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26. Have they domestic gods ? if so, how are they arranged in 
the yurt or tent, and how carried about ? 27. What fuel is 
used ? 28. How are the animals killed ? are there any super¬ 
stitions in regard to the method of killing them ? 29. Are 
there any superstitions about using water for washing and other 
purposes, such as exist among the Mongols, who hold it sacred, 
and will not pollute it? 30. Note especially any particulars 
in which the tribe resembles some other tribe known to the 
inquirer, however distant. 31. How are the dead buried 
during the period of migration ? and what burial-customs are 
induced by the nomadic habits of the people ? 32. What arts 
are promoted, and what discouraged by nomadic life ? 33. 
What are the particular institutions and customs which owe 
their origin to the necessities of nomads ? 34. To what extent 
do cattle-lifting and the other concomitants of pastoral life 
promote war ? 35. What particular weapons, tools, or other 
implements or contrivances may be regarded as characteristic 
of nomads ? 36. What sanitary arrangements are in force in 
their camps ? how are the latrines managed ? 37. What 
precautions are taken to protect the animals from wild beasts ? 
38. W^hat is the nature of their dealings with the tribes met 
with on their journeys ? 39. What is the military organization 
induced by nomadic life ? and what is the nature of their tern 
porary defences 1 (See XLVII.) 40. Do they work in metals ? 
if so, describe the apparatus employed and the objects fabri 
cated, and state whence the ores are procured. 41. Is the 
use of stone or bone implements in any case necessitated by 
nomadic life ? 42. Describe the mode of catching the animals, 
and driving and herding the flocks. Is the lasso used ? 43. 
How is wheat ground upon the line of march ? 44. Describe 
any temporarv ovens and cooking-places emjDloyed. (See 
XXV.) 
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