This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...enough money and food. Should the ceremonies be delayed for more than two or three years, the townspeople would talk behind the back of the man responsible, and say, "Look how long it is since the death of his relative, and he has never yet given a play!" The dread of being looked down upon for such a reason causes ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...enough money and food. Should the ceremonies be delayed for more than two or three years, the townspeople would talk behind the back of the man responsible, and say, "Look how long it is since the death of his relative, and he has never yet given a play!" The dread of being looked down upon for such a reason causes survivors to use every effort to carry out the rites of their dead kin with as little delay as possible, and with almost incredible lavishness. When a stranger dies he is not buried in the bush, but on the road by which he entered the town, so that his spirit may easily find the path back to his own place, or at least see the way to his home, and listen and watch for the coming of friends. Certain burial customs are illustrated by the following story: Why Chiefs Are Buried In Their Houses. Once a woman had a son. He prepared his goods to carry them to market in a far-off town. The mother said, " Do not leave me, because I am old now, and near to my death." The son answered, "I go, but will soon come back." He went to the trading place and began to sell his wares. Then he thought of his mother and looked within himself, and saw that she could only live for two more days; so started back home. When he was only about 11 miles off he again looked within himself, and saw, and said, "My old mother, only one day left for her!" When he reached home the woman cried, "O my son, you have come!" She looked at him with great gladness, and that same day, before the sun sank, she died. At midnight the townspeople chose a few of their number to go and dig a grave, but the son thought within himself, "I will bury my old mother without the knowledge of anyone." He went alone to the small inner room of his...
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