Historical and statistical information respecting the history, condition, and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States; collected and prepared under the direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs per act of Congress of March 3rd, 1847 . A,--Jw . :?/ • ;r III- J. Dmun dy Coflt S £.itm,,r, rr S. Jruiy /rum thr .•/? MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. 69 ment is common to the forest tribes of the north, and appears to have been practisedby them from the earliest periods. They choose dry and elevated places for burial,which are completely out of the reach of floods or standing water. Often thes
Historical and statistical information respecting the history, condition, and prospects of the Indian tribes of the United States; collected and prepared under the direction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs per act of Congress of March 3rd, 1847 . A,--Jw . :?/ • ;r III- J. Dmun dy Coflt S £.itm,,r, rr S. Jruiy /rum thr .•/? MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. 69 ment is common to the forest tribes of the north, and appears to have been practisedby them from the earliest periods. They choose dry and elevated places for burial,which are completely out of the reach of floods or standing water. Often these spotsselected for the burial of the dead are sightly and picturesque points, which commandextensive views. They bury east and west. They are without proper tools, and donot dig deep, but generally make the place of interment secure from the depredationsof wild beasts, by arranging the trunks of small trees in the form of a parallelogramnotched at the angles, around it, or by stakes driven in the ground. In other instancesa bark roof is constructed, which will shed the rains. Such is the mode of the variousAlgonquin and Appalachian tribes. 53. The raising of heaps of earth over the grave, in the form of small mounds orbarrows, appears to have been a practi
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