...soul of the dead man into anything, and carry that home after the burial. Mr. AH Davis relates that, " during the whole of the first night after the death...sit round the body, using rapidly a low, continuous recitative, to prevent the evil spirit from taking it away." Such evil spirit was the ghost of an enemy....

...themselves, and challenge the spirit who caused his death. Of the Tasmanians, Mr. Davis relates that, " during the whole of the first night after the death...sit round the body, using rapidly a low, continuous recitative, to prevent the evil spirit from taking it away. Such evil spirit being the ghost of an...

...disposing of the bodies of the dead, greatly resembled those observed in many parts of Australia. " During the whole of the first night after the death of one of their tribe," says Davies, "they will sit round the body, using rapidly a low continuous recitation, to prevent the...

...disposing of the bodies of the dead, greatly resembled those observed in many parts of Australia. " During the whole of the first night after the death of one of their tribe," says Davies, "they will sit round the body, using rapidly a low continuous recitation, to prevent the...

...there any ground for supposing that either weapon^ or food were placed in the tree with the corpse. During the whole of the first night after the death...round the body, using rapidly a low. •continuous wail or recitation to prevent the evil spirit from taking it away. They were exceedingly jealous o£...

...that either weapons or food were placed in the tree with the corpse. During the whole of the tirst night after the death of one of their tribe they will...sit round the body, using rapidly a low, continuous wail or recitation to prevent the evil spirit from taking it away. They were exceedingly jealous of...

...neck. They believed in the return ol the spirits of their departed friends to bless or injure them. During the whole of the first night after the death of one of their tribe, they would sit round the body, uttering a low, rapid, continuous recitative, to prevent the evil spirit...

...as they marched, a mournful song." Cook's Last Voyage, in Pinkerton, Voyages and Travels, XI. 723. after the death of one of their tribe they will sit round the body, using rapidly a low, continuous recitative, to prevent the evil spirit from taking it away.' " Naturally the artist comes early upon...

...is there buried and the perforations of the vessels that she has been speared.1 Among the Tasmaniens "during the whole of the first night after the death...sit round the body, using rapidly a low, continuous wail or recitation to prevent the evil spirit from taking it away ."2 In the treatment of corpses in...