234 _ Dr. Garnett’s Arrangement 
from an imitation of their neighbours, in commit- 
ting the laft remains of their friends to the earth, a 
little only under the furface; whilft they never- 
thelefs retained, what wasa favourite cuftom perhaps, 
that of caufing the more corruptible parts to be dif- 
perfed in the air, and afcend towards heaven, by 
means of fire. And in the fame manner they 
retained their mode of forming niches, or divi- 
fions, between the remains of different bodies, and 
of difpofing of the ftones nearly as they had been 
accuftomed to do, in forming the tumuli, or cairns. 
Merzororocican Observations made on different 
Parts of the Western Coast of Great Brirain: 
arranged by ‘T. Garnett, M. D. Phyfician at 
Harrogate. 
[READ MARCH, 8, 1793.] 
AS greateft part of the materials of which 
this memoir is compofed, was put into my 
hands by my refpected friend Dr. Percival: they 
had been communicated to him by feveral of his 
coirefpondents, but bad health, and a multiplicity 
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