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community of lire worshipers. Should the interval be- 

 tween the dead inarches be a Jong one, these cannibals 

 of the air will be very hungry, a lively struggle will 

 ensue for a share of the body exposed, lingers, toes and 

 other parts of the body will be torn off and carried away 

 to some quiet retreat, to be devoured at leisure. It is 

 in this way that parts of the skeletons of the Parsee 

 dead lind their way into the dooryards, streets, gardens 

 and on to house tops, grewsome relics of a grewsome 

 practice of disposing of the dead. 



In conclusion, it is to me a source of great pleasure 

 to extend my sincerest thanks to the members of our 

 noble profession whom I had the opportunity to meet 

 and to whom I am deeply indebted for their uniform 

 courtesy and charming hospitality . 



S. S. Kroxprinz Wiivhelm, Harbor of New York, Oct. 11, 

 1904. 



