... "scalping" was begun by the >British as a way of keeping track of body counts so they could >pay by the piece, so to speak, to their native American subcontractors.) > -- Mary Schweitzer This is the kind of snippet that can change a person's world view--if you can get the person to believe it after the initial stage of denial. Could you send a reference? Any similar eye-openers that come to mind immediately? Marianne Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED]