While red, is the colour for Joy, [white is the colour for grief, Di Kiang said, When a member of the family dies, the sons and unmarried daughters of the dead wear the natural white ragged end helm cloths Jand refrain from shaving, wine drinking, and meat eating for 100 days, The coffin will be scaled on the third [day atter the death and a wooden tablet inscribed with the name of the dead with the dates of birth and @eath will henceforth be set up and. troubles, and character changes, He was for some ime adviser to the police of Soora 's offices, yesterday, he underwent four mental tests, nct finding "hidden articles, being guided mentally by the persons who had secreted them, 'Mr, Bockebinder expects to remain Shanghai for about one month and will give lectures, demonstrations, and private interviews. He hopes to' per suade he police to secret an article 4 mile away and declares that he will find it, at home oF in the temple, 11 should, however, be noticed that such 9etvice Is merely a custom and even an ornament, and. ity religious aspect has long been forgotten, Every seve days after the death is an occasion for renewal of the service which may be held seven times during the period of 49 days. After this the comin is to be removed from home either to the graveyard for burial or to a Buddhist temple for storage. The coffin. is carried by from 8 to persons, ac~ cording to offctal rank, The sons and wranésons walk preceding the coffin under @ white canopy, each supported cly a stick. - The eldest son carries also a tong pole with a white tiny, supposing to Jead the soul of the dead, Other male members of the relatives and friends walk along in stoups, and all female members ana mucels follow riding. The procession usually accompanied by monks, of worshipped, Buddhist monks are priests and bands of musie and engaged for religious services either ornartent bearers,
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