The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-28

courses until the .funsral b over. Tbs
Fiipinos bury the dead ostenkatiously with
musio and aingihg and bury the favOFtto
Possessions with che body.
whether for sanitary reasons or not,
the Sakai Malays have a habit Of burning
down tho houses in which death occurs
Articles used In life are buried with the
* Niam-NIam Corpse Is handsomey than
q live Niam-Niam. The body h dyed a bright
red and decorated with feathers. The men
are buried facing the east and the women
facing the west and no earth In thrown on
tho, bodies.
'Liu-Kiu mourners are extremely faithful.
Each family owns a beautiful and imposing
white tomb, which In often pawned but
always tedeemed. The body Ia placed in
this tomb. Two yesEs later thsrs 2 another
the bones, places thom In q jar and en-
ehrines them with the anceston. The
Nasal never speak M-or well-of the dead,
who are buried in seated position, with
tho knees upder the chin and with q GALA
bash OF milk near by. The name. Of the
THE New Guinea natives also are con-
siderate Of the dead. After tha body In
buried, instead OF erecting Q tomb the
wood carver makes the image OF a man,
spirit may have a place to reside in until
his body Is ready for IL again. II the image
is not put up the spirit has to wander.
The A~byssinlans make a feast OF q
funeral, and gifts Of food are showered
are buried standing. and the American
post hole digger has eased the work OF the
raw diggers. Fuian wives walk cheer
fully and happily to the graves Of their
lords. where they are killed and buried
ssrha r,,i,rr ca .slor .eronn In S..t III a. .r-
emplified by the Shoho-a tribe OF inveUer-
ate beggars-for the dead are buried with
their left hands extending above earth,
still asking aims. Every good Arab u
buried with his face toward Mecca. his
sword and girdle and turban beside him.
mourners howl for days
The Irish and the Ashlri are not related,
but both hold wakes. The Ashiri, however,
bury the dead in sitting p~osition-and keep
up the wake for weeks, besides furnishing
food and fire for the corpse. The Balwa
a v no ceremony whatever and erect 10
monuments. The Bongo sew the dead in
sacks and bury them seated, the women
facing south n the men north, and a
drinking vessel is placed on the cairn OF
Dyur, bury the dead in mounds.
The native OF Nyaealand is the mos.
comfortable corpse OF all. He is buried In a
hammock, swung between poles in the
grave. A thatch is placed over the body
and earth filled in. The Greeks make .
festival OF a burial, the body being aTTayed
in costly clothes and propped up in an open
coffin with a pillow OF earth as IL rides in
state to the grave. In Cyprus the pillow
is filed with lemon leaves.
The Arawaks Of Guiana wrap the body
In a hammock and bury IL seated In a palm
leaf lined grave, while the mourners scream
and cut on their hair. The Land Dyas Of
Bomeo cremate their dead, while the Sea
Dyas bury theirs In fine raiment. Female
do all the mourning snd line tho
graves with rare rugs. The burial places
are avoided at all times.
Probably the most economical funeral Of
all is among the Fans, who have no oeme-
teries. Theyeat their dead. Out Of respect
they do not eat their own relatives, bue
trade them Oh TO some other bereaved fam
lily. The question Of weight is not con-
sidered.
The Chins erect h~eadboards on which arc
carved the most elaborate epitaphs in the
world-the entire history Of the dead. whose
belongings are buried with them. The HovA
ia given a house over his grave which Is OF
four square blocks Of stone, forming a cellar
for the house, and In the house food and
furniture and money are kept for his use.
The kings are buried In silver canoes, and
IN all cases the horns Of cattle are placed
On poles over the hut. TIKI Hottentots
sprinkle blood over the body, SOW It into
mats, and bury IL seated in a hole, facing
east. No earth Ia thrown over the body.
The Dutch customs are as odd as any.
sAansprecNen,' CARRIED In black, march
news. On the doorstep OF tho house Of
mourning IL placed a pile OF straw, and the
size Of the straw pile indicates the relative
Importance OF the dead.