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No. IV.—HABITATIONS. 
(See also XLVI, Lake Dwellings.) 
i. Of what materials are the houses made ? i a. Are 
the beams and rafters fastened with pins or by lashing ? 2. 
What is their form ? and is this common to all the tribe ? 
3. Are any houses built on piles ? and if so, only at the 
shore, or are they found inland ? 4. Are dwellings ever 
built in trees ? 5. Does each family have a house ? and 
is it used, day and night, by all members of the family ? 
6. Is there a house for unmarried men? or for travellers? 
7. Are houses re-occupied, or destroyed, or left to decay, on 
the death of the owner ? 8. Is the owner buried in his 
house ? 9. Are the houses of the tribe clustered together, or 
surrounded by a stockade ? 10. Do the natives make use of 
the natural advantages of a position in selecting a site for 
their villages? 11. Are the houses permanent or can they 
be readily taken down and re-erected elsewhere? 12. Is 
any portion of the floor higher than the rest ? and what 
covering is used? 13. What movable furniture is there? 
e.g., stools, hammocks, &c. 13^. Are suspended hooks used 
to hang food or clothes upon? 14. Is any part of the 
dwelling set apart for sleeping or for eating? 15. Are 
trophies or sculptured figures placed in a particular spot, e.g., 
on a shelf ? 16. Is there any special place for the fire, and how 
does the smoke escape ? any windows ? 17. Is any difference 
made in arranging the house at night, such as hanging 
up mats ? 18. What is done with the refuse from meals, 
and from the house generally ? 19. Are there any kitchen 
middens near the dwellings ? 20. Are the arrangements 
cleanly? 21. Are natural shelters or caves ever used for 
habitation ? 22. If so, are they improved by building 
additional walls ? 23. Are any dwellings used only as a 
refuge in time of war? 24. In selecting a site for a new 
dwelling, are any acts of divination practised ? or is a 
priest or sorcerer consulted? 25. Or, in felling timber for 
