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April 25, 1907
The Barre Daily Times
Barre, Washington County, Vermont
What is this article about?
Explorer William Edgar Gail lectures in Detroit, recounting atrocities of Samoan and Fijian cannibals, including a king who ate over a thousand subjects before converting to Christianity, and contrasts this with Wall Street's metaphorical cannibalism that consumes legislatures and souls.
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Explorer Gail Extols Fiji as Compared to More Modern Cannibalism Which Eats Whole Legislatures.
Detroit, Mich., April 25.—Telling stories of the atrocities committed by the Samoans and Fijis of a few years ago such, for instance, as the tale of a Fiji king who delighted to slay his subjects in order that he might feast on their brains, and ate portions of no less than a thousand beings before he became converted to Christianity—William Edgar Gail, explorer and lecturer, told a church full of people in Detroit that there is still something to be said for barbarian cannibalism in comparison with the cannibalism of Wall street.
"You've got the real thing in New York's Wall street. What's the difference between a cannibal of New Guinea and one in Wall street? Only in the fact that the former eats his dish in the densest of darkness and relishes his meals by mouthfuls, and the latter by swallowing whole legislatures and men's souls at a single gulp in the brightest of lights. Modern commerce has degraded every class with which it has come in contact."
Detroit, Mich., April 25.—Telling stories of the atrocities committed by the Samoans and Fijis of a few years ago such, for instance, as the tale of a Fiji king who delighted to slay his subjects in order that he might feast on their brains, and ate portions of no less than a thousand beings before he became converted to Christianity—William Edgar Gail, explorer and lecturer, told a church full of people in Detroit that there is still something to be said for barbarian cannibalism in comparison with the cannibalism of Wall street.
"You've got the real thing in New York's Wall street. What's the difference between a cannibal of New Guinea and one in Wall street? Only in the fact that the former eats his dish in the densest of darkness and relishes his meals by mouthfuls, and the latter by swallowing whole legislatures and men's souls at a single gulp in the brightest of lights. Modern commerce has degraded every class with which it has come in contact."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Social Manners
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Cannibalism
Fiji Cannibals
Wall Street Critique
Explorer Lecture
Christian Conversion
What entities or persons were involved?
William Edgar Gail
Fiji King
Where did it happen?
Detroit, Mich.; Fiji; Samoa; Wall Street
Story Details
Key Persons
William Edgar Gail
Fiji King
Location
Detroit, Mich.; Fiji; Samoa; Wall Street
Event Date
April 25
Story Details
William Edgar Gail recounts tales of Fijian and Samoan cannibalism, including a king who ate portions of a thousand subjects before converting to Christianity, and compares it to Wall Street's destructive practices that devour legislatures and souls.