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350 telling him to "be not afraid, be not troubled" for that he will find a sure resting place.

The servants then open the grave; and during the process both men and women weep and waiL The coffin is laid on the .stretcher placed for it, men and women wailing in the tent ; the men in the east side, the women in the west The chanter wipes the coffin with a duster, and throws a rug over it Offerings of vegetables, fruit, meat, soup and rice, as usual, are placed before the coffin. All wail bitterly and bow twice ; then the incense table is approached, incense burnt, spirits placed in position, some poured out; and the actor slowly rises, wailing bitterly, and again twice bows. In a short time the things are all removed, the spirits and fruit alone being left behind.

The new coffin was brought to the tent door, facing soutL It is now carried to the grave moutL The proper man then places a board to the west of the new coffin ; opening the old coffin and placing the body on this board ; and the new coffin is laid on the stretcher. And the man removes the things offered in sacrifice, the chanter kneeling as before, reciting whither the dead man is to be removed. And again an offering is presented. All below the Shangjoo weep and wail. The chanter washes his hands, bums incense, pours out spirits, kneels, and says, "The carriage of the ling<refLing is used for both "coffin" and "soul." is ready to go to the new house."

The funeral cortege is precisely similar to the first funeral Men had gone ahead who prepared a tent and a Lingdso, at the new grave, by which men and women could be again separated. When they arrive, weeping and wailing are indulged in, as at the first funeral. And sacrifice is offered to the new Toodi.

The proper man places spirits, fruit, meat and soup at the left of the grave. The Shangjoo washes his hands, kneels, bums incense, twice bows ; again places spirits and again twice bows, pours out the spirits and slowly rises, and again kneel& The chanter takes his board, kneels and speaks, addressing the god of the Toodi (Toodi jii shun), informing him of the arrival of the new visitor, praying him to look after the dead man come thither,