Old and Sick - Inhumanity of humanity
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Inhumanity of humanity
The following excerpted from:
Hall, Senescence, the Last Half of Life (1922)
"Among the Hottentots, when their aged men and women can "no longer be of
any manner of service in anything," they are conveyed by an ox,
accompanied by most of the inhabitants of the kraal, to a solitary hut at
a considerable distance and, with a small stock of pro visions, laid in
the middle of the hut, which is then securely closed. The company returns,
deserting him forever. They think it the most humane thing they can do to
thus hasten the conclusion of life when it has become a burden."
"With at least one of the Papuan, races in New Guinea, people when old and
useless are put up a tree, around which the tribe sing "The fruit is ripe"
and then shake the branches until the victim falls, tearing him to pieces
and eating him raw. Among the Damaras the sick and aged are often cruelly
treated, forsaken, or burned alive. In some of the East African tribes the
aged and all supposed to be at the point of death are slain and eaten. One
author tells us that among the Fijians the practice of burying alive is
"so common that but few old and decrepit people are to be seen." In
Herbert Spencer's anthropological charts we are told that among the Chip
pewas "old age is the greatest calamity that can befall a northern Indian
for he is neglected and treated with disrespect.""
"C. Wissler says, "As to the aged and sick, we have the formal practice of
putting to death among some of the Esquimaux and other races." On the
other hand, among all hunting people who shift from place to place the
infirm are often of necessity left behind to their fate. Yet the reported
examples of such cruelties can usually be matched by instances of the
opposite tenor. He goes on to say that since the mythologies of various
tribal groups contain rites showing retribution for such cruelties we must
regard them as, on the whole, exceptional."
Resources:
* The American Indian, p. 177.
* Among the Eskimos of Labrador, p. III.
ABOVE
Excerpted from Hall, Senescence, the Last Half of Life (1922)
Where is that (ELE) asteroid when you need it?
There is nothing exceptional about Homo sapiens except for their ubiquitous
cruelty, belief in myths, wide-spread ignorance and so-called "inhumanity."
HR
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<p>HOME: <a href="http://inyourface.info/">http://inyourface.<wbr>info/</a><br>
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Inhumanity of humanity<br>
<br>
The following excerpted from:<br>
Hall, Senescence, the Last Half of Life (1922)<br>
<br>
"Among the Hottentots, when their aged men and women can "no longer be of<br>
any manner of service in anything," they are conveyed by an ox,<br>
accompanied by most of the inhabitants of the kraal, to a solitary hut at<br>
a considerable distance and, with a small stock of pro visions, laid in<br>
the middle of the hut, which is then securely closed. The company returns,<br>
deserting him forever. They think it the most humane thing they can do to<br>
thus hasten the conclusion of life when it has become a burden."<br>
<br>
"With at least one of the Papuan, races in New Guinea, people when old and<br>
useless are put up a tree, around which the tribe sing "The fruit is ripe"<br>
and then shake the branches until the victim falls, tearing him to pieces<br>
and eating him raw. Among the Damaras the sick and aged are often cruelly<br>
treated, forsaken, or burned alive. In some of the East African tribes the<br>
aged and all supposed to be at the point of death are slain and eaten. One<br>
author tells us that among the Fijians the practice of burying alive is<br>
"so common that but few old and decrepit people are to be seen." In<br>
Herbert Spencer's anthropological charts we are told that among the Chip<br>
pewas "old age is the greatest calamity that can befall a northern Indian<br>
for he is neglected and treated with disrespect."<wbr>"<br>
<br>
"C. Wissler says, "As to the aged and sick, we have the formal practice of<br>
putting to death among some of the Esquimaux and other races." On the<br>
other hand, among all hunting people who shift from place to place the<br>
infirm are often of necessity left behind to their fate. Yet the reported<br>
examples of such cruelties can usually be matched by instances of the<br>
opposite tenor. He goes on to say that since the mythologies of various<br>
tribal groups contain rites showing retribution for such cruelties we must<br>
regard them as, on the whole, exceptional.<wbr>"<br>
<br>
Resources:<br>
* The American Indian, p. 177.<br>
* Among the Eskimos of Labrador, p. III.<br>
<br>
ABOVE<br>
Excerpted from Hall, Senescence, the Last Half of Life (1922)<br>
<br>
Where is that (ELE) asteroid when you need it?<br>
<br>
There is nothing exceptional about Homo sapiens except for their ubiquitous <br>
cruelty, belief in myths, wide-spread ignorance and so-called "inhumanity.<wbr>"<br>
<br>
HR<br>
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