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hand this inftrument of murder, and he fliewed 

 us that they began by opening the belly of the 

 vanquiflied with the nbouety and that they threw 

 away the intcflincs, having taken them out by 

 means of the inllrument drawn in Tlate 

 XXXFIII. Fig. 20, which is formed of two 

 human iilncx?, tapered, well polilhed, and fixed 

 in a mat of very fubftantial trelTes of bat's hair. 

 He fliewed us that they then cut off the organs 

 of generation, which fall to the lot of the victor ; 

 that the legs and arms were taken off at the 

 joints, and diftributed as well as the other parts 

 to each of the combatants, who carried them to 

 his family. It is difiicult to depidi: the ferocious 

 avidity with which he exprciTcd to us that the 

 flefli of this unfortuhate vi6lim was devoured by 

 them after they had broiled it on the coals. 



This cannibal let us know at the fame time 

 that the ficfli of the arms and legs was cut into 

 fliccs of icven or eight cenrimerers in thicknefs, 

 and that thcfc people confidcred the mou muf- 

 culous parts a very agreeable ciiili. It was then 

 eafy for u?-. to explain why they Ircquently felt 

 our arms and legs, nianifcfhng a violent loiig- 

 ing; they then uttered a faint whiiliing, which 

 they produced by doling their teeth aiiJ apply- 

 ing to them the tip of the tonj-.ue, at rcr wards 

 o{)ening their mouth they ImackcJ their lips 

 feveral times in fuccclhon, 



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