, 1870-08-14

moved from tho bed, aod laid upon tho f9os,
with few stsaHs scattered beneath u. az
q Of the departed seul Is 80 picrcing thM ~
reaches from one end Of tbs world n ile
other. Innercy, however, i hAs been kept haS
from the ears Of hnmsu kind, although ~
mails md fowls, especially eoeks. n1e aos .s ~
su'hozity goes on to say-for man to hea1
L also, il bs were to Lay bis ear On hs DOOR
s:ep Of the house where the sick paan lies ay-
Ing; but there is tbs disconIaging eondsi9na
attached to the experiment.. that be Tpula
mans csE, therefore, would be equivalent 70
sending forth his own.
The body-stiil lying On tho grcund-is noF
covered With = bi4ck cloth o. PAIL which 10
kept In the synagoGue for the purpose; apa
candle is lighted a the head-s5nooilca, o.
Of mourning which 1ollo1 the funeral, ths
candle u replacea By glass limp, vhash
bn1ns night and day. This tiEue-honored eus-
tom 1eats upou = very old tradition. me
story runs rs follows: A great Rabbi rs
sasa b. s ssna ! .3} Rsg2s a q
eat exEe,~ he replied, and then went on TO cay
that II i glses, which hAs been broken to
a.oms, can bd 1estned to its former shape ~
The pieces being blown together aga1n in ths
E%AIGMNu 4&CQ18kGQ{s co A4e0 LILO [%SAJ "A>++
has dissolved into it, original duat can be re-
produced By the hand that drst made it. From
that day forward, the Jews began to adopt
yeesel nf g1ass u the symbol OF the body.
while the light which WAS mada 10 burn With
10 it waa taken 70 represent the soul So prev.
aleut Is The custom that the burning lamp Of
R;ass is nerer absent from The house o.
mou7umg-neyer, that Ia TO sag, except IL
England, where ! saucer with hoaring wick
IL constantly used instead;
Two men sre appointed to watch bT tho
bod5. According 10 stric. BahbiuieA' ru!e they
sre not allowed TO speak Of anything except
What concerns their duty. They must not
pray, lest the depaxted should feel pain 1t not
being able to jciu them. For they same rea-
son they are not allowed to study the law. or
rules ira disregar1ed. Jewish watchers, ike
underteLe1a' men, seldom allow duty to inter
fele with comfort. II would be difficult mat
Ter to keep them awake during the night
houts In tho chamber Of death, 4 they vaee
no: regularly supplied .ath coraiats, toe.seo.
hoped, viii make iii dne allowance for these
| little aids TO the discharge of tedious duty-
| Washing the corpse is = matter Of great
| importance, and mEat te performed in the
always provided that ho does moi CHIN
descent from tho family OF Aaron q Cohan),
| IN which cAae he ia bound to hy FROM the
house At the apfroach OF death. and not como
near it again, under pain Of pollution to ths
end Of BIZ days, unsll the corpse has bean
| tAfely buried. The exact quantity Of water to
be used Is specified By the 1sabotnical l.v, 1nd
tho last vessel is poured orer The body with
the words, ''Pure, pure, pure, together With,
" THIN will sprinkle clean water upou you,
md 50 shall be cle1n-r {Ezek. Hxsi. 25.)
uhe e'nf Tha npases r e.
czsion include long robe ike dressing
gown, With girdle and skull-eap, On the top
Of al1 il placed the sacred "tails," or ven
which is wefn in the synagogue 1t prayers,
and the funeral yestments Are complete.
