They then stow wood all around, which they cover with planks; on the planks, which are covered with earth and stones, palisades are fastened in such a manner that the tomb resembles a little house, to which they pay divine reverence; wherefore they consider it a great profanation to violate such places. The men make no noise over the dead, but the women carry on uncommonly; they strike their breasts, tear their faces, call the name of the deceased day and night. The mothers make the loudest lamentations on the death of their sons: They cut off their hair, which they burn on Very remarkable i F ' morning for the the grave in the presence of all the relatives. Wives do the same on the death of their lrusbands, in addition to painting the face pitch black ; and thus ina deer skin jerkin they mourn the dead a whole year, notwithstanding they sometimes lived unhappily together. On some occasions they have meetings for devil-worship. Here conjurors act a wonderful part. These tumble, with strange conpes eee ad tortions, head over heels ; beat themselves, leap, with a hideous noise, through and around a large .. fire. Finally, they all raise a tremendous caterwauling, when the devil (as they say) appears in the shape of a ravenous or harmless animal: the first betokens something bad ; the other good: both give information respecting coming events; but obscurely, which they attribute to their own ignorance, not understanding the Devil's right meaning when matters turn out differently. They, moreover, bewitch some in such ikea'? wise that they foam at the mouth, throw themselves in the fire and smite themselves unmercifully ; and as soon as they whisper any words in the ear of the bewitched