Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-12-28
Ali THE WORLDS WIVES.
eaoW women 4re Treated - Di1er at
Parts " the w Orld.

w "'o"Ss " OeCome us wife, 10 pOfcOeSe
her c'o'hse. These she sells for stipulated
sum, generally asking - much - che thinks
requisite for them to begin the world with.
10 tho evening he calls on her With the ward
robe, at her fathers house, and they pass
the night in each others company. Next
morning, If mutually eatisf-d. they appoint
tho dsy Of marriage. They are rsrmi ted to
separate whenever they please, and 80 fire.
| q. entity do they avail themselvs Of this priv
sge that they sometimes change a dozen
times befors their inclina,ions are fnellv
| suited
/" Chinese Tsrtary kind Of male polyg
amy 10 prevalent, and plurality of husbands
Is hi bly, respected. /" Th,b.t It is custom
ary for the brothers of family to have Is
wife in common, and they generally live in
harmony and comfort ~i:h her Among the
Caimucks the ceremony Of marriage is per-
formed on to'setack. Tire girl IS tirs,
mounted. and permitted to ride off u, fall
speed, when n lover takes a horse AID gal
lops AFTER her. If he o.erakts The fugitive
she becomes bis wife, ana "A maria 10
consam minated on the sprt, 1t il aa,d that
10 instance is known Of n CalmurH girj be-
ins cvcrtaken unless She is re;l.is I'd Of
.>r pa:suer
kuss,a appears 10 be the most rrepos,er-
Gus country in Europe IN its treatment Of
women. The nuptsi ceremonies, all aud
singular, arc based upon the idea Of the de-
gradation Of the female. When the parents
have agreed upon the match the bride is ex
hm,ned by number Of women to see it ahe
has any bodily defect. On her wedding day
she is crowned with garland Of wormwocd
to denote the bitterness Of the marriage state
Sue 10 exhorted to be cbedient to her hue
band and it 10 . custom in some districts
tor the newly married wife TO pr~aent the
bridegroom with whip in token ,f subnis-
sion, and with this he seldom f.ils to show
bis authority. In that cold and cruel coun
try husbands are sometimes known to tor
.ure their wives to death, without any pun
iehmert for the murder. II woman proves
barren, her husband generally prevail. on
her to retire into = convent and leave hin
at liberty. II he fails in persuasion, hs is
permitted to whip her into obedience.
Such is the slavery in which Mu.covites
ars kept By their parents and guardians thu,
they are not allowed TO dispute any union
agreed upon by their elders. however odious
or Incompatible it msy be. This extends 80
far that the officers Of tho army are not per
mitted to marry without tho consent Of the
sovereign, and wiv.. whom they do 20, wan,
are som, tim-s orcsd upon them.
Whether i, DO the result Of this system Of
oppression, or Of their savage climate, or of
the unns'u'al hot cir Of the stove heated
departments, il is certain that . nor. un
lovely rsee Of women thea tho Rnssion vou d
b difficult to 6nd. "They want" say. an
English traveller, "the genuine h.-". .L:..h
only nature can give The char ming firm
uess and elasticity Of hesh, 90 indispensbly
requisite to constitute beauty, aud 30 deli
cious to the touch, exist no, among Russian
females, or in very few ot ,hem.
On the banks of the Senegal, and among
msny African tribes, the Matrimonial prize
most sough. after is abundance Of flesh. I"
obtain corpulsncs 10 regarded ~ the only
real con,liness. A female who eau move
with the aid Of two men is but . moderate
beauty, while tho lady who cannot stir, and
10 only 10 oe IN we'd on camel, 10 es.iu,sted
. perfect paragon.
Nur 10 this queer fancy for corpu'ency in
woman confined to the savages Of the tosrit
zone, since We read ia Wraxhslts Travels in
Russia that "in order to passess any pre- N.
mont degree Of lovs.incss . woman ma.t
wsigh at least two huudred wei ehs' The
Empressss Elizabeth and Cathsrine II both
accounted very 6ne women, were Of this
massive kind.
In Hindostan the women have peculiar
veneration for marriage, ~ il is a part OF the
popular creed that those females who die
virgins ate excluded from tho joys Of para.
disc ln that precocious country the woman
see;n TO bsar children at about The ago Of
twelve, some even at el ven. The proximity
Of the natives to the burning sun, which ri.
pens men and women - well a. plants At
the earliest period in those tropical lA'itudes,
10 assigned - 'hs cause. The distinguish
ing marks Of the Hindoo wife are the most
profound fidelity, submission and attachment
to the husband.
The Csribs retain many Of their old Gus
toms, and the Mahommet an Mormon ins.i
tuition Of p,lygsmy IL 'one. This peculiar
institution carries with Il the inferiori,y OF
women - necessary sequence, aud the
Csribs believe that labor is degrading, which
aa:araliy leads them to impose the greater
burden upon the already degraded portion OF
the community. the females. When yoans
lord OF creation becomes 400 large 70 yield
10 the control Of his mother, he 'akes his ca
noe, and hunting np a good location for
fature home, proceeds to clear The r, g. ssrq,n
aha... ....--~~--~-r-~~~~rrv>e T7ruV'V' ''ne'''"E
of wife. HDlch ae:hred, 10 is d i'F"tsh
from further care She attends - tho gAt
den, which produces 'h"m ample t"od. ard
also makes tie scanty cothins they require,
or else by fishing or the gathering OF sar.a-
pariIls, which grows plen'isn'ly in the forest
and for which 4 ready mafket 's found IN
the United States, procures tho means OF
purchasing cloth, which, Of course, .he de-
graded half converts into garments
The Young lord Of creation is thus rel'ev,
ed from all labor until sueh time as he shall
tire OF his slave wife, when he again takes
his canoe and hunts snolhsr situation. where
hs repeats the clearing aud building, and
when done hs chooses aaother wife, who
,ssss possession of this nav home. and d
vides the labor Of entertaining the husband
v;th the Grs, wife. When HE lordship il
tired again Of bis inactivity, the same Isho.
Of clearing and house building 10 repeated
| sou et;mes, till one man has Eve OF ak wives
| upou % many estates. ususlly 20 distant one
FROM The other, that she various wives oe'sr
So each olber .
When The number Of wives i snfhsien. fn'
The smbitioa Of the husband, his dsys OF 10
bor are end.d, aad his life 10 spent in .qns
periods With sach, and hs troubles himael
not II ths least vith ths cares o. tho fAm'l!
Q. for his food, bss his days can pass 10 'ha
blisslsl staas Of indolepes, - lsudsd by ma
~. bat achisvsd b. fsw.
aJ.ns, vhas lsstsr In The slphAbss DO 20
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