Mapuche family 1876 - Public domain scan / drawing

Identifier: uncivilizedraces02wood

Title: The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. Wood... With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, Zwecker... 1871

Year: 1871 (1870s)

Authors: Wood, John George, 1827-1889

Subjects: Ethnology. Manners and customs. Savages

Publisher: J. B. Burr and company

Text Appearing Before Image:

(1.) ARAUCANIAN MARRIAGE. (See page 1200.)

Text Appearing After Image:

(2.) MAPUCHE FAMILY. (See page 1191.)(1201) CHICA AND MUDAI. 1203 The mode of preparing this dish is a good ex-ample of the total disregard of inflicting painwhich is common-to all uncivilized people. A sheep is hung up by the fore-legs, aquantity of cayenne pepper and salt is mixedin a bowl, and the throat of the sheep is cutso as to open the windpipe, down which theoperator stuffs the salt and pepper as fast ashe can. He then draws out the jugularvein, cuts it, and turns the end into the sev-ered windpipe, down which the blood flows,so as to mix with the pepper and salt, andcarry them into the lungs. The unfortunatesheep swells up and dies in horrible agony,which is totally disregarded by the specta-tors, not from intentional cruelty, but utterwant of thought. The sheep is then opened,and the lungs are found distended with amixture of salt, pepper, and blood. This isthe nachi, which is served up by being cut inslices and handed to the guests while stillwarm. There are two national d

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