. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world : being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics . earing the leaves to pieces and sh(jwer-ing the fragments on the heads of thebrothers. The travellers happened to be in thecountry just iu time to see a curious mourn-ing ceremony. There was a tremenilouscommotion in the chiefs teml)e, and oninquiry it turned out that twins had beenborn to one of his wives, but that they wereboth dead. All tlie women belonging to hishousehold marched about in proc
. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world : being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics . earing the leaves to pieces and sh(jwer-ing the fragments on the heads of thebrothers. The travellers happened to be in thecountry just iu time to see a curious mourn-ing ceremony. There was a tremenilouscommotion in the chiefs teml)e, and oninquiry it turned out that twins had beenborn to one of his wives, but that they wereboth dead. All tlie women belonging to hishousehold marched about in procession,painted and adorned in a very grotesquemanner, singing and dancing with strangegesticulations of arms and legs, and looking,indeed, as if they had been indulging inpombe rather than afflicted by grief. Thiswent on all day, and in the evening theycollected a great bundle of , tied itup in a cloth, and carried it to the door ofthe mothers hut, just as if it had l)een thedead body of a man. They then set it downon the ground, stuck a quantity of the rushesinto the earth, at each side of the door, kneltdown, and began a long shrieking wail,which lasted for geveral nom-s (2.) SALUTATION. (See page 409.)(397) CHAPTER XXXVIII. KAKAGUE. LOCALITY OF KAEAGUE —THE DISTINCT CLASSES OF THE INHABITAKTS — THEIK GENERAL CHARAC-TER—MODE OF SALUTATION —THE RULING CASTE, OR WAHUMA, AND THE ROYAL CASTE, ORMOHEENDA — LAW OF SUCCESSION — THE SULTAN RUMANLKA AND HIS FAMILY — PLANTAIN WINE — HOW RUMANIKA GALNED THE THRONE — OBSEQUIES OF HIS FATHER — NEW-MOON CEREMONIES —TWO ROYAL PROPHETS —THE MAGIC HORNS — MARRIAGE — EASY LOT OF THE WAHUMA WOMEN —WLFE-FATTENING — AN ODD USE OF OBESITY — DRESS OF THE WOMEN — MUSIC^iL INSTRUMENTS — RUMANIKAS PRIVATB BAND — FUNERAL CUSTOMS. Passing by a number of tribes of moreor less importance, we come to the couu-try called Kaeague (pronounced Kah-rah-goo-eh), which occupies a district aboutlat. 3°
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