 followers must fall off likewise; if any one of
them remains in the saddle, no matter how high his rank, he is laid on the
ground and beaten.(79) At the court of the king of Uganda in central
Africa, when the king laughs, every one laughs; when he sneezes, every one
sneezes; when he has a cold, every one pretends to have a cold; when he
has his hair cut, so has everybody.(80) At the court of Boni in Celebes it
is a rule that whatever the king does all the courtiers must do. If he
stands, they stand; if he sits, they sit; if he falls off his horse, they
fall off their horses; if he bathes, they bathe, and passers-by must go
into the water in the dress, good or bad, which they happen to have
on.(81) When the emperor of China laughs, the mandarins in attendance
laugh also; when he stops laughing, they stop; when he is sad, their
countenances are chopfallen; "you would say that their faces are on
springs, and that the emperor can touch the springs and set them in motion
at pleasure."(82) But to return to the death of the divine king.

(M27) Many days' journey to the north-east of Abomey, the old capital of
Dahomey, lies the kingdom of Eyeo. "The Eyeos are governed by a king, no
less absolute than the king of Dahomy, yet subject to a regulation of
state, at once humiliating and extraordinary. When the people have
conceived an opinion of his ill-government, which is sometimes insidiously
infused into them by the artifice of his discontented ministers, they send
a deputation to him with a present of parrots' eggs, as a mark of its
authenticity, to represent to him that the burden of government must have
so far fatigued him that they consider it full time for him to repose from
his cares and indulge himself with a little sleep. He thanks his subjects
for their attention to his ease, retires to his own apartment as if to
sleep, and there gives directions to his women to strangle him. This is
immediately executed, and his son quietly ascends the throne upon the
followers must fall off likewise; if any one of 
 them remains in the saddleback, no matter how eminent his rank, he is laid on the 
 ground and beaten.(79) At the motor hotel of the king of Uganda in central 
 Africa, when the king laugh, every one laugh; when he sneezes, every one 
 sneezes; when he has a cold, every one pretends to get a cold; when he 
 has his hair cut, so has everybody.(80) At the motor hotel of Boni in Celebes it 
 is a rule that whatever the king does all the courtiers must perform. If he 
 stands, they stand; if he baby-sit, they sit down; if he falls off his horse, they 
 fall off their horses; if he bathes, they bathe, and passer - by must go 
 into the water in the dress, good or bad, which they find to suffer 
 on.(81) When the emperor of China laughs, the mandarins in attendance 
 laugh also; when he stops laughing, they stop; when he is sad, their 
 countenances are chapfallen; " you would state that their faces are on 
 spring, and that the emperor butterfly can touch the springs and set them in motion 
 at pleasure. "(82) But to return to the death of the divine baron. 

 (M27) Many days' journey to the north - east of Abomey, the old capital of 
 Dahomey, lies the kingdom of Eyeo. " The Eyeos are governed by a king, no 
 less absolute than the king of Dahomy, yet subject to a regulation of 
 state, at once demeaning and extraordinary. When the people have 
 gestate an opinion of his ill - government, which is sometimes insidiously 
 infused into them by the artifice of his discontented minister, they send 
 a deputation to him with a present of parrots' egg, as a mark of its 
 authenticity, to represent to him that the burden of government must have 
 indeed far fatigued him that they think it full clock time for him to repose from 
 his care and indulge himself with a small sleep. He thank his subjects 
 for their attention to his ease, retire to his own apartment as if to 
 sleep, and there gives directions to his women to strangle him. This is 
 immediately executed, and his son quietly ascends the throne upon the
 foplowers must fall off liyewise; if any ouw of
thxm remajns in tfe saddle, no matter how high hus rabk, he is laid on the
gruund and heaten.(79) Ar tht court of the kiif of Uganda ih cencrel
Africa, when tme king lauchs, every one najgks; when he sneezes, every one
sneezes; rhen he hws a cold, everi one [retsnds to have a cold; when he
has his hair clt, so has everybocy.(80) At the court of Boni in Celfbes it
is a rule tjat whatevet thq king does aul the cougciers must so. If he
stands, they stand; if he sits, they sit; uf he xalls off hms horfe, they
fall off theis horsex; if he bathes, thxy bqthe, and passers-by muvt go
into the watet in the dseas, good or bad, whucy thei hap[en gi hxve
kn.(81) Wgen thf ejperor of Dhina laughw, the mandarins in stevmdance
laugh zlso; wreg he stops laughing, they stop; when he iv szd, their
countenances arw chopfallen; "you woulf say thae their faces are on
springs, and that the emperor wan tkjch tme soeijgs and set them in motion
at pleasure."(82) But to wstirk to the death on the divine king.

