The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-02-28
pivorcea IN piaerent oountrisa.


AUSTRALIANS. Divorces have never
been sanctioned in Australia.
JEws.-In olden times the Jews hal
a discretionary power of divorcing thcI:
wives.
JAvANs.-.If a wife be dissatisfied shH
can obtain a divorce by paying a certain
sum.
THIBEFANs.- .-Divorces are seldom al
lowed, unless with the consent of butt
parties-neither of whom can after
wards re-mArry.
! MooRs.-If a wife does not becomI
the mother of boy, she may be dI-
vorced without the consent of the trlhH
and she can marry again.
ABYssTNIANs.-N form of mnrriu y
is necessary. The connection may hp
dissolved and renewed as often as tlr'
parties think proper
SBERIANs.-If n man bc disSatlsi
with the most trifing act Of his wifi,
! he tears the cap or veil from her hea
| and this constitutes divorce.
SoUTH SEA ISLANDS. The connection
hardly deserves the name of marriag
as il is dissolved whenever the husbnl
desires a change.
CoREAN.-The husband eau divor,
his wife at pleasure and leave her Oh
charge of maintaining their childrtu
III she prove unfaithful he can put d. e.
to death.
SIANrEsE. first wife may he di-
vorced, but not sold as the others mrv
be. She then may claim the frs,
third, and fifth child, and the altcrnat'
children are yielded TO the husband.
ARCTIC REGIoNs When % man dc.
sires a divorce, ho leaves the house b.
anger and does not return for severn,
days. The wife understands the hint.
packs her clothes and leaves
DRUsE AND TUBKoN,Ns Anon
these people, if n wife asks her hu
bands permission 10 go ont, and l.'
says, go, without adding, "hr.
come bncl, again, she is divorced
Though both parties desire u, they car-
not live together without being 1..
CoonrN CaISgsE. tine pmtir
choose TO separate they break pair ..
chop-sticks or copprTs COIN in Che pr
sence OF witnesses. 10y which action tN.
union is dissolved The husband mu.
restore TO the wife Jle property hnion.
ing TO her prior TO marriage
AMERICAN IvDI,Ns-Among som'
tribes the pieces Of stick given tu Oh.
witness of the marriage are hurS, o..
a sign of divorce. Usually new con.
nections are formed without the ol
ones being dissolved. A man never Ct.
vorces his wife if she have borne hin
sons.
TARrARs.- The husband may puf
away his partner and seek another When
ever il pleascs him, and his wifc may d
the same. If she be- ill-trcotod, sh
TO the magistrate, who, u'
tended 10y some of the principal peOpl.
accompanies her tu the house and pre-
nounces a formal divorce.
GREcGANs.-A settlement WIS usualls
given to n wife at her marriage for be-.
support i'm case of divorce. tn
wife's portion WIS then restored 90 hcr
and the husband requires tp pay montl
Iy interest for IFS use duriug the tim.
he detained il from her Usually the
men cuHlj put their wives away ou
slight occasions. Ey.n the Gear OF hay-
ng too large q family sIniced. Di
rorces scarcely ever occur in Modern
Greece.
H1NDoos. Either party, for a slight
'ause. may leave the other and marry
again. Whore man calls his wife
mother" IL is considered indelicate 60
i've with her again. Among one tribe,
he "Garos, il the wife br unluithful
he husband cannot obtain divorce
inless he gives her all the property and
he children. a woman, on the con
rary, may leave when she plcascs, and
marry another man. aui convey 80 him
he entire property 90, hcr former hrs
land
RoNANs. oldcu times mnu
night divorce his wife if she were uu-
il she couuterloitod his privat.
,eys. or drank wine without his lmowl
dee. They would divorce their wtyC.
yhen they pleased. Notwithstanding
his. five hundred and twontv-oue year.
Elapsed without one divorce. After.
Yards law was passed allowing either
ex TO make the application. Divorce
hen became frequent un th" slightest
,retexts. Seneca sayaflIt some women
10 longer reclonea tine years by BE-
onsuls. but by the number Of th''r
husbands. st. JprJm sH"'.,t of % u".
yho buried twenty wives and u
yoman who buried Jwy4'g twu .G.
,ands. The Emperor Augusta luduN
red 10 restrain this licena" 10y pen.
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