osc ofl kidnonninr infants
"somo ar no tribcs nav. como "a
regard man-eatinr as had form, and
record their dis measure Inv declining
TO rccelve any OF mo fellows nddlcie,