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 ABBANGEMENT OF FOOD. 341 weeping and wailing, and stand before the Lingdso, looking north, each in his proper place; those in heavy mourning before, in light mourning behind ; the older and honourable sit, the others stand. The various husbands are on the east facing west, the women on the west facing east. In going out, the older retire first, the youngest last, and the servants in the rear. When the spirit descends there is chanting, but no mourning. The Shangjoo washes his hands, goes before the Lingdso, bums incense, and twice bows. He then kneels, and a servant pours out some spirits into a vessel, brings it, and, kneeling, gives it to the Shangjoo, who pours it out, three several times, upon the rticu) gras& He then hands the cup back to the servant, slowly rises, his face bent to the ground, and in the same slow manner retires a few paces, and again twice bows ; after which he goes to his first standing placa The jwan is now presented. The serving man places fish, meat, roast meat, liver, flour, biscuit, meat soup, and rice with vegetable soup, at the left of the Lingdso but a little in front of it. A small portion of each dish is thrown on the paper which is being burnt ; thus etherealising the food, so that the spirit of deceased can partake of it The (boiled ?) meat is set south of the spirits, the flour west of the meat, the fish south of the vinegar, the biscuit east of fish, the roast meat south of spoon plate, the meat soup is east of vinegar, the rice west of spirits. Then the various kinds of soup are placed in the third row; and the serving man or "priest'' retires to his former post The First Spirits Offering (Choohien). The Shangjoo goes in two or three steps, and kneels before the incense table. The serving man takes the spirit vessel from off the table, fills it, approaches to the side of the Shangjoo, kneels beside him, and presents the spirits. The Shangjoo takes the vessel, and pours out a small quantity on the moo and sand. He then rises slowly, his head bent to the ground, hands the