1fAJew happens to die on the Sabbath, 50
be touched. The most necessaf3 duties must
sll BE- postponed, atid no exception - made to
thn inexorab1e rule eyen in tropical countries
and u tho hottest weather. As he died. 30
must ho he tl1 the appearance OF thtee sta1s
YroGaiuas that tho Sabbath is oveE. David, As
died On the Sabbath, aud the story goes on TO
say that, when message MAS sent to Solomon
to nnuouncc hts doceasa. his reverence for the
holy day Of rest was SO great that he would
not Allow the body to b moved. Thers it
lay. therefore, at the bottom Of tho hteps just
| as it lad fallen. In order, however, to guard
against the not improbable dsk Of dogs get
ting 1t IT., he told i1is attendants to
place pieces Of meat Ill around It, 20
that tho attenton OF prow1iug animals
might be distracted from the remains
| Of his fAthss until tho Sabbath Was At M end.
the proyerb, that "a 1.-Two dog ia better than
dead hon." David is supposed to have been
| the ''dead Ion" who was thus compelled to
proclaim his inferiority to living dogs
The highest authorities agree in directing
that the corpse shon1d be buried IS soon IS
rest on mere sanitary grounds. Tho departed
Isfaelite is supposed to bs impatient to arrivo
Mt IS tho pt4ce Of hib abode." English Jews,
it ia to be presumed, do not share this esSe1-
ness, tor they nesrly always leave directions
that their funeral shAl not take place for
three or Ave days after death, according to the
season Of the year.
All this time the soul is believed to DO hover
ing over the body some say that It contin'
ues to do 20 for twelve months altar death
and that this Is tho punishmeut OF lfe
Of ain, that it cannot find rest Otherr
however, affirm that on tho first d.y Of esch b
month the soul coInas to the grave to visit
the body-whi1o others maintain that this
happens only on the eve OF the New Year, and
on the ere OF the Day Of Atonament- Du'
besides the favurers Of these opinions, thcse
is stropg party Of old-fashioned Jews, Eha
Of tho grare during the outire 'smonth ol
proritiation." In conformity with this belief
foreign Je1s OF orthodox typo are accus.on1oa
to visit tho cemetery every morning dueine
the month, Immediately Aftcr the eynagoGut
service il ended: But the practice is gEaau
ally falling into disuHe.
In England aud France sho dcad arc avAys
hurled in cofins, but in continental coun
tries, such, for example, ~ Poland ant
Ga!icia, whern stricter rulo prevails, boasds
arc placed on ths bottom and At the aides o.
the grave, while another ID laid above til.
corrtc TO prevent tbs earth resting on it.
In England again there il little to mark OF
JeNish bu.ial-train from rites Which orlinAr
ily prevail among Christians. Hearse, mourn
ing coaches, hat-bands, undcrtakera men. ant
tie usual trappinga OF WOO are common t:
both. As the procession moves stow1y through
the streets, the{e is nothing. perhaps. but ihi
absence of women to suggest suspicion thA
IN Israelite IL being carried to tho EraTe-st
completely has tho ceremoniaTadapt itself t.
tho pteraiiing fashion Of the day.
In nne pa1t,cnlaE, however, dDaa lewis!
funeral differ from Christian usage. Wome1
arc on no sccount allowed to attend Tt
prohibition is uniyezsal-extcnding eveu Il
those countries whesa the most liberal idea
preE1il-aud rests upon 4 revelation whic!
the Angel Of Death is eaid to have made to
certain pious Rabbi OF immortal memory. t
the c1ect that when uaouruata return from
funeral they should be careful to avoid meal
ing company of women, for that he logaa t
1ancc among them with his sword drawn: Ih
| bare thought Of the ruin which must follo'
from such an encounter caused the frightene
: eaSes 1t once to cn1et that from that day fol
ward no Woman should take part in anT fms
ssoun. J, naath ,earo ,,in5aJ I fnr = J.,ce Ne
nsei =, o.'d ~ se.e .erafnI ri r. n1nr;ds n,
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nes ',.s POM pons Oh o. Shnnid 1end hand az,
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TOT th,ee or touf paccs. n 18pat VI - "As %
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saves from auehss,a ueh; ~ h;s tae npocIsrn
,Sseos .;oa w oIes m 1eornnslv rattisd
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