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Indians side A missionary among the Sioux Indians, (Mr. Stevens) speaks of an example of mourning among them. A sister mourning for her brother. In the evening they set up a most piteous cry, or rather wailing, which continued with some little cessation, during the night. The sister would repeat, times without number, "Come my brother, I shall see you no more forever." The night was extremely cold. About sunrise next morning, preparation was made for performing the ceremony of cutting their flesh in order to give relief to their grief of mind. The snow was removed from the frozen ground over about as large a space as would be required to place a small Indian lodge. In the centre a very small fire was kindled up, not to give warmth, apparently, but to make a smoke. The sister who was the chief mourner, came out of her lodge, followed by three other women, who repaired to the place prepared. They were all barefooted, and nearly naked. Here they set up a most bitter lamentation, and crying mingling the wailings with the words above mentioned. The ________________ Jews side As soon as a person dies, the females in the family with a low voice, set up a sorrowful cry. They continue it as long as they can without taking breath, and the first shriek of wailing dies away in a low sob. After a short space of time they repeat the same cry, and continue it for eight days. Every day, however, it becomes less and less frequent. Until the corpse is carried away from the house, the women who are related to the deceased sit on the ground together in an circle, in a separate apartment. The nearest relative occupies the centre, and each one holds a napkin in her hand. On a signal from the nearest relative, - the females arose, and wrapping together their napkins, ran like mad persons; but the nearest relative kept her position, tearing her hair, and wounding her face arms and breast with her nails. Indications of grief were rending the garment to