NOTHINGmorestronglyarousesourdisgustthancannibalism，nothingsosurelyunmortarsasociety；nothing，wemightplausiblyargue，willsohardenanddegradethemindsofthosethatpractiseit。
AndyetweourselvesmakemuchthesameappearanceintheeyesoftheBuddhistandthevegetarian。Weconsumethecarcassesofcreaturesoflikeappetites，passions，andorganswithourselves；
wefeedonbabes，thoughnotourown；andtheslaughter-houseresoundsdailywithscreamsofpainandfear。Wedistinguish，indeed；buttheunwillingnessofmanynationstoeatthedog，ananimalwithwhomweliveontermsofthenextintimacy，showshowprecariouslythedistinctionisgrounded。Thepigisthemainelementofanimalfoodamongtheislands；andIhadmanyoccasions，mymindbeingquickenedbymycannibalsurroundings，toobservehischaracterandthemannerofhisdeath。Manyislanderslivewiththeirpigsaswedowithourdogs；bothcrowdaroundthehearthwithequalfreedom；andtheislandpigisafellowofactivity，enterprise，andsense。Hehuskshisowncocoa-nuts，andIamtoldrollsthemintothesuntoburst；heistheterroroftheshepherd。Mrs。Stevenson，senior，hasseenonefleeingtothewoodswithalambinhismouth；andIsawanothercomerapidlyanderroneouslytotheconclusionthattheCASCOwasgoingdown，andswimthroughtheflushwatertotherailinsearchofanescape。
Itwastoldusinchildhoodthatpigscannotswim；Ihaveknownonetoleapoverboard，swimfivehundredyardstoshore，andreturntothehouseofhisoriginalowner。Iwasonce，atTautira，apig-
masteronaconsiderablescale；atfirst，inmypen，theutmostgoodfeelingprevailed；alittlesowwithabelly-achecameandappealedtousforhelpinthemannerofachild；andtherewasoneshapelyblackboar，whomwecalledCatholicus，forhewasaparticularpresentfromtheCatholicsofthevillage，andwhoearlydisplayedthemarksofcourageandfriendliness；nootheranimal，whetherdogorpig，wassufferedtoapproachhimathisfood，andforhumanbeingsheshowedafullmeasureofthattoadyingfondnesssocommonintheloweranimals，andpossiblytheirchieftitletothename。Oneday，onvisitingmypiggery，IwasamazedtoseeCatholicusdrawbackfrommyapproachwithcriesofterror；andifIwasamazedatthechange，IwastrulyembarrassedwhenIlearntitsreason。Oneofthepigshadbeenthatmorningkilled；