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their cries and lamentations. Afterwards all the fpeo 

 tators go down into the ditch, when every one 

 takes a frnall quantity of earth which he preferves 

 with the greater! care, from a belief that it brings 

 good luck at play. The dead bodies and bones 

 are placed in proper order, being covered with new 

 furs, over which is a layer of bark, and above aM 

 are thrown ftones, timber and earth. Every one 

 afterwards retires to his own home, but the women 

 continue to return for feveral days to the fame place, 

 to depofite fome fagamity by way of food for the 

 departed. 



I am, &c. 



LETTER 



