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water and tila be oflPered on the tenth day, and with 

 this further ditference, that the address varies each 

 time. On tlie second day the prayer is, *' may 

 this second cake, Vvhich shall restore thy ears, eyes, 

 and nose, be acceptable." On the third day, "this 

 third cake, wliich shall restore thy throat, arms, and 

 breast." On the fourth, " thy navel and organs of 

 excretion;" on the fifth, '-thy knees, legs, and 

 feet;" on the sixth, "all thy vitals;" on the se- 

 venth, " all thy veins ;" on the eighth, " thy teeth, 

 nails and hair ;" on the ninth, " thy manly strength ;" 

 on the tenth, "" may this tenth cake, which shall fully 

 satisfy the hunger and thirst of thy renewed body, 

 be acceptable to thee. " During this period, a pebble 

 wrapt up in a fragment of the deceased's shroud, is 

 worn by the heir suspended on his neck. To that pebble 

 as a type of the deceased, the funeral cakes are offered. 

 The same vessel in which the first oblation was 

 made must be used throughout the period of mourn-^ 

 ing ; this vessel therefore is also carried by the heir 

 in the fragment of the shroud. He uses that slip 

 of cloth taken from the m inding sheet, as a sacri- 

 ficial cord, and makes the oblations every day on the 

 same spot ; should either the vessel or the pebble be 

 lost by any accident, the offerings must be recom- 

 menced. 



If the>nourning last three days only, ten funeral 

 cakes must be nevertheless offered, three on the first 

 and third days, and four on the second ; if it lasts 

 no more than one day, the ten oblations must be 

 made at once. 



All the kinsmen of the deceased within the sixth 

 degree of consanguinity, should fast fbr three days 

 and nights, or one at the least; however, if that be 

 impracticable, they may eat a single meal at night, 

 purchasing the food ready prepared^ but on no ac- 

 count preparing victuals at home. So long as the 

 mourning lasts, the nearest relations of the de- 

 ceased must not exceed one daily meal, nor eat flesh- 



li 4 meat, 



