Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-02-11
CURIOUS BURIAL TT STOMS,
FUNERAL oFSERvANCES AMONG
DIFFERENT NATIONS.
Ancient Egyptian CcrcmOnies-C Gus
toms in ChinatOwn-Hab oi
Other Races.


The ancient Egyptians celebrated
funeral by fcastin@ and drinking Nnl,"
the work of emhalming g-wh'CA tooh
seventy DAYS was UOin% on .hU' through
,.t ali tl,ry remembered that 10 oUc l.
exempt from death, and to rcmird me"
of the fact skeleton was pace" ~ III
banuucting hall, where ii renamed i"r .
inc the feast. Sacrifices were ohcr d - .
the Gods. and the flesh used for food ,
lmonp the priests and guests. In tnr
case of great lord or rich person
; costlv monument was erected, Dat th'
> uoorer clas rs were laid in the "round
sometimes with no cmba'min%, and al
times even without coffin.
The Uindocs burned their dead and
sometimes sacrificed human beings III th'
funeral of any parsonage oi note. Inc
suffice. or widow burning, among great
ncr,Onancs was very rcpulSlvc feature
If the ceremony. The ccrcmoni'S were
conducted amid fcastinG, singing 10y der
wishes and dancing by girls. Somctlm's
he mourners laShcd themselves with
knottcd cords and sticks until they ielI
exhausted from cXcrt.on and loss OF
blood.
There are in Africa almost aN many
different burial customs rs iErre are
. tribes Of negroes, each tri' g having ITS
avn peculiar ideas and manners. lhe
p majority Of tribes. however, bury the
lead and destroy all property belonging
to the deceased, even taking down the
! house. If fitlea chief of high rank, the
more barbarous Tribes Kill numbers OF
sIavcs to serve him in the next world,
and bury his favor.te wife alive IN inc
snme crave with her deceased lord.
e The natives of Peru placed Their a' al
II in a sitting posture with the "n o''
g tween the knees and the arms cr"sceI V'
tS the breast. Ropes of bark were t'Sn ~
hound around the body, which was 'hc.
!. wrapped in cloth and again bound un'i
aS il resemblcd a mas ot cordaGe la'hc
lv than an, thing else. Iod:eS mus pre-
he served. and from which the AIR was ch
entirely excluded, are constantly ben
/ found among the ruins OF thr oiu c''"
,n devastated by the STaniartS. ne al
- c;ept McxiCan> observed much the sam
custom, Addirg to il the si'r'Ncc
hundreds o: human cn%S, in many 'as'
W. the victims freely giving their conSef
to die believing that by this means inc
on moro surely reached the abode ol Inc
.as GODS and enjoyed everlasting peace.
NJ. Amonu our indians the burial custom
his d;t;cr Somewhat. but al b'lIc'e IN
me Great spirit. and in the main 'h'H "
Ks. alike The Indians Of the cas- crn pa
is. Of the country east o! the M.ooh1l
at hurled their dead in almo>, all cases
the sitting posture. wrapped in blank,
hcv With the dead warrior were hurrd J
hill arms ammunition and fool ior q
not tourney to the Happy Hunting "louh'
ar1 over. mis- crave his iavo'itc war ho'
was slauohtcrcd. and sometime, hl> do
luS IN order tha, he might enter III" land
ls, the Great Spirit in Il mannc' becoming
lere rbief of renown and of good repu
.uS' Tbc Indians of the West erect high Sc
.n,,, folds, on which they place the,r dead'
''" order that they may be out ol icacil
wild animals The dead braves a'i
ned cooking utensils and blanket are pta'
'cial with him for use in the next world.
and Tho Hebrew manner of condu TN:
ems, funeral is very plain and simple.
nmi- BODY is wrapped in shroud ana pia'
city in a plain pine coffin. with a ilgh
rage candle at its head. The candle Is
lowed fo burn itself out ard NymDoll
zcns the dedication Of the soul OF the deao
Ma. the Creator, who gave H. I'm
,;n,, oaromonv is held at the grave by
five rabbi and il is a very rare occurrence
nan anv norton of the service over the Il
sind to take place under Il ROOT. -,
.o, most curious sight to the rcNiu'
~ of New York is Chincse funeral, WI
P'''' ;s much Tie ,a.nc when held her
1vaSS ,,,nn tb. Cbinaman is at home In
anu Flowcry Kingdom. 1t makes all the
pital rio"o ~ thc world whether the d
les Il Ii,;naman * a member of the ol
miles I,nao,,,osou ar not. and whether or
ana he is rich. If he is Mason ms lu''
'wcr- i tho oc aston of Il great spread ana
on Is ,Iav in Chinatown. \ brass nah'
bir.l 70 plav in front of the dead III
VILE. rnsidnnce and also accompanies the |
ans & lilo crave II would seem that NJ
The and not the appropriatencSs OF the |
Short is the oh ;ect in view, ior the l!ichu
? out the dead man are perfectly sat'S"c'
,rlc- matter whether the tune he some
n the man waltz or 'he 'o''""o rn.,,,, + HI
in the and it is fact that at a ic'' ~ -
funeral in this city the la'| h'ie'
,,;.i the occasion played Suho'H
'"uiNi = when the Parlor is Full. On the
leahS; to the grave a prominent. Chnaman D
en oh on the hearse and scatterS pieces oi
hri,I, . thc ored paper along the route 'he ooJ'
by tne This being to occupy the attention
On 'ii' evil sp'r.ts, VIII ch are suppo co 10 II
a nie,' @ the departed Chinaman until the
w or- closes over him. In the coffin VII
body is placed pack OF Chinese
trough inc cards in order that the spirit o
Davie dead man may have an opPor'uni
IS con making little change during MS
norant and dark Quincy.
ilieht- At the grave food is placed al a!
rrivals the coffin, but after the terc m0hy
ms will clndcd this is taken to the lodge r.
Earnest and the friends eat for themsclNe
/ Nor the dead also. No th.naman i
, death hurled in this country whose body
ore time, usually after lapse 0
yer the or three years, taken up ana
,rs who home TO China by his friends; In
be mast ,ocrcd custom among all Chimes
in their he body of Chinaman who ma
nes m are lead three or four years is no unco
= with freight On the steamers plying bt
: under IAN Francisco ard China. .--'t"
1und in Tee2T"m.
iunder' Baby's Charmed Life.