Project Gutenberg 2015-06-30 Public domain in the USA. 385 Salt, Henry S. 1851 1939 Salt, H. S. Salt, Henry Stephens 21009741 Seventy Years Among Savages 70 Years Among Savages The argument -- Where ignorance was bliss -- Literæ inhumaniores -- The discovery -- Cannibal's conscience -- Glimpses of civilization -- The poet-pioneer -- Voices crying in the wilderness -- A league of humaneness -- Twentieth-century tortures -- Hunnish sports and fashions -- A faddist's diversions -- Hoof-marks of the vandal -- The forlorn hope -- The cave-man re-emerges -- Poetry of death and love -- The talisman. Produced by Jan-Fabian Humann, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Seventy Years Among Savages" by Henry S. Salt is a reflective memoir written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles Salt's decades-long experience among what he perceives to be "savage" peoples, delving into the contradictions and brutalities of civilization compared to the cultures he describes. The work aims to provoke thought about societal norms, ethical treatment of animals, and what it truly means to be civilized. The opening of the memoir sets the stage for Salt's introspective journey, detailing his gradual awakening to the barbarity present in his so-called civilized society. He describes a life spent in a seemingly untamed land, coming to grips with the harsh realities of human behavior and the often unacknowledged atrocities of society, particularly concerning dietary practices and treatment of animals. Salt introduces the idea that many civilized behaviors mask deeper instincts, and he feels a profound sense of loneliness in realizing that the customs he once accepted without question are rooted in savagery. The narrative suggests that genuine understanding of one's surroundings—or the "truth" of civilization—can be both enlightening and isolating. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Animal welfare Civilization CB Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Category: Biographies Category: Philosophy & Ethics 567606 2025-06-19T17:10:57.804583 text/html 540486 2024-10-24T17:38:15 text/html 304956 2025-06-19T17:11:07.193558 application/epub+zip 311906 2025-06-19T17:10:59.681601 application/epub+zip 289307 2025-06-19T17:10:58.744585 application/epub+zip 492162 2025-06-19T17:11:12.899493 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427901 2025-06-19T17:11:06.095480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397595 2022-09-22T10:58:19.513666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490309 2025-06-19T17:10:56.906488 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 470357 2024-10-24T17:38:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17122 2025-06-19T17:11:13.055415 application/rdf+xml 15940 2025-06-19T17:10:58.876503 image/jpeg 2376 2025-06-19T17:10:58.811594 image/jpeg 285633 2025-06-19T17:10:57.857496 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia