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tions not to be blended with other modifications used as signs 
of mourning, &c. 
40. Have the people any prevailing characteristic or remark- 
able modes of amusement, such as dances and games exhibiting 
agility, strength or skill? 
41. Are games of chance known to the people, and is there a 
strong passion for them ? 
42. Do the people appear to be long- or short-lived? If any 
cases of extreme old age can be ascertained, please to state 
them. Such cases may sometimes be successfully ascertained 
by reference to known events, as the previous visits of Euro- 
peans to the country. Is there a marked difference between 
the sexes in respect of longevity ? 
43. What is the general treatment of the sick? Are they 
cared for, or neglected? Are any diseases dreaded as conta- 
gious, and how are such treated? Is there any medical treat- 
ment adopted? Are there any superstitious or magical prac- 
tices connected with the treatment of the sick? What are the 
most prevailing forms of disease, whence derived, and to what 
extent? Is there any endemic affection, such as goitre, pelagra, 
plica, or the like? With what circumstances, situations, and 
habits do they appear to be connected, and to what are they 
referred by the people themselves ? 
44, Where there are inferior animals associated with man, 
do they exhibit any corresponding liability to, or exemption 
from disease ? 
45. Do entozoa prevail, and of what kind? 
46. What is the method adopted for the disposal of the dead ? ? 
Is it generally adhered to, or subject to variation ? 
47. Are any implements, articles of clothing, or food, do. 
sited with the dead ? 
48. Is there any subsequent visitation of the dead, whether 
they are disposed of separately, or in conjunction with other 
bodies ? 
49. What is the received idea respecting a future state? Does 
this bear the character of transmigration, invisible existence 
about their accustomed haunts, or removal to a distant abode? 
Buildings and Monuments. 
50. What are the kinds of habitations in use among the 
people? Are they permanent or fixed? Do they consist of a 
single apartment, or of several? Are the dwellings collected 
into villages or towns, or are they scattered, and nearly or quite 
single? If the former, describe any arrangement of them in 
streets or otherwise which may be employed. 
