An account of the principal islands of the South Sea left by a missionary named Russell, relates that the charge of cannibalism brought against these remote islanders is not without foundation. A war broke out between two of the islands of the group; the _Chichias_, who were the victors, resolved to signalize their triumph by a great feast. After the usual dancing, the chief gave orders to bring forward the supplies. Immediately the natives advanced two and two, each couple bearing on their shoulders a man barbecued like a pig. As the chief sat on the ground, surrounded by his warriors, the bodies in regular order were deposited before him. They numbered more than two hundred; and when the actual count was publicly announced the assembly gave expression to the greatest satisfaction. Skillful carvers at once cut up the parts dedicated to a particular god, which were reserved for the sacred ceremonies; the remainder was duly apportioned to the anxious and hungry attendants. Although these many captives were offered as sacrifices, in conformity with the ancient religious customs of the tribe; still it is to be remembered that chiefs, warriors, and even the less ferocious members of the company, regaled themselves in royal style on this unnatural food. In the southern extremity of South America on the shores of the island which form Cape Horn are the Terra del Fuegians, and although they occupy this remote extremity of the American continent, in some respects, particularly in stature, they are like the hyperboreans of the distant north. In form the Fuegians are dwarfish or stunted. Their lower jaws project, the long, straight, black hair hangs down their backs, and in general appearance are repulsive and brutish. Experience has shown them to be savage and deceitful in the extreme. They have been known to have killed the crews of several vessels wrecked on their coasts. Cannibalism prevails also among them, and in times of great scarcity they will feed upon their aged relations, rather than sacrifice and consume their fish-hunting dogs. Though their method of reasoning may be logical, still it is extremely coldblooded, as they say that while the one is merely an incumbrance the other can at worst provide for his own maintenance. As a rule these people eat only the extremity of their friends or foes, and unless pressed for food, owing to certain superstitions among them, will throw the trunk into the sea. Fitzroy remarks concerning the natives in Terra del Fuego that when they are threatened with starvation, as they sometimes are in the winter season, they will throttle and devour the oldest woman into whose body they can get their teeth. When asked why, when want visited them, they did not kill their dogs, they replied, “Dog catch otter.”