The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-03-15

DIVORCE,
How they dissolve Nairamonial Part
nership in Different Countries.

How they dissolve Natrsmonjal Part
nership in different Countries.
IFrom The Bench ana Bar for Jannary.i
AustralliansD Divorces have
never been sanctioned in Austral-
ia. v.s sva
Jews-In eolden times, the Jews
had discretionary power of gdi-
yorcing their wives
Javans-H wife be dissatisfied,
she can be divorced by paying q
certain SUM. 15aa95# Asa
Observation-Disclosures are seldom
allowed, unless with the consent of
both parties; neither Of whom can
afterward re marry.
Moors-H wife does not be-
come the mother of q boy, she may
be divorced with the consent Of the
tribe, and marry again -zsss zass
Abyssinians-No form of marriage
is necessary. The connection may
be dissolved and renewed as the
parties think proper.
SiberiansrIf man be dissatis
fed with the most trifing act of his
wife he tears the cap or veil from
her head, and this constitutes di-
vorce. 3Sseg - s f5 4
South Sea Islands-The connec-
ton hardly deserves the name of
marriage, as It is dissolved when
the husband desires change.
Chicago-The husband sends his
! wife out to spend the night with
her mother, and hires shyster to
make affidavits that she had been
gone six months with another man.
The divorce is without publicity
and when the wife came back next
morning she finds her husband
married to another woman.
Corean-The husband can di
vorce his wife at pleasure and leave
her the charge of maintaining their
children. If she prove unfaithful,
he can put her to death.
Siamese- The first wife may be
divorced, but 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 de-
sires 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 Turkomans-Among
these people, if wife asks her
husbands perm ssion to go out, and
he says ssgo," without adding,
sscome back she is divorced;
though both parties desire it, they
cannot live together without being
remarked.
| Cochin Chinese-If the parties
chose to separate, they break o pair
Of chop sticks or copper coin in the
presence of witnesses, by which ac-
ton the union is dissolved. The
husband must restore to the wife
the property belonging to her prior
to marriage.
American Indians-Among some
tribes, the piece Of stick given to
the witnesses of the marriage are
burnt as o sign of divorce. Usually
new connections are formed with
out the old ones being dissolved
A man never divorces his wife il
she have borne him sons. sl
!. Tartars The husband may put
away his partner and seek another
whenever it pleases him, and his
wife may do the same. If she b.
ill-treated she complains to the
magistrate, who, attended by some
, of the principal people, accompa
! MES her to the house, and pronoun
! ces formal divorce.
Il Chinese divorces are allowed II
, cases of criminality, mutual dislike
incompatbility of temper, or toe
, much loquacity of the wife. Ths
. husband cannot sell his wife unit
! she leaves him and becomes a slav,
: to him by Sction of law for deser
! ton. A son is bound to divorce hi
5 wife if she displeases his parents
II Circassians-Two kinds of di
vorce are granted in Circassia, on,
. total, the other provisional Whe1
the first is allowed, the parties cal
Immediately marry again; where tn
second exists, the couple agree +
4 separate for one year, and il, at th,
: end of or at the expiration OF TIM
t time, the husband does not sen,
e for his wife, her relations may com
b pei him to total divorce.
t Grecians-A settlement was usu
8 ally given the wife at marriage TO
i her support in case Of divorce
] The wife's portion was then re
b stored to her, and the husband re
! quired to pay monthly interest TO
Q its use during the time he detained
Q it from her. Usually the mel
9 could put their wives away o.
r slight occasions Even the fear q
| having too large . family sufiiced
9 Divorces scarcely ever occur i
l. Modern Greece. -
q Hindoos-E Either party, for
g slight cause, may leave the othe
= and marry again Where ma
. calls his wife mother, it is cor
g sidered indelicate to live with he
q again Among one tribe, th
q s.Garos," If the wife be unfaithfu
the husband cannot obtain = d
2 vorce unless he gives her all th
= property and the children. A w