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the case of persons of rank or importance the jaw-bones and 

 horns are inserted into holes one above the other in a tall 

 pole, whose number indicates the eminence of him who sleeps 

 below. Such a memento stood within this Sauo homestead 

 enclosure to mark the resting-place of the Dato's grandfather. 

 When a king dies the chief officers of the kingdom are 

 summoned to pronounce that he is really dead. As soon as 



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GBAVE STICK IN THE HOMESTEAD OJ SAUO. 



this declaration has been made the whole family, who have 

 till then preserved complete silence, break out into cries and 

 lamentations. For seven days no work is permitted to be 

 done within the limits of the kingdom, ho betel or siri may be 

 used, and the people must cut their hair in token of mourning. 

 For Aveeks and even months the relatives of the defunct ruler 

 continue to arrive, and as each one must view the corpse as it 



