_Indians_ carry their Burdens withal) very leisurely upon
the said Barks; then they lay over a Pole of the same Wood
in the two Forks, and having a great many Pieces of
Pitch-Pine Logs about two Foot and a half long, they stick
them in the sides of the Grave down each End and near the
Top thereof, where the other Ends lie in the Ridge-Pole, so
that they are declining like the Roof of a House. These
being very thick plac'd, they cover them [many times double]
with Bark; then they throw the Earth thereon that came out
of the Grave and beat it down very firm. By this Means the
dead Body lies in a Vault, nothing touching him.

After a time the body is taken up, the bones cleaned, and deposited in
an ossuary called the Quiogozon.

Figure 1, after De Bry and Lafitau, represents what the early writers
called the Quiogozon, or charnel-house, and allusions will be found to
it in other parts of this volume. Discrepancies in these accounts impair
greatly their value, for one author says that bones were deposited,
another dried bodies.

It will be seen from the following account, furnished by M.B. Kent,
relating to the Sacs and Foxes (_Oh-sak-ke-uck_) of the Nehema Agency,
Nebraska, that these Indians were careful in burying their dead to
prevent the earth coming in contact with the body, and this custom has
been followed by a number of different tribes, as will be seen by
examples given further on.

_Ancient burial_.--The body was buried in a grave made about
2-1/2 feet deep, and was laid always with the head towards