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It is not sufficient to collect disjointed facts here and there ; 
the information ought to be full on every point, the materials 
well put together, and the conclusions fairly worked out. 
F. G. 
No. LVIII.—BURIALS. 
(See also XLVI. § Tumuli .) 
1. Is the cause of death recognized (wounds, disease, &c.), 
or is it assigned to some act of commission or of omission of 
the defunct ? 2. Do the friends or relations attend upon the 
sick man until his death ? or is it considered unlucky to be 
present at the supreme moment ? 3. What is done with the 
body immediately after death ? are the limbs straightened or 
bent up ? 4. Is the ordinary clothing left upon the body ? or 
is any special dress used ? 5. Is the body left in the house, 
or removed to any other locality, before burial ? 6. Is em¬ 
balming practised, and what preservatives are used ? or 
portions of the body treated in any way ? 7. Is there any 
funeral procession, and who composes it ? 8. Are hired 
mourners known ? 9. Are signs of mourning worn, such as 
shaving the head, wearing clothes of unusual colours, &c. ? 
10. Is self-mutilation practised by the mourners'? 11. Are 
speeches (eulogies of the deceased, &c.) made at the grave ? 
and are these pronounced by public orators, or by friends of 
the defunct ? 12. What is the mode of burial ? in trees, on 
platforms, in the earth? 13. Is any coffin used? 14. Are 
the remains left undisturbed or are the bones removed when 
decay is complete ? 15. What is buried with the body ? any 
implements, weapons, food, or eating utensils, and why ? 
16. Are wives, servants, slaves, or favourite animals buried 
with the body, and what reason is assigned for this practice ? 
17. Are any images of wood or pottery buried with the body ? 
18. What is the posture of the body in the grave? 18 a. 
Is it regarded as of importance whether the head is 
