yarrow.] FINAL REMARKS. 203 
can be learned on these subjects, as they are full of interest and very 
important. 
In short, every fact bearing on the disposal of the dead ; and correla- 
tive customs are needed, and details should be as succinct and full as 
possible. 
One of the most important matters upon which information is needed 
is the “why” and “wherefore” for every rite and custom; for, as a rule, 
observers are content to simply state a certain occurrence as a fact, but 
take very little trouble to inquire the reason for it. 
Any material the result of careful observation will be most gratefully 
received and acknowledged in the final volume; but the writer must here 
confess the lasting obligation he is under to those who have already 
contributed, a number so large that limited space precludes a mention 
of their individual names. 
Criticism and comments are earnestly invited from all those inter- 
ested in the special subject of this paper and anthropology in general. 
Contributions are also requested from persons acquainted with curious 
forms of burial prevailing among other tribes of savage men. 
The lithographs which illustrate this paper have been made by Thos. 
Sinclair & Son, of Philadelphia, Pa., after original drawings made by 
Mr. W. H. Holmes, who has with great kindness superintended their 
preparation. 
