Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-03-09
CUSTOMS OF THE HEBREWS.

HE fHr close OF NE y % u1hCh AltefNsft--~
The Jews imagine that the ten grreirs'
acts that caa be perlgrmed are---aSins
prayer. Cor a d,ios man, and iolhwius
him TO the grave. ou the principle 'An'
De Who does apuhcr favor is different I
circumstances may be syi6.b, irom un
expectation uf It's return, bot thar ie
thesc cases the motive must be pure, a,
no such expectations can be iudulg d.
When "a jew j, d5 ng,a Is 20 on~aal lbins,
Therefore, Tor his iiensls to iulorm ,hs
whole neishborluu,d u ibe fact. A poor
jew as well as rich one, always has ai
such time, two nurses 20 attend aud
say prayers; be may have them uisLl !
and day for months, lie whole expense
uI which, together with iha, Of doetur-,
&r., Is betrayed from Ilg treasury ol lhr
synagogue. Those who attend jew in
hi- dying moments are well acq1aiutrd
with aii the symptoms q death. for
though burial taxes place within tSeuiy.
+ four hours, instances are very rare 81
persons being buried alive. The de-
parted lies ou the same bed for ole hour
a feather Is pat ol lis lips 60 be blown
away it he should brealb,) aud, as it is
rrckoued an homer, tie jew, present stop
during tl,at uuei they strip Ihe corpse
and lay it on the gr,und, or, ~ som,
cases, carry it to another room. \ black
cloth is now obtained trom the synagogue
TO lay over the corpse, pewter plate
with salt Is generally put on lie brr's't,
which they say, keeps it from swelling
OIL Is put ia vessel, aud = o,iun wick
is inserted; basin Of water covered
with clean napkin. is brought isith +;
and TWO watchers Crowded by thr syna-
eogue, it the individual be poo,) SIT by
the dead.
An hour before the time Of burial. cer-
tain people come from the synagogue to
wash and ,hroud lhe eorp,r, ia the ublu-
2 ,i,o .,,r which fr,,, fartv n attv aallyn.
Of water may be used Before il Ivayrs
the house lhe husband tor The y lie, ihr
, wife. tor tb, husband children, l,,r ,s,rrnt.
: parents for children, &c. 81. stand on
one eide OF the coiIi,, aud the clerk Of thg
synagogue on the other. while, Is each
relation leans over tie cufii ., the clerk
lakes a knitr. makrs a ,llt on tie ri-hi
eide Of the male or female upper gar.
n,nt, about t~o inches hong, and lheu
tears il two inches further The gar.
ments must be worn in this state iot
> Thirty days.
" hen any oi the assembled eanuo
follow the corpse 10 The grave, pail d
Is water aad jas are brousht, witt whicl
they may wash each others hand, r.
? rhe Gr-l tases the water aud throws 4
: over tbr hands of tl,,. next. lhrro lime.
but lie mus uot touch tb,m wul the yrs
q srl, tlis Is altrrwstI, placed ou IL,
g ground; when he who is washed take.
"a ii ul, and dnes the same for hun " "a,
q aa,hed him, aid ihu, tie procrss of ab
d lotion is carried on Though lhg whole.
. rb,. eo6in. Of the rich and roor ar.
@ made af f,ar deal board. merely plan.,
a. over to prevent rplimrrs running iai,
the hands. Tie shr0al, are sfnemil.
made Of wool; but SOME of ilie Nor
wealthy arg buried ia fine linen. Th
jew. have NO walking funeral. aud 81
j ference is apparent brtsten thosr e
the poor aud lhe rigb, excerpt relatives q
friends %. ihe latter should follow lhrn
=. ia cIrriagrs- Il Is - n' means uaeom
mon for corpse 10 be followed by
uultiluda. consisting Df ifam one hund
b., red Ia one ihou-and prrson<. a. may t.
irpqgsnlly witnessed at the Ea-t Eud j
u London, vhrfe there afe several Jssi.
p. hur, iag-giouni.. PubI'eity q gwen z
a. o ca-e o. di<soiutien ]" tWo ways. O"