Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1873-02-21
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Australians.-Divo have never been
sanctioned in Australia.
Jews.-In olden times the Jews had
discretionary power Of divorcing their
wives.
Javans. wife be dissatisfied, she can
obtain divorce by paying certain SUN.
Thibetans.-Divorces are seldom allow
ed, unless with the consent of both parties
neither of whom can afterwards remar-
ry.
Moors.-If wife does not become the
mother of a boy, she may be divorced with
the consent of the tribe and she can marry
again.
Abyssinians.-No form of marriage is
necessary. The connection may be dis
solved and renewed as often as the parties
think proper.
Siberians.-If a man be dissatisfied with
the most trifling act of his wife, he tears
the cap or veil from her head and this con-
stitutes divorce.
South Sea Islands.-The connection
hardly deserves the name of marriage, as
1t Is dissolved whenever the husband de-
sires a change.
Corean.-The husband can divorce his
wife at pleasure and leave her the charge
of maintaining their children. IF she prove
unfathlul he can put her to death.
Siamese.- first wife may be divorc-
ed, but not sold as the others may be. She
then may claim the first, third and fifth
child, and the alternate children are yield
ed to the husband.
Arctic Regions When man desires
divorce, he leaves the house in anger and
does not return for several days. The wife
understands the hint, packs her clothes
and leaves.
Druse and Turk omans.-Amoug these
people, if a wife asks her husbands per-
mission to go out, and he says go" with
out adding, "but come back again." she is
divorced. Though beth parties desire it,
they cannot live together without being re-
married.
Cochin Chinese.-If the parties choose to
separate, they break a pair of chop sticks
or copper coin in the presence of witnesses,
by which action the union is dissolved.
The husband must restore to the wife the
property belonging 10 her prior to mar
riage.
American Indians.-Amoug some tribes
the pieces of stick given to the witnesses of
the marriage are burnt as a sign of divorce.
Usually new connections are formed with
out the old ones being dissolved. A man
never divorces his wife if she have borne
him sons.
Tartars.-The husband may put away
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pleases him, and his wife may do the same.
If she be ill-treated, she complains to the
magistrate, who, attended by some of the
principal people, accompanies her TO the
house and pronounces a formal divorce.
Chinese.-Divorces are allowed in cases
of criminality, mutual dislike, jealousy,
incompatibility of temper, or too much To-
quacity on the part Of the wife. The hus-
band cannot sell his wife until she leaves
him and becomes slave TO him by action
of law for desertion. A son is bound to
divorce his wife if she displeascs his par
ents.
Circassians.-Tw kinds of divorce are
granted in Circassia, one total, the other
provisional. Where the first is allowed
the parties can Immediately marry again;
where the second exists, the couple agree
TO separate for year, and il, at the expira-
ton of that time, the husband does not
send for his wife, her relations may COM
pei him to a total divorce.
Grecians.-A settlement was usually Civ
en- 10 the wife at marriage for her support
in case of divorce. The wife's portion
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required 10 pay monthly interest for its
use during the time he detained it from
her. Usually the men could put their
wives away on slight occasions. Even the
fear of having too large a family sufficed
Divorces scarcely ever occur in Modern
Greece.
Hindoos.- Either party, for slight cause,
may leave the other and marry again.
Where both desire it, there is not the least
trouble. If a man call his wife 'motLer,"
ii is considered indelicate TO live with her
again. Among one tribe, the "Garos," il
| the wife he untaithful, the husband cannot
obtain divorce unless he gives her all the
property and the children. A woman, on
the contrary, may leave when she pleases,
anu man anu convey 10 MIN
the entire property of her former husband
Romans.-In olden times man might
divorce his wife if she were uniaithful, il
she counterfeited his private keys, or drank
wine without his knowledge. They would
| divorce their wives when they pleased
Notwithstanding this five hundred and
twenty-one years elapsed without one di-
vorce. Afterwards a law was passed allow
| ing either sex to make the application.
Divorces then became frequent on the
slightest pretexts. Seneca says that some
women no longer reckoned the years by the
consuls, but by the number of their hus-
bands. st Jerome speaks of man who
buried twenty wives, and n woman who
| buried twenty-five husbands. The EN-
peror Augustus endeavored to restrain this
license by penalties.-Bench and Bar
How TO CURE CoLD.-One of our citi-
zens who has been troubled with a severe
| cold on the lungs, effected his recovery In