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CONTENTS. 
toms at funerals in the southern part of the island, described by Drury— 
Property deposited in the tombs—Imagined pollution from touching a 
corpse—Badges of mourning—Period of its duration—The manao afana, 
or slaughter of bullocks, to avert evil from the deceased—Criminals not 
allowed the rite of burial—Places of sepulture—Size and nature of their 
tombs—Costly and gorgeous ceremonies of mourning on occasion of the 
death of Radama; description of his coffin of silver, mausoleum, &c.; 
money buried with him; number of cattle slain—Cenotaphs —Singular 
custom of bringing home to the family the bones of those slain in war— 
Monumental pillars. 226 
CHAP. X. 
Native expressions of thankfulness—Different forms of salutation—Customs 
observed on the return of the sovereign to the capital—Prevalence of 
common swearing among the natives—Their use of abusive language— 
Amusements of the Malagasy—Smoking—Feasting—Hunting wild cattle 
—Description of the mode of taking wild cattle, by Drury—Hunting the 
wild boar—Fishing—Mode of catching the crocodile—Games at kicking 
—Throwing at the target—The katra or drafts—Musical instruments— 
The lokanga and valiha, drums, fifes—Singing, Character of the songs— 
Specimens of native poetry—Song for the dead—Dress of the Malagasy 
—Materials of which it is composed—Manner of wearing it—The salaka 
—The kitamby—The lamba or mantle—Different kinds of lamba manu¬ 
factured by the natives—Coverings for the head—Native sandals— 
Articles of foreign manufacture used as clothing in Madagascar—Fond¬ 
ness of the natives for ornaments—Silver chains—Silver rings, beads, 
shells—Ornaments of ivory—Artificial flowers—Perfumes, native and 
foreign—Ornamenting the body with scars—Mode of dressing the hair— 
The European mode of wearing the hair, introduced by Radama—Tragi¬ 
cal occurrence among the native females in consequence of the innova¬ 
tion.257 
CHAR XI. 
Occupations of the Malagasy—Division of labour—Professional employ¬ 
ments—The judges—Officers of the palace—Head-men or elders—Extent 
to which offices are hereditary—General division of the people into 
freemen, peasantry, and soldiers—Native farming—Culture of rice—Pre¬ 
paration of the soil—Sowing and transplanting the grain—Modes of irri¬ 
gation—General appearance of the country immediately before harvest— 
Quality of the grain—Causes of the occasional failure in the crop— 
Reaping—Manner of thrashing—Storing the grain—Description of the 
granaries or rice-houses in different parts of the country—Culture of the 
manioc—Period required for its growth—Extent to which it is used— 
Failure of attempts to introduce European modes of agriculture—Rearing 
of silkworms—Native methods of manufacturing iron—Situation and 
character of the mines—Manner of getting and preparing the ore— 
Description of the Malagasy furnace, bellows, &c.—Nature of the fuel— 
Process of smelting—Native blacksmiths—Native forge, tools, and articles 
