THE HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS OF KWEICHOW 



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poussas (this is spelt phonetically, as I have not the remotest- 

 idea what the spelling ought to be), namely sections of 

 bamboo, each containing a soul, wrapped in cotton wool 

 and fastened up with a thread : a wooden pin running cross- 

 wise through the bamboo prevents the soul being drawn out 

 by the tiny bunch of grass which finishes off the soul-carrier. 1 



1 The Nosu or Lolo have the same thing and fasten one or more 

 souls up in a basket or "lolo" (hence their name by the Chinese), which 

 is sometimes kept in a house, or a tree, or a rock. 



