Note 1 — CONTENTS. (continued 2)

When confined with long illness, and death draws near, a person before his demise mutters in an indistinct and mumbling way, speaking of his relatives and his gods, whether they be dead or whether they be living, in this manner: “So and so is coming to get me to go.” And thus he would rave until he died. Whereupon all his relatives mourned, and if he was greatly beloved, they extracted something from his corpse, such as a nail, a tooth, or perhaps some hair.1 Here is another thing: if something was seen issuing from the mouth or the eyes, possibly a white substance accompanied with tears, the deceased truly loved his relatives; his corpse would then be kept uninterred four or five days, or even longer, to show their regard.