Provo Daily Enquirer | 1892-10-10 | Page 3 | Signs of Grief in Madras

signs sign of grief la madras in madras after the death of a father t the he sons of the deceased must be shaved from head to foot as a sign of their grief no part of their body escaping the cleansing blade I 1 have been somewhat amused to so a sorrow stricken son followed patiently about by the barber fil tiu lie has been sufficiently calmed to t 0 submit to the opt ration no sooner is tho the pyre fired and tho the body hidden from sight eight by a liberal plastering of in mud ud ul ill which it burns bums than the bereave 1 1 seeks out a pleasant shady spot and the tedious shaving commences first the head is cleaned then the face nor is the tack over till the last hair angone ia gone san francisco chronicle