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My dad use to always vaguely tell me something about a tribe that were captured in battle and instead of being killed, they had their hands cut off and other mutilations as a warning to the rest of the tribe to surrender and also as a burden and shame on the tribe.
Anyway I looked it up and I think he was talking about The Mapuche Warriors from Chile and one of their leaders Galvarino. When the Spanish arrived, they captured a number of the tribe in battle and mutilated them cutting off their nose, right hand and in Galvarino's case, both his hands. He was supposedly very calm and unphased and offered his head so they could decapitate him but instead they sent them back as a message and a threat to the people to submit however when they returned Galvarino persuaded the people not to lie down and continue the fight for themselves.
In November 1557, only a month after they'd been released, The Battle of Millarapue commenced and apparently Galvarino went out into battle with knives and blades fastened to his wrists as weapons, not retreating as expected like some Edward Scissorhands but Wolverine style!!
They were no match for the Spanish and their cannon fire though and Galvarino and many of the Mapuche men were recaptured and killed. Some of the Mapuche tribes continued to resist colonization with Galvarino seen as a warrior legend and remained independent until the late 19th century.
I read that when he was recaptured, a Spanish aide said that he tried to encourage Galvarino to join the Spanish and apparently his reply was "I would rather die than live like you, and I'm only sorry that my death will keep me from tearing you to pieces with my teeth"
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Of the many species of the Demodex mite, an ecto-parasite that lives in the hair follicles of mammals, only two species of Demodex live on people, Demodex Brevis and Demodex Folliculorum and these little chaps live in the oil glands and lash follicles of our eyelids.
By age 20, about 20% of people have these invaders, and by the age of 30 about 30% do and so on until about 100% of us have them if we're lucky enough to live til 90. Most of us coexist in blissful ignorance with the mites, and never have any symptom of their presence.
In humans the mites live in and around the lash follicles and in the sebum secreting meibomian gland which produces an oily, fatty substance that forms a ring around the eye preventing normal tears from spilling out by creating a barrier and helps keep our eyes moist from drying out by slowing evaporation. We have about 80 meibomian glands distributed around our upper and lower lids, and problems arise when the glands or follicles become blocked by the mites and their eggs.
Bleparitis is an itchy and sore inflammation of the the oil glands and the mites are a leading cause of it, as they can cause a build up of bacteria when their presence prevents the oil from flowing from the gland normally. Often mites cause dry eyes in those affected, for much the same reason. Other issues include chalazions (meibomian cysts), or styes caused by a bacterial infection of a lash follicle.
Most of us don't get these issues, because normal hygiene keeps things under control. Washing, changing pillowcases regularly, and using clean towels to dry our eyes can go a long way towards keeping the numbers of mites down.
Horrid as Demodex mites are to think about, they pale in comparison to what the Filarial worms can do to us. Filarial worms are little roundworms that live in lymphatic and subcutaneous tissue. You can observe them moving around just under the skin. The lymphatic system works to keep normal fluid levels in our bodies and helps us fight off infections. When the worms colonise the lymphatic vessels it can result in fluid retention and swelling.
Most people are asymptomatic, but the unlucky few can have massively swollen legs, and skin infections that causes thickening and callousing of the skin. The scrotum may also swell to agonizing proportions, and it has been known to cause rupture in the unlucky few. Which makes eye mites sound like a walk in the park.
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I'm sorry, Carry. I added a warning but I should have thought of doing it before I posted it. I hope I haven't turned your stomach.
No, not really, don't worry Candie. I found it very interesting (like almost all contributions here). I've come to terms that the human body is host to a lot of critters, but now I'm going to watch my eyes very carefully, probably clean them with bleach from now on...
I better concentrate on dark matter and anti matter and watch bananas emit stuff (or antistuff)...
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My dad use to always vaguely tell me something about a tribe that were captured in battle and instead of being killed, they had their hands cut off and other mutilations as a warning to the rest of the tribe to surrender and also as a burden and shame on the tribe.
Anyway I looked it up and I think he was talking about The Mapuche Warriors from Chile and one of their leaders Galvarino. When the Spanish arrived, they captured a number of the tribe in battle and mutilated them cutting off their nose, right hand and in Galvarino's case, both his hands. He was supposedly very calm and unphased and offered his head so they could decapitate him but instead they sent them back as a message and a threat to the people to submit however when they returned Galvarino persuaded the people not to lie down and continue the fight for themselves.
In November 1557, only a month after they'd been released, The Battle of Millarapue commenced and apparently Galvarino went out into battle with knives and blades fastened to his wrists as weapons, not retreating as expected like some Edward Scissorhands but Wolverine style!!
They were no match for the Spanish and their cannon fire though and Galvarino and many of the Mapuche men were recaptured and killed. Some of the Mapuche tribes continued to resist colonization with Galvarino seen as a warrior legend and remained independent until the late 19th century.
I read that when he was recaptured, a Spanish aide said that he tried to encourage Galvarino to join the Spanish and apparently his reply was "I would rather die than live like you, and I'm only sorry that my death will keep me from tearing you to pieces with my teeth"
Supposedly during the hundred years war English archers got horrific treatment from the French, if captured. One punishment was cutting of he two fingers used to draw the bow string.
One possible origin of the two finger salute may be from Agincourt, where the English archers waved their two fingers at the French side (not proven or unproven either).0 -
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partyguinness wrote: »Don't feel too sorry for the English. Look at what they did at Agincourt.
As usual they always go too far.
They...won the battle and returned to England? 0 -
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