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different tribes buried their dead in different manners. Those to the south whe were burned, a large pile of wood having previously been heaped up and set fire to; for no sooner scarcely was the body dead before it was placed on among the flames, and even when it appeared that a native could not long survive, preparations were made for consuming the body the very moment life had fled. Other tribes again, when it was not convenient to carry off the dead body to some place of interment, would put it into some hollow tree, in an upright position and to preserve him in this position a spear was struck through his neck  into the tree. Another spear was left with him the dead in the same manner as our Scandinavian Ancestors deposited the arms of the departed warrior with them him in the grave. The Aborigines could assigns no other reason for burying their dead in an erect posture except custom.

There is a part of the island consisting of large plains beyond the River Ouse in a North

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whenever they approached any places where any of their countrymen had been so deposited, they would on all future occasions avoid coming near such spots, and would rather go miles round than pass nea close to it them. Nothing could offend an Aborigine so much as to speak of or inquire about his dead friends or relations.
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