Everything a Victorian found astonishing, gathered into one enormous volume — burning springs and buried cities, freaks of storm and flood, the habits of bees and the manners of nations, filed under headings like “Curiosities Respecting Man.”
Curiosities Respecting the Customs of Mankind (II)
(Continued.) Funeral Ceremonies of the Ancient Ethiopians-Funeral Ceremonies of the Chinese-Ancient Funeral Ceremonies of the Dajakkese-Ancient Modes of Mourning-Feasts among the Ancients of various Nations-Feast of Lanterns.