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HISTORY OF MADAGASCAR. 
“That all, of every rank and age, male and female, should 
shave the head. The only exceptions to this order were 
the queen, a few of her personal attendants, the keepers of 
the idols, and the Europeans. 
“ That the females belonging to the capital, and those from 
the country, according to their respective districts, should 
‘mitomany’—weep, presenting themselves at the court¬ 
yard, the head being shaven, and the shoulders uncovered, 
prostrating themselves near the palace, and uttering dole¬ 
ful lamentations. That no showy dress of any kind be 
worn, nor any ornaments used, nor the body nor the head 
anointed with any unguent, nor the lamba suffered to trail on 
the ground, nor a hat to be worn, nor any looking-glass 
used. 
<c That no one should wear any dress besides the native 
lamba. This not to be worn dirty, as on former occasions. 
The king had loved cleanliness, and the people might, 
therefore, wash their clothes. 
“That no one should ride a horse, nor be carried in a 
chair. 
“ That none should weave silk, nor make pottery, nor 
work in the precious metals, nor manufacture sugar. 
“ That none should work as carpenters, nor write, nor 
plait hats. 
“ That none should salute one another when meeting 
nor play any kind of instrument, nor dance, nor sing. 
“ That none should be seen holding conversation together, 
and that all licentiousness among the married and unmar¬ 
ried be strictly avoided, in the day-time. 
“ That none be permitted to lie on a bed, but on the 
ground only ; nor even to sit on a chair or use any tables.” 
The shaving was to be repeated three or four times, at 
intervals to be specified by public notice. 
