Reincarnation
When the bones of a blackfellow
are burned, it is supposed that
he cannot be reincarnated, i.e.
not return to [???] in another
form. The spirit is supposed
to be the principal factor and
it is associated with the bony
Skeleton. The analogy is given
by a blackfellow of the big larva
of witchedy or [conus??] in bark of
gum tree. The metamorphosed
moth escapes leaving but the
empty shell of the "dead" witchedy
grub behind. The natives collect
bones of a dead relative and wrap
them in paper and conceal them
in caves to ensure the spirit of dead
coming back to life. For similar reason they carry bones from one place to another