The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-30
BURIED WITH
THE DEPARTED.
Some JeweIry Frequently Consigned
TO the Tomb.
The PECULIAR FUNERAL RITES
of Many Nations Which Have TO DO
with the Comfort orThosc Who
Have Passed Into the
Great Beyond.
THE PECULIAR FUNERAL RITES

s,rce .be aawning years Of human his
-. ncculiar rites have surrounded the
, -iai Of tho dead As far back az VIII
"a history and tho pick OF the archaeo.o-
els, hive laid bare the secrets OF INC
fathers 81 mankind who lived I'm inc e."
Int forgotten axes. curious SUBSTANCES
have shared the last resting places "i
humanity. Christian nations have h-
berited more than ono OF the feasts an"
customs Of heather peoples win "hoi"
fbcir ancestors mingled and TO certain
extent the burial az objects aaaoCi"'@1
with the dead continues.
BURIED WITH THE DEAD.
In Richmond IL Is not frequent oc-
cu,rencc That ANYTHING other tn"u
sewclrv goes into the grave, but occas-
,onalv valuable gems are consigned 90
INC earth. IL IS o very frequent occur
ence that wedding rings remain on the
fingers OF the wearer and occaslona.y
earrings ga the ears. Sometimes lhe
wedding rings are removed and retained
by children or the husband OF me uo-
parted
Men arc often buried wearing rings.
Gun buttons and studs and badges OF
secret societies which they wore Wheh
alive. Not a case has ever been known
IN which a watch was buried ih h'cH-
mond with She owner
Sometimes packages arc quietly slipped
into the coffin before the funeral, boy the
undertaken but Dc always does ms al
the request of the family and never de
vulges the contents. This is usually done
I'm compliance with the request OF the de-
parted who wishes letters. or something
peculiarly dear % him or her TO share
the last resting place
DIDN'T PAY THE BILL
Not many years ago a box Of jewelry
was buried with lady a the request OF
the family. 10 SO turned out that the
family afterwards failed 20 pay the ox-
penses of the funeral and burial and the
undertaken has never quite appreciated
the spirit which prompted the family 10
bury the Jewels instead OF selling them
and paying the debt.
II Is not always the case. however that
the burial Of apparently unnecessary OBJ
jects IS matter of sentiment With
many people 10 Is regarded as a duty and
an assistance To- the departed 70 place
certain things IN their collins.
Whenever Chinaman is buried either
IN tho Celestial Empire or I'm this coun-
try he has food and other articles placed
in the grave for the journey
CUSTOMS OF OTHER PEOPLE.
There is no nation which docs not be-
licyc that the soul continues 20 exist
after its separation from the body. I'm
another world like the present. but I'm
visible Many OF the funeral rites Of the
nations are determined by the belief that
death is a journey of the soul from this
world 90 that other. and are meant so
provide necessary entertainment for the
dead on the way. or even after arrival.
Meat drink. weapons. light, musical
Instruments. horses. money. servants
wives are among the most usual things
buried with the body.
The Gonds even leave toothpicks with
20. The A2teCs laid "a water bottle beside
she dead o. Doe used ON the way 20
Micilan the land NJ the dead. The North
American Indian burles with the dead
kettle and provisions. bow and arrows.
q pair Of moccasins with a spare piece
Of decrskin 90 patch them II they wear
out. and slnews OF deer so sew the patch
cs or with The L8planders lay beside
the corpse flint steel. and finder 10 sup
ply light for the dark journey The
Cnippewas light fires on the grave for
four nights after the funeral for guild
ance on the journey. which they think
lasts four days. The karens give the
deceased al the grave explicit instruc-
lions as 10 the relations OF things I'm
space. being reversed I'm the next world.
Taking n stick. they throw 10 10 the
north and say that is the south and tax
Ing another they throw 10 10 the south
and say that IS the north. The Mexicans
gave several slips of paper 90 the de-
ceased. to serve as passports. taking him
IN succession past a preoipice. "a serpent.
and a crocodile
TO PAY CLARION.
The ohoius which the Greeks put I'm the
dead mans mouth 20 pay Charon and
the coin the Irish place IN his hand. are
well known. Tt is a fine touch of the
GTeenlandors ~ bury with a child a dog
to guide him. FOR they say "a dog Will
find his way anywhere The North
American Indian huries mis- medicine"
with him 70 take him 20 the happy hunt
ing grounds. The Morse warrior had his
horse and armor laid in tho grave with
him that he might ride 90 Namalla I'm
fun panopiy.
Graver sacrifices. OF animals wives
and slaves, for the permanent use Of the
deceased in the next world have pre-
vailed az one period or another among
most nations Of Asia. Africa. and Amcri-
"a.