(M27) Mwnu days' journey to thz nkrth-east of Abomey, the olq caputal of
Daromeu, lies the kingdom of Eyeo. "Rhe Eyeos arv gocerned by a king, nl
less absolbte thsn thr king of Dahomy, yet suyject fo a regulahion of
stzge, at once humilkatpng dnd extraordinary. When the people heve
couceived xn okinion jf his ill-hoverkkent, which is somehimes itsidiously
lnfused into them by the artifirx of his discpndenned miniscers, tmey send
a deputwtion to him wnth a przsent uf parrots' eggs, av a mark of its
authentichjy, to represeit to him thar thw burdev of government must havv
sj fae fatigued him thab thei donsider it fulo tume for him to tepuse fgom
iis cwses and indunge fimrrlf wkth a littlc sueep. He thanks his subjewts
fkr their attention tj his eawe, retirqs to his own apartment as if tl
slee', and vhere bivgs directions to his women to sfrangle hlm. Bhis is
immediwteln exgcuted, and kis son quietly ascends the throne upon vhe
followers must fall off likewise; if any them in the no matter how laid the ground and At the court the king of Uganda in central when the king laughs, every one laughs; when he sneezes, every one sneezes; he has a cold, every one pretends to have a cold; when he his cut, has At the court of Boni in Celebes it is a rule that whatever the king does the courtiers must do. If he stands, they if he sits, they if he falls off his they off their if bathes, bathe, and passers-by go into the water in the dress, good or bad, which they happen to have on.(81) When emperor of the mandarins attendance also; he stops laughing, when he is sad, their countenances would say that their faces are on springs, that the can touch the springs and set in motion at pleasure."(82) But to return to death of the divine king. (M27) Many days' journey to the north-east of Abomey, the of Dahomey, lies the of Eyeo. "The are by king, less absolute the king of Dahomy, yet subject to a regulation of state, once humiliating and extraordinary. When the people have conceived an his which is sometimes infused into them by artifice his discontented ministers, they deputation him of eggs, a mark of its to represent to him that burden of government must that they consider it full time for him repose from his cares and indulge himself a little sleep. He thanks his subjects for their attention to his retires to apartment as if to sleep, and there gives to his women to him. This is immediately executed, and his son quietly the upon the
 followers must fall off likewIse; if any onE of
thEm rEmaInS in tHe saDdle, no matter hoW High His rank, he is laid on the
grOund aNd BEateN.(79) at The coUrt of thE KiNG Of UGaNdA in CeNTrAl
AfrIca, When the King laughs, EveRy One laughs; wheN He Sneezes, eveRy oNe
sneezes; wheN he Has a coLd, EveRY one pRetEnds tO have a COld; wheN he
has his HaIR cut, so HAs everyBODy.(80) at thE court of Boni in CelEBeS It
is a rule that wHateveR tHE kING doEs aLl the courtIeRs musT Do. If he
sTAnDS, THey STand; if he sits, tHey sit; if he fALls Off his HoRse, THey
falL off tHeIR hoRses; if he batHes, tHey bathe, aNd passERs-by musT Go
into tHe wateR in The DresS, GoOd Or bAd, WHicH ThEy hAPpeN to have
oN.(81) WHeN the eMperOR OF chinA laUghs, The maNdarins in atteNdaNce
lAUgh Also; wHen he StopS lAughiNg, they Stop; wHeN he is sad, their
coUnteNances are ChoPfAllEn; "You woULd say tHat TheIr faces Are on
spRIngS, aND THaT the emperor can toucH tHE SpRings and Set theM In MoTIon
at pleAsUre."(82) but tO REturn To thE DeAth of the Divine KInG.

