East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 9
... falls in and covers the body . In three hours the work is done . Every particle of flesh is burned away , and there remains only the skeleton . The bones and the teeth the relatives collect and give DINING AND CREMATING . 9.
... falls in and covers the body . In three hours the work is done . Every particle of flesh is burned away , and there remains only the skeleton . The bones and the teeth the relatives collect and give DINING AND CREMATING . 9.
Page 10
... body is burned separately , a charge being made of seven yen , equal to twenty - eight shillings in our money . In the second class the charge is only ten shillings , the difference being that two or more , according to the briskness of ...
... body is burned separately , a charge being made of seven yen , equal to twenty - eight shillings in our money . In the second class the charge is only ten shillings , the difference being that two or more , according to the briskness of ...
Page 52
... body . But there was no sign of him , and nothing could be learned from the crowd that gathered round us at the door . The guide made signs for us to enter the jinrikishas that were waiting , a step we were not inclined to take , not ...
... body . But there was no sign of him , and nothing could be learned from the crowd that gathered round us at the door . The guide made signs for us to enter the jinrikishas that were waiting , a step we were not inclined to take , not ...
Page 53
... body had not been recovered when we left the village . This sampan , we remembered , was the one we should have gone in had we arranged to go on shore at night . I do not know whether the passengers were invited to return to the ship ...
... body had not been recovered when we left the village . This sampan , we remembered , was the one we should have gone in had we arranged to go on shore at night . I do not know whether the passengers were invited to return to the ship ...
Page 74
... body was being carried to the cemetery in a bullock car the animal stopped , and since it could not by any means be induced to go farther , the disgraced minister was buried on the spot . There does not seem anything very extra ...
... body was being carried to the cemetery in a bullock car the animal stopped , and since it could not by any means be induced to go farther , the disgraced minister was buried on the spot . There does not seem anything very extra ...
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