Note 8 — CONTENTS. (continued 2)

Another thing: If the corpse is being carried, and the one he loved is far in the rear, no progress would be made, for the deceased would demur. The one he loved should be immediately behind, then there would be no demurring. This is what the friend of the dead should say: “I thought you loved me, but you do not; if you act like this, your bones will be broken.” When he has finished saying that, the corpse will acquiesce, and it will be light work carrying it to the place of burial. The grave should be well lined, and the corpse laid to rest, the head towards the east, the feet towards the west.8 It is wrong to lay the corpse with the head towards the west, for it would appear as a ghost. When the body is buried, the friend should repeat these words: “Do not go wandering to houses, but stay quietly here; you have food, fish and clothes.”