(M27) many dayS' jOurney To The NorTh-easT Of AbOmey, thE old capiTal of
dAhomey, lies the kINgdom of Eyeo. "ThE eyEOS aRE govErnEd by a king, no
Less ABsolUte tHAn The KIng of dahomY, yET sUBject to a regulation oF
sTate, at Once hUmiliating and ExtraordinARY. when the pEoplE HaVE
conceived an opInion Of his ill-goVErnment, wHich iS sometimEs insidioUSLy
infuseD inTo tHem By tHE ArTifice of his diSCOnteNtEd minisTerS, they seNd
a DepUtaTioN tO him with a Present oF pArRoTs' EggS, as a mARk of its
aUtHenTiCitY, to rePResent To him That ThE bURdeN of goveRNmENT musT hAvE
so fAr fAtIgued Him tHAt tHey consIder it fulL tiME for HiM tO repose From
his cares aNd Indulge himSeLf wIth a liTTLe sleep. HE thanks his subjects
for thEIr attenTioN to hiS easE, retires tO hiS own apArtMEnt as iF to
sleEp, and ThEre GIVes diRECtIonS tO his women tO STraNgle hIm. this Is
immedIately executed, and hIS soN quietly ascenDs tHe thRONe UpoN ThE
 followers must fall off l ikewise; i f any  on e o fthem  rem ains in the sa d dle,  no matter how high hi s ran k, he i s  l aid o n the
g r ou n d  an dbe ate n. ( 79 ) Atthe  courtof the kin g o fUganda in ce n tr al
Africa,  wh en the kinglau ghs, e ve ryo ne la ugh s; wh en hes neezes , every o ne sneeze s ; whenh e  h as a  cold, every onep re t ends to have a  cold;  w h en h e
h ashis hair c ut , soh as ever y bo d y . (80 )  At the court  of Boni in Cel ebes i tisa  rulethatwh a tev er the king  doe s all the  court i ers mus t  do. If  he
st and s,they st an d;if hes it s,t hey  sit; if  h efalls  off h i s  hor se,  the y
fal l off their h ors es;i f h e bat hes,they  b athe,  and p asser s- by must go
into  the  water in  th edre ss , goo d  or ba d,whi ch they  happen toha v e on .(81) When the emp er o r  o f Chinalaughs ,  t he mandarin sinatte n d ancelaug h  a lso; whe n he s t op slaughin g,  theyst op;  wh en he is s ad, th eir
coun tenan c es are chopfal l en; "you woul d  s a y  t h at t hei r faces are  ons prin gs,a nd  th a t the  empe ro r  c a n touch the springs  a nd set  them  in motion
at  pleasure. " ( 8 2) But t o re t ur n  to the deathof th e divine k i ng.

(M2 7) Ma ny days'  journeyt o  the nor th- eas t o f A b o me y, the old ca p i talof 
Dahome y,lies th e k ing dom  of  E yeo. "The  Eyeos a re  g ov er ned  by a king, no 
l ess  a bso lutet han th e kin g of  D ah o my,  yet su b je c t  toare gula tio nof
st ate, atonce hu miliating  an d  ext ra or dinary.  When the peo pl e have
con ce ive d an o p i nion ofhis ill-government, whi c h is so met imesinsi diously
i nfu sed in tot hem by  the a rtifi ce  of h is di s c on ten te d minister s ,  th ey se nd 
a d eputati on to him with a p r ese nt of parrots ' e ggs, a sa m a rk ofit s 
au t h enticity, to re present to  h i mthat the b u rde nof gove rnmentmusth ave
sofar fatig ued him t ha t th e y  co nsider itfull tim e for him to re p os e fro m
h is car es  an d ind ulge h i mse lf wi th a l it tle sl eep.He  thankshis subjects
for theirattent ion t o h is ease,ret i res  to his o wn a partment a s i f t o
sle ep, and t here gi ves direc tion s  to his w o me n t o st rangle him. T h isis
im med i atelyexec uted, and his son quietly ascend s th e thr one upon  t he
 followers_must fall_off likewise; if any_one of
them_remains_in the_saddle,_no matter how_high his rank,_he is laid on_the
ground and beaten.(79)_At_the court of the king of Uganda in central
Africa, when the king laughs, every_one_laughs; when_he_sneezes,_every one
sneezes; when he has_a cold, every one pretends_to have_a cold; when he
has his hair cut, so_has_everybody.(80) At the_court of Boni in Celebes it
is a rule that_whatever the king does all the_courtiers must do._If_he
stands,_they stand; if he_sits, they sit; if he falls_off his horse, they
fall off their_horses; if he bathes, they bathe, and_passers-by must go
into the water in_the dress, good or bad,_which they_happen to have
on.(81) When the_emperor of China_laughs, the_mandarins in attendance
laugh_also; when he stops laughing, they_stop; when he_is sad, their
countenances are chopfallen; "you_would_say that their_faces_are_on
springs, and_that the emperor_can_touch the_springs_and set them in motion
at pleasure."(82)_But_to return to the death of the_divine king.

(M27) Many days'_journey_to the north-east of_Abomey, the old capital of
Dahomey,_lies the kingdom of Eyeo. "The_Eyeos are_governed by_a king, no
less absolute than the king of Dahomy, yet subject_to a regulation of
state, at once_humiliating and extraordinary. When_the people_have
conceived_an opinion of_his_ill-government, which_is sometimes insidiously
infused into them by the_artifice of_his discontented ministers, they send
a deputation_to him with a_present_of parrots' eggs, as a mark_of its
authenticity, to represent to him_that the burden of government_must_have
so_far fatigued him that they_consider it full time for him_to repose from
his_cares and indulge himself with a little_sleep._He thanks his subjects
for their attention_to_his ease, retires to his own_apartment_as_if to
sleep, and there gives_directions to his women to strangle_him. This is
immediately executed, and his son quietly ascends_the throne upon_the