. Across Australia . a Purula man, and withouttheir consent no Churinga could be removed from its storeplace, which for the time being was sacred ground. Onone occasion a few of the younger men began to quarrelnear the storing-place of the Purula man, but he at oncesternly ordered them away, as no fighting or quarrellingmight take place anywhere near the sacred Churinga. Everything in native camps is ruled by custom, and onthis occasion the proceedings were under the control ofone special old man who, apparently without any troubleor the slightest hitch, governed the whole camp comprisingmore
. Across Australia . a Purula man, and withouttheir consent no Churinga could be removed from its storeplace, which for the time being was sacred ground. Onone occasion a few of the younger men began to quarrelnear the storing-place of the Purula man, but he at oncesternly ordered them away, as no fighting or quarrellingmight take place anywhere near the sacred Churinga. Everything in native camps is ruled by custom, and onthis occasion the proceedings were under the control ofone special old man who, apparently without any troubleor the slightest hitch, governed the whole camp comprisingmore than one hundred full grown men, apart fromwomen and children, who were taking part in theceremony. The final decision on all points lay in hishands, but there was what we used to call the cabinet,consisting of this old man and three of the elder men whooften met to discuss matters. It was very interesting towatch the proceedings. The old leader would getup from the men amongst whom he was sitting, and -i-^ ** ._^!». ^.. ^^^■^-
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