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Mexican Chili Corpses (view source)
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From [books.google.com/books?isbn=0865345732 Riata and Spurs] by Charles Angelo Siringo (2007), p. 55
From [http://books.google.com/books?isbn=0865345732 Riata and Spurs] by Charles Angelo Siringo (2007), p. 55
Every morning and evening l had to ride past a plumthicket, which was a few miles west of our camp. at the edge of which lay the bodies of three murdered Mexican buffalo hunters. They were badly swollen, and the sight of them made me nervous. Strange to relate these corpses were never devoured by the many lobos and coyotes around them. This fact convinces me that there is truth in the theory that wolves won't eat a dead Mexican ~ possibly on account of his system being impregnated with chill (red peppers). A short time previous, these three man were murdered by Nelson and three companions, in order to get their ox-teams to haul buffalo hides to Dodge City, Kansas. These murderers were never arrested, as there was no law in the country -- and not a law officer nearer than Fort Elliot.
Every morning and evening l had to ride past a plumthicket, which was a few miles west of our camp. at the edge of which lay the bodies of three murdered Mexican buffalo hunters. They were badly swollen, and the sight of them made me nervous. Strange to relate these corpses were never devoured by the many lobos and coyotes around them. This fact convinces me that there is truth in the theory that wolves won't eat a dead Mexican ~ possibly on account of his system being impregnated with chill (red peppers). A short time previous, these three man were murdered by Nelson and three companions, in order to get their ox-teams to haul buffalo hides to Dodge City, Kansas. These murderers were never arrested, as there was no law in the country -- and not a law officer nearer than Fort Elliot.
From P.F. Kelly, [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-0678%28197412%2926%3A5%3C516%3ADIMFC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-L Death in Mexican Folk Culture], American Quarterly, 26 (1974) 516-535
From P.F. Kelly, [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-0678%28197412%2926%3A5%3C516%3ADIMFC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-L Death in Mexican Folk Culture], American Quarterly, 26 (1974) 516-535