W. SPARROW SIMPSON, B.A.

_Funeral Custom._--In some parts (I believe) of Yorkshire, and perhaps

elsewhere, it is customary to send, immediately after a death, a paper bag

of biscuits, and a card with the name, &c. of the deceased, to his friends,

be they many or few. Can any of your readers explain the matter? I have

more than once seen the card, but not the biscuits.

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