Among the Cannibals of New Guinea Being the Story of the New Guinea Mission of
Among the Cannibals of New Guinea Being the Story of the New Guinea Mission of
Samuel Macfarlane
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As soon as they see any indication of having probed an ^gg they quickly remove the sand, and often find as many as 1 50 or 200 eggs in a nest. It is at these places that the turtle are most easily and plentifully caught. The natives remain on shore during the night, and when the turtle come up on the beach beyond highwater mark to lay their eggs, the natives go quietly and turn them over on their backs, which 124 AMONG THE CANNIBALS. renders them helpless. They sometimes get half a dozen in a n...ight in this way. Their hunting is confined to the kangaroo, wild pig, and cassowary, these being the only animals there are to hunt in New Guinea. Kangaroos are caught with strong nets, into which they are driven by setting fire to the long grass in front of the nets, the natives guarding the sides to prevent their escape, and so driving them into the semicircle formed by the net. The ends are then drawn together and the circle gradually lessened, surrounded by the natives, who, when the circle becomes small enough, commence a general slaughter.
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