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his body is wrapped in his robe or blanket, & since the intercourse with the whites a coffin is, if possible procured. It is then placed upon a scaffold, raised six or seven fear from the ground, where it remains for several months, & even years, crossed out - generally often until it falls to pieces & the bones are scattered upon the ground, to be collected & deposited in a grave. The coffins are often bound around with a red or brilliant colored piece of cloth, which makes them conspicuous at a distance. Soon after my arrival, while walking through the village my attention was attracted by a prolonged rattling, accompanied by a moaning, monotonous sort of chant, unknown with grunts & growling, proceeding from