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Show CLOCKS ON GRAVESTONES. The Indians of Pala, In the foothills of the coast range In the southern part of the State of California, were converted to the Catholic faith by the Jesuit Fathers, Fa-thers, .who founded a mission among them. Though some superstitions prevail, pre-vail, their belief in the resurrection Is strong. Believing that the dead must remain for some time in the grave, they observe ob-serve exactly the hour at which the spirit departs, and the rude wooden cross over each grave In the cemetery states the exact hour, minute and day on which the person -died. Suspended from the arms .of one of the crosses Is an alarm clock, with the hands set at 6:57. The alarm at the back of the clock has been set at the same moment. The person who placed the clock there believes be-lieves that at the proper moment the alarm will sound and will awaken the sleeping spirit. Another alarm clock, that once hung from the cross above it, tas fallen down and now lies in a dam-ged dam-ged condtjon on the ground. Bottles, lamps, pitchers and other pieces of crockery and glassware are also seen on the graves. The cemetery is at Agua Callente or Warm Spring. American Inventor. |