Identifier: amongcannibalsac1889lumh (find matches)
Title: Among cannibals; an account of four years' travels in Australia and of camp life with the aborigines of Queensland;
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Lumholtz, Carl, 1851-1922 Anderson, Rasmus Björn, 1846-1936, tr
Subjects: Ethnology Natural history
Publisher: New York, C. Scribner's sons
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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four or five frequently surrounding oneman, and acting as if perfectly mad. The men become moreand more excited, perspiration pours from them, and theyexert themselves to the utmost. If one of the men is conquered, the old women gatheraround him and protect him with their sticks, parrying thesword blows of his opponent, constantly shouting, Do notkill him, do not kill him! In order that the natives might not suspect me of hostilepurposes I had, in the presence of all, put my gun against thetrunk of a gum-tree hard by, thus at the same time showingthem that I was not unarmed. I went to the fighting-groundand took my place among the spectators, consisting chieflyof women. The Kanaka, being a foreigner, felt insecure, andthought it wisest to stay near me. He had borrowed oneof Mr. Walters revolvers at the station, hoping thereby toinspire the blacks with respect ; but as it was so rusty andworn that it usually missed fire, he had finally lost all faithin its virtue as a weapon of terror.
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IX THE CONFLICT 125 With the greatest attention I watched the interesting duels,which lasted only about three-quarters of an hour, but whichentertained me more than any performance I ever witnessed.Where the conflict was hottest my friend Jacky stood cooland dignified, and was more than ever conscious of hiscivilised superiority. The old white body evidently inspiredthe multitude with awe. Boomerangs and nolla-nollas whizzed

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