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inventory of what is supposed to be necessaryfor them, or is their own, are compelled to dothem justice by another argument, and whichis the fear of their displeasure. A defrauded orneglected ghost, although invisible, can dispersethe game of the plains or forests so thatthe hunter shall hunt in vain; and either in thechase or in the war, turn aside the arrow, orpalsy the arm that draws the bow: in the lodgeit can throw a child into the fire.The body and its accompaniments are coveredwith bark, the bark with logs, and thelogs with earth. This done, a relation standsup and pronounces an eulogium on the deceased,extolling his virtues and relating hisexploits. He dwells upon the enemies whom heslew, the scalps and prisoners which he took, hisskill and industry in the chase, and his deportmentas a father, husband, son, brother,friend, and member of the community. Ateach assertion which he makes the speakerstrikes a post which is placed near the grave,a gesture of asseveration, and which enforcesthe attention of the audience and assists incounting up the points delivered. The eulogiumfinished, the post is painted, 64 and on itare represented the number of prisoners taken,by so many figures of men; and of killed andscalped, by figures without heads. To theseare added his badge, called, in the Algonquin64Hence The Painted Post, the name of a village inPennsylvania.Author.294