...was less changed by the salts of the soil than that of her husband, and was black, and in most places lustrous. In one hand she held a comb, made by setting...eight inches long, its lower end fitted through a whirl-bob of stone to give it momentum when set in motion by a twirl of the forefinger and thumb, grasping...

...was less changed by the salts of the soil than that of her husband, and was black, and in most places lustrous. In one hand she held a comb, made by setting...eight inches long, its lower end fitted through a whirl-bob of stone to give it momentum when set in motion by a twirl of the forefinger and thumb, grasping...

...necklace of shells, dim in color and exfoliating layer after layer when exposed to light and air. Eesting between her body and bent-up knees were several small...eight inches long, its lower end fitted through a whirl-bob of stone to give it momentum when set in motion by a twirl of the forefinger and thumb, grasping...

...bent-up knees were several small domestic implements, among them an ancient spindle for spinning cot\on, half covered with spun thread, which connected with...eight inches long, its lower end fitted through a whirl-bob of stone to give it momentum when set in motion by a twirl of the forefinger and thumb, grasping...

...bent-up knees (for in that position most of the dead people were buried) were several domestic articles, among them an ancient spindle for spinning cotton, half covered with spun thread. The Indian women of the present time use the same kind of spindle. By her side was a prettily made...

...and exfoliating layer after layer when exposed to light and air. Resting between her body and bcnt-up knees were several small domestic implements, among...thread, which connected with a mass of the raw cotton, as if death had overtaken the matron with her task of industry in life but half finished. I give a...