The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-11-25
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vfneratcd the eldest son taking his
fathers place. About seven dnyr citer
n funeral the eldest son or The ncAl
nearest relative roinins to the burning {
ghal, and breaking open ia. plaster
covering the Gorge, wheAi ny
The action OF Che lta IS baked halu,
takes or' ih, sr, laees ihon In an
ufn, and prOo.clNs To the sacred river /
or tank. ecatter8 them to tho four winds /
Of heaven. This is the FINAL net ia t.o 1
prcat dlama Of lImdoo life, end is jar
more impressive than the Ghsstly core |
mopial of tho cremation OF tho dead
In Cevlon and certain parts Of India
the Brahmins do not cover tho corpse
With earth and permit it thus to buln'
but actually let it be consumed in hory
flames. This ceremony IL performed
with great pomp, many hunoted1 o.
neople being invited as if to iete.
During the great famine Of lS75-f0,
when tbe people were either too weak
or too POOR to BAN their dead, saw
them lust apply fire to the ha.r oil the
head. leaving the rest of the body I'M
hinged. In one instance man dellp-
erately made his own pyro and then
threw himself upon it. ] asked him he
reason. lie said no would soon be
dead, and then there would leo no troll
BILE about the disposal OF his body, OK
cept to FIRE the pyre, which ne was s.! sure
some ono would do, Before inc bllilSn
took possession of Indie inc terrible
rite of suffice used TO be performed, the
favorite wife burning herself With her
husband to minister unto BIS wants in
the next world. The English had great
difficulty in repressing this, and 1t IS
learned that in somo parts OF India the
cnstom is still observed. at the death
of one of the Maharaia9 Ct Baiputana,
some fifteen years ago, 100 beautiful
vourr females we're tlus sacrificed. The
rite of suttee determined the site cl
Calcutta. a young Bangaloe woman
was being forced on 70 her husband. 8
pvre. when her shricl5s attracted the a.
tention of the crew OF an English vessel
The captain decided upon her rescue
and calling on his men TO aid him ht
attacked the funeral parry and savee
the woman. She cub q rratitude
married him, and thoy lived near th'
: spot OF her deliyerauce thus toimin
the nucleus FOL the present capital @
British India.
Directly the breath has LEFT the bod
, inc corpse IS hashea' scented anA oiled
~ ~. Is then e"a'hea N LlA5iin ot Yer
: nuo teASuies rpo5tiy lH'Ile~0eu 10
, me ueaL Lhe p9tI IS elYeiqpea j
tniS muslin, tue he9d - bound loun'
win Inc coIt2h eI9ln SO OF 10 Keep th
iaWs Arlu' tn2 ene,h5 ere panied
oIle III Ner4nllIol,, a-' no ii-iil ls th1Ve'
from the lace. 4he noey is tnon pa
D IN inter- END inc bee1e1s, |itn
crown oI Iesahe'a' Ii4sIu'' re4tsloA5
priests ana De8glll. S'1fI l1E t-lo baIh
NY enao. O'Het c"s.e3 Oh " lower ue
SIee, sucu a. sl--e-ii-.-e-.' 6f-aa CUT
!eIs anu t;too~s' con .e.s tAalf tunelai
inUo IeBuI,I lne'll4c al iaIces- Inc III
= Ter Is usually lA~do Oh some A811 Tram
, "oi.' WIN c-nS-5ea--s' 70 VA"l th'
G % RE, WIZ n9' ~ ot -l'i So.-ei'
10 ne - '-Si ~ - u lV,' pIu'
, .nn } eIiY" CON, "-l-e t-5 c--'ly D.
, Ins.'l.!.'o4y Oh E-''' A'isiih' -Ae pole
sus.aining 'ils S'FSiin5 ts9 a'A'
I aI MI ~. ol-o'eu s--lpl O.
SlotH, WIN ,II any 1s'.+psI o4 "s3 Gn1
ilIn9es; me corpse is a1WayS al5ayeo II
pure "n4te' u"o 10 Su.1Duhueu Dy now
et': a poculi"r, SIggn 5l3 tmellih9
wlllte mower eGl!ea CAH''"'4.es' - al
ways u5au tor ms purpose 9ome'ime,'
1liglsallty Is t'.eil pee. ana ha6e pm.
noiiI " s, aIS ll- ABOUT ,no iee1 ah-
niluuIo u Vne pooy' A'GS lAi5 departure
- u rare occurrence a 60, Muse plays az
III pGltA Az p'lg IN 'ile iuner4i' and tno
BiuA.er In9 Aoise' variety ana SIZE Of inc
instruments instruments, tne more more CERTAIN ere the
ac 4, ,uIsit 81 q tAo deceased that INC
soul ol ,heli l9so men" mas gone 10 ms
ancestral sHaaeS, 4t Is tho natives
greatest deli6hs 10 secure the services
OF some one VINO can play European
In instrument, ana VINO mas served ia q
niIltary Oana' Ii such imam can be oh.
'alneu 10 asslSV al q lenefal service the
event As SPOKEN OF ioT miles around,
anu olhet ia9lliies VINO have alctly rol-.
siY9s pe8u1 aaaln8 Z tle I[ohaole cost
anu n c-ances ol e,l '"I peg sucn grandeur
fassin8 by iun4tal cortege one day
T. I, was WI; as t',, 70 near such tunes o.
=, d no Girl aelS beplnd Me- ano
oAp, Dahg' mere We are again. ~
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