The very dogs refused to lick the butter from his forehead.
Before the dead body of a Parsee is removed from the house, the
forehead is smeared with clarified butter or ghee, and the dogs of the
house are admitted. If the dog or dogs lick the butter, it is a good
omen; if not, it signifies perdition.
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