Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-03-20
Divorces in Different
Countries.
From the Bench and Bar.

JEws-In olden times the Jew
: had discretionary power Of di
vorcing their wives.
JAvANS If the vile is dissatis
fled she can obtain Il divorce by
paying a certain sum.
Observation-Disclosures are sci
dom allowed, unless with the con
sent of both parties, neither of
whom can afterwaFd re marry.
MooR-If the wife does not
become the mother Of boy, she
may be divorced with the consent
OF the tribe, and she can marry
again.
ABYssINIANS--No form Of mar
riage is necessary. The connec-
ton may be dissolved aud re-
newed as the parties think prop
eF.
SlBERIANs--If a man be dis
satisfied with the most .trifling
acts of his wife, be tears her cap
or veil from her head, and this
constitutes a divorce.
C0REANs-The husband can di-
vorce his " lie at pleasure and leave
her the charge of maintaining
their children If she proves un-
faithful, he can put her to death.
SIAMEsE--The first wife may
be divorced, not sold, as the others
may be. She then may claim the
first, third and fifth child, and
the alternate children are yielded
to the husband.
ARCTIC REGIoNS- When a man
desires IA divorce, he leaves the
house in anger and does not re-
turn for several days. The wife
understands the hint, packs her
clothes and leaves.
DRUsEs AHD TUREoNANs-A-
inong these people, if wife asks
her husbands 5 permission to GO
out, and he says CO." without
adding, "but come back again.
she is divorced. Though both
parties desire it, they cannot live
together without being remarked.
Cochin CHINESE-If the par
ties choose to separate, they break
pair of chop sticks OF copper
coin in the presence Of witnesses,
by which action union is dissolved,
The husband must restore to the
wife the property belonging to her
prior to ber marriage.
AMERICAN lNDIAYs-Among
some trites, the pieces of stick
given to the witnesses of the
marriage are burnt as a sign of
divorce. Usually new connec-
tons are formed without the old
ones being dissolved. A man
never divorces his wife if she
has borne him sous.
TARTARs-The husband may
put away his partner and seek
another when it pleases him, and
the 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 bouse, and
pronounces formal divorce.
CH1NEsE-Divorces are allowed
in cases Of criminality, mutual dis
like, jealousy, incompatibility OF
temper, or too much loquacity on
the part Of the wife, The hus
band cannot sell his wife until she
leaves him, and becomes a slave
to him by action Of the law for
desertion. A son is bound to di-
vorce his wife if she displeaseS
his parents.
CIRCAsSIANS-Two 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 exist, the
couple agree TO separate for a
year, and if, at the expiration OF
that time, the husband does not
send for his wife, her relations
may command him to a total di-
vorce.
GRECIANs-A settlement was
usually given to wife at mar
riage for her support, in case of
divorce. The wift'S portion
was then restored to her, aud the
husband required to pay monthly
interest for its use during the time
be detained it from her. Usually
the men could put their wives a
way on slight occasions. Even
the fear of having too large a fam
ily sui;ced. Divorces scarcely
ever occur in modern Greece.
HINDoos-Either party, for a
81 ght cause, may leave the other
and marry again. Where both
desire it, there is not the least
trouble. II man calls his wife