Burma . 431. DECORATING THE THEB0N2EDI (p. 127. CHAPTER IX AGE AND MORTALITY The men and women of thetropics age and die sooner thanthose of temperate meets reputed centen-arians in Burma, but it is rarelythat the old people can provetheir age, unless they are ableto connect their year of birthwith some historical years is a very greatage for a native of Burma toattain. When parents are pasttheir prime their children praythem to nobo-sat, which meansthat they should be at the chil-drens charge for the remainder of their lives, as the children had first been attheir pa
Burma . 431. DECORATING THE THEB0N2EDI (p. 127. CHAPTER IX AGE AND MORTALITY The men and women of thetropics age and die sooner thanthose of temperate meets reputed centen-arians in Burma, but it is rarelythat the old people can provetheir age, unless they are ableto connect their year of birthwith some historical years is a very greatage for a native of Burma toattain. When parents are pasttheir prime their children praythem to nobo-sat, which meansthat they should be at the chil-drens charge for the remainder of their lives, as the children had first been attheir parents. The turning-point is not marked by any formality, but a childapproaching parents on a solemn occasion adopts the gesture of veneration. Theaged are not idle ; they preserve a great elasticity of mind and interest in things ;. 432. A DAUGHTER PRAYING HER PARENTS TO NOBO-SAT. AGE AND MORTALITY 193
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