arious sources.

The received custom requires of women, near relatives of the dead,
a strict observance of the ten days following the death, as follows:
They are to rise at a very early hour and work unusually hard all
day, joining in no feast, dance, game, or other diversion, eat but
little, and retire late, that they may be deprived of the usual
amount of sleep as of food. During this they never paint themselves,
but at various times go to the top of some hill and bewail the dead
in loud cries and lamentations for hours together. After the ten
days have expired they paint themselves again and engage in the
usual amusements of the people as before. The men are expected to
mourn and fast for one day and then go on the war-path against some
other tribe, or on some long journey alone. If he prefers, he can
mourn and fast for two or more days and remain at home. The custom
of placing food at the scaffold also prevails to some extent. If but
little is placed there it is understood to be for the spirit of the
dead, and no one is allowed to touch it. If much is provided, it is
done with the intention that those of the same sex and age as the
deceased shall meet there and consume it. If the dead be a little
girl, the young girls meet and eat what is provided; if it be a man,
then men assemble for the same purpose. The relatives never mention
the name of the dead.

"KEEPING THE GHOST."

Still another custom, though at the present day by no means
generally followed, is still observed to some extent among them.
This is called _wanagee yuhapee_, or "keeping the ghost." A little
of the hair from the head of the deceased being preserved is bound
up in calico and articles of value until the roll is about two feet
long and ten inches or more in diameter, when it is placed in a case
made of hide handsomely ornamented with various designs in different
colored paints. When the family is poor, however, they may
substitute for this case blue or scarlet blanket or cloth. The roll
is then swung lengthwise between two supports made of sticks, placed
thus x in front of a lodge which has been set apart for the purpose.
In this lodge are gathered presents of all kinds, which are given
out when a sufficient quantity is obtained. It is often a year and
sometimes several years before this distribution is made. During all
this time the roll containing the hair of the deceased