Human Sacrifices

The king of Benin, on the west coasi of África, believes in the efficacy of hu man sacriflces. When times are good, he kills a large nurnber of slaves, and in seasons of calamity he kills an equal ly large nurober of these nnfortunates, and in both cases to apease the gods who are supposed to be equally angry at the good and the i 11 fortune of moríais.