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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



YOUNG STALWARTS OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS 



The inhabitants of this group of the South Pacific islands have for generations had, 

 in civilized countries, a reputation as unsavory as that of any people on the globe — 

 cannibalism, infanticide, head-hunting, and the practical enslavement of their women being, 

 until recently, among their common practices. 



