- ?esented the gold hilt?
ed saber which he wore on parade er
un the warpath, and above ii is au en
graving of his favorite drinking cup/
On ihe right in Ike manner may be
seen drawings of his dagger ai.al of his
pun. Belo** ihe corpse is a th aili's
bi iel ami ilic figure of a wiiinan, who is
: ig In ber hand a saucer lilied with
Tiie death's head reprt sents that eic
- thc chad man's slaves who, BO
anclenl eui taam, should have
been sacrificed ai the tin.f his death,
but who.-e life was Bparod at the Inter
? le Fri nch resident Ordi?
nary Uaule negri
ns they die, bul those of high rank are
rarelj buried for seven mouth
Slime even are not burled fur
lu tha' Inlier i ase 'ha- body is
dulj embalmed and then remains in
tlie room wheii' death occurred until
lt ls placed ia the coffin. Salt, alcohol
anal palm wine are thc main ingrcdi
i-ius used in embalming, and i
With Which gold dust is soiiia-iiiin s mix?
ed, serves to conceal the openings
which the operator has made in the
budy. Frequently thin plates ef gold
ure also placed as a shield over thc
Countenance, and all ornaments that
were worn in life nre spread over the
banly. Sai tin1 dead man lia's on the mat
where he died, aud such ls the Intlu-J
euri' of the airy air and the heat that!
within two months his body Is trans
fortned Intoa mummy. This was what I
happened to tia* body of the chief to,
whom we have referred, for it ld] seV-l
eu months in the death chamber before
lt was taken mit fer burial.?London'
Bcience Siftings.
A Ylcflmlsed Acco?er.
