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with his soul to the spirit land If he was a bad Indian a hawk will catch 



the little bird and eat him up soul and feathers, but if he was good he will 



reach the spirit land. Mr. Powers also states that "The Tolowa share in 



the superstitious observance for the memory of the dead which is common to 



the Northern Californian tribes. When I asked the chief Tahhokolli to tell 



me the Indian words for 'father' and 'mother' and certain others similar, he 



shook his head mournfully and said 'all dead,' 'all dead,' 'no good.' They 



are forbidden to mention the name of the dead, as it is a deadly insult to 



the relatives," * * * and that the "Mat-tual hold that the good depart 



to a happy region somewhere southward in the great ocean, but the soul of 



a bad Indian transmigrates into a grizzly bear, which they consider of all 



animals the cousin-germari of sin." 



The Mosquito Indians of Central America studiously and superstitiously 



avoid mentioning the name of the dead, in this regard resembling those of our 



own countiy. 



FINAL EEMAEKS. 



We have thus briefly, though it is hoped judiciously and carefully, re- 

 viewed the subject of Indian burial, avoiding elaborate discussion, as foreign 

 to the purpose of the work, simply pointing out from the carefully gleaned ma- 

 terial at our disposal such examples and detached accounts as may serve as 

 guides to those whose interest in the subject may lead them to contribute to the 

 final volume. Before closing, however, it is necessary to again allude to the 

 circularwhich has been forwarded to observers and callattentiontosomeaddi- 

 tional matters of importance connected with the queries, which are as follows :* 



1st Name of the tribe; present appellation; former, if differing any; 

 and that used by the Indians themselves. 



2d. Locality, present and former. — The response should give the 

 range of the tribe and be full and geographically accurate. 



3d. Deaths and funeral ckremonies; what are the important and 

 characteristic facts connected with these subjects? How is the corpse pre- 

 pared after deatli and disposed of? How long is it retained 1 Is it spoken 

 to after death as if alive? when and where? What is the character of the 



'Advantage has been taken to incorporate with the queries certain modifications of those pro- 

 pounded by Schoolcraft in his well-known work on the Indian tribes of the United States, relating to 

 tin- same subject. 



