_Combs buried with the Dead._--When the corpse of St. Cuthbert was
disinterred in the cathedral of Durham, there was found upon his breast
a plain simple Saxon _comb_. A similar relique has been also discovered
in other sepulchres of the same sanctuary.
Can any of your learned contributors inform me (for I am totally
ignorant) the origin and intent of this strange accompaniment of the
burial of the ancient dead. The comb of St. Cuthbert is, I believe,
carefully preserved by the Dean and Chapter of Durham.