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Rh bet Clothes, and well wrapt up in Skins of or Seals, with his Legs bent under his Back. Near the they lay his Utenils, viz. his Boat, Bows, Arrows and the like; and if it be a Woman, her Needles, Thimbles and the like; not that they believe they tand in Need of thoe Things, when they are come to the Land of Souls, or in the other World, whither they are retired, but for the Averion they have for thoe Things; left by refrehing the Memory of the deceaed, they might renew their Grief and Sorrow for his Los; for if they hould bewail him and weep too much, they think he will endure the more cold where he is.

They think themelves unclean, if they touch any thing belonging to the Deceaed; as likewie he that has carried him to the Grave, and buried him, is reckoned unclean for ome Time, and dares not do certain Things: Nay, not only the Kindred and Relations of the Deceaed, but likewie every one that has lived in the ame Houe Rh