edo wrote:

> Eaten missionary's family head for Fiji
>
> The residents of a Fiji village are preparing to apologise to the family of
> a English Christian missionary who was eaten by tribes people 136 years
> ago.
> Cows, fine mats and 30 sperm whales' teeth are to be presented to Thomas
> Baker's descendants in the traditional ceremony on Thursday.
>
> The inhabitants of Navatusila on the island of Viti Levu believe their
> village has been suffering bad luck ever since the cannibalism incident,
> and hope saying sorry will help their fortunes.
>
> There are various stories as to why Thomas Baker was killed and cooked by
> the people of Navatusila on 21 July, 1867. Some say that he tried to take a
> comb out of the village chief's hair, or a hat from his head, without
> realising that touching a chief's head in Fiji is forbidden.
>
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>
>
> One villager who took part in the feast was quoted in contemporary accounts
> as saying "we ate everything but his boots".
>


Yes, yes, but how did you prepare him?

Peg