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respect. At the feast the braves were made to sit 
on the ground in Indian fashion ; that is, in the 
form of a half-circle. The big chief was at one 
end and Mr. Young was placed at the other end. 
A great haunch of venison was brought in and 
handed to the big chief. He took hold of it with 
both his hands, lifted it to his mouth, tore a big 
piece out of it with his teeth, and then passed it 
on to the one sitting next to him. He did exactly 
what his leader had done. As the venison kept 
coming nearer and nearer, Mr. Young felt he could 
never bring himself to eat some of what might be 
left. He knew that if he refused he would commit 
a very grave offence, and would be driven from 
them never to be regarded as their friend again. 
So he prayed to God for help, struggled with, and 
overcame, his feeling of sickness, and took a mouth- 
ful of red flesh from the hone when his turn came. 
It required a great effort on his part, but it was 
worth while for they looked upon him as a com- 
rade, and listened very attentively to all he had 
to say about the Great God who ruled the universe 
and loved men. 
James Chalmers, when he went amongst the can- 
nibals of New Guinea, practised the same rule. The 
Papuans never shake hands when they meet; they 
rub their noses together. So, though they were 
very dirty, and not at all pleasant to come into 
contact with, Chalmers put aside all his dislike of 
dirt, etc., and rubbed noses with the chiefs as he 
greeted them. 
In Nigeria in the early days of our work there, 
our missionaries were often the first white people 
to visit the people. Some towns were not very 
