336 REPORT — 1841. 



32. Is chastity cultivated, or is it remarkably defective, and are there any 

 classes amongst the people of either sex by Avhom it is remarkably cultivated, 

 or the reverse, either generally or on particular occasions ? 



33. Are there any superstitions connected with this subject? 



34. What are the ceremonies and practices connected with marriage ? 



35. Is polygamy permitted and practised, and to what extent ? 



36. Is divorce tolerated, or frequent? 



37. How are widows treated ? 



38. What is the prevailing food of the people? Is it chiefly animal or 

 vegetable, and whence is it derived in the two kingdoms ? Do they trust to 

 what the bounty of nature provides, or have they means of modifying or 

 controlling production, either in the cultivation of vegetables, or the rearing 

 of animals ? Desci'ibe their modes of cooking, and state the kinds of condi- 

 ment which may be employed. Do they reject any kinds of aliment from 

 scruple, or an idea of uncleanness ? Have they in use any kind of fermented 

 or other form of exhilarating liquor, and, if so, how is it obtained ? What 

 number of meals do they make ? and what is their capacity for temporary or 

 sustained exertion ? 



39. Describe the kind of dress worn by the people, and the materials em- 

 ployed in its formation. What are the differences in the usages of the sexes 

 in this respect ? Are there special dresses used for great occasions ? and, if 

 so, describe these, and their modes of ornament. Does any practice of tat- 

 tooing, piercing, or otherwise modifying the person for the sake of ornament, 

 prevail amongst the people ? N.B. Such modifications not to be blended with 

 other modifications used as signs of mourning, &c. 



40. Have the people any prevailing characteristic or remarkable modes of 

 amusement, such as dances and games exhibiting agility, strength or skill ? 



41. Are games of chance known to the people, and is there a strong pas- 

 sion for them ? 



42. Do the people appear to be long or short-lived ? If any cases of ex- 

 treme old age can be ascertained, please to state them. Such cases may some- 

 times be successfully ascertained by reference to known events, as the pre- 

 vious visits of Europeans to the country. Is there a marked difference be- 

 tween the sexes in respect of longevity ? 



43. What is the general treatment of the sick? Are they cared for, or neg- 

 lected ? Are any diseases dreaded as contagious, and how are such treated? 

 Is there any medical treatment adopted ? Are there any superstitious or 

 magical practices connected with the treatment of the sick ? What are the 

 most prevailing forms of disease, whence derived, and to what extent ? Is 

 there any endemic affection, such as goitre, pelagra, plica, or the like? 

 With what circumstances, situations, and habits do they appear to be con- 

 nected, and to what are they referred by the people themselves ? 



44. Where there are inferior animals associated with man, do they exhibit 

 any corresponding liability to, or exemption from disease ? 



45. Do entozoa prevail, and of what kind? 



46. What is the method adopted for the disposal of the dead ? Is it ge- 

 nerally adhered to, or subject to variation ? 



47. Are any implements, articles of clothing, or food, deposited with the 

 dead ? 



48. Is there any subsequent visitation of the dead, whether they are dis- 

 posed of separately, or in conjunction with other bodies ? 



49. What is the received idea i-especting a future state? Does this bear the 

 character of transmigration, invisible existence about their accustomed haunts, 

 or removal to a distant abode ? 



