The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-04-27

l. ter, not unlike plastcrof Paris, was then
o poured, neck deep, over their bodies.
Q around which II set into the hardness oi
: stone. ! questioned several persons
9 living far apart rs "a the particulars of
: this horrible punishment, and their sub
= stantial agreement left no doubt on nv
! mind that Il had been inflicted, or that
the miserable men who were subject 10
: this most cruel death were in their diving
, hours barbarously ill-trcated on their
exposed and defcnselcss heads by the
rabblc and soldicry Of Shiraz"
DIsrosrNG or THE DEAD.
After leaving Persia, Arnold sailed 10
4 bombay, whore he had an opportunity
fm contrasting the various methods of
dlsposing Of the dead, and the account
of this forms one Of the most horribly
interesting passages in the book.
with no great distance between
them, are the Towers Of Silence, the
llindoo cremation ground. and the Eu-
ropean graveyard. In the parsec tow
crS there u no exposure or exhibition of
the dead. except 10 the yllltures which
pounce upon the body. | asked "A Par
see whether he did not shuddcr al the
thought Of such treatment Of his own
body after death. Better than worms
he replied, pointing to, the graveyard
But 10 unaccuStomcd eyes the sight Of
these winged dcstroyers, sitting
e.xpectant on the topmost stone Of the
high towers, j. most repulsiye When
a corpse i brought in the friends and 4
mourners deliver the bodyto the guard
ians of the tower, BY whom il i placed
on grating near the top. but entirely
concealed from view. The remains of
these bodies lie upon the grating until
the whitened bones fall to the foot OF
the tower. One may tell bv the actions
OF the vulturcs when 4 body l. being
placed. There j. great Tapping of
wings. and rising Of birds into View /
from their horrid feast, when the at- !
PENDANTS Of the tower mount 10 place .
the newly dead. While this l. ,
being done the top Of the tower I
u ihickly surrounded with the I
ioul birds. perched closely to-
gcther; and those q mile distant may |,
know when the arrangement i ended. !
and the dead body left alone, by watch b
ng how the yulturrs fluttcr down and I
lut of sight, 10 fasten on the corpse. !,
europeans are not admitted 10 the 4
vailed inclosurc in which the IIindoos Ii
4 Bombay burn their dead. This ere 4
nation ground is about hundred wards !
png and thirty wide, bounded on one =;
ide by high road. On the other Z.
ide the soil If the adjoining -
rave yard rises SO high that. n
tandng there. one can observe y
ne processes Of cremation. By the sidc ~
I the wall next the road there i long Sc
he'd, IN which the family and friends II Il
he dead range themselves. AT one limo nc
saw three bodies burning upon A. many y,
yrcs- he attendants appeared to ~ y.
cry skillful IN selecting and building ID us
lc irewood, with four strong linlbcrs ~
the corners. Of sufficient substance 10 VI VI
old the burning wood Of the pyre to- n.
ether until the body l. construed and irr
iesc sustaining posts are charred IA
nj fall upon il in ashes. On the sel
round in front Of the monrners' M
red they build the pyres: the hodv i Of
~ ~ >hroud upon wood and covered Mt
IN sufficient 70 insure complete de- "a
The fires blaze away in the
.rce sunlight. the attendants OCCASION n.
~ stepping forward 70 pull the logs -,
gether with a long staff which each
lc carries in his hand. and IN about
. hours from the first cry Of the
burners, when the body j. first enycl-
'ed ~ fiame. the pyrc has crumbled ~
70 q deep bed Of fiery ashes. which are %
altered 20 the winds. | did not find
~ the operation was offensive. III,
en- was upon the windwarl side. n