THE PENYAHBONGS 185 



whenever there is a funeral very soon grows up again. 

 Only two boxes, each containing the corpse of a child, 

 were in good condition, the rest having fallen down and 

 disappeared through the action of rains and wild pigs. 



After the husband's death the widow eats only every 

 second day for a month; after that she is free to eat, but 

 for a year she weeps twice a day, morning and evening, — 

 though sometimes she forgets. The father, mother, and 

 sister of the deceased also take part in the one-year period 

 of wailing twice a day. After that period has elapsed the 

 widow may remarry. For the widower there are prac- 

 tically the same regulations, though he does not weep 

 loudly, and after eight months he can look for another 

 wife; but first he must have taken a head. 



