The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-02-27
From Bench and Bar for January
Divorces in Different Coyntries.

AustralanS S-DlvorceS nave never
been sanctioned in Australia
Jews In olden times the Jews had a
discretionary power for divorciug their
wives
Javans If wife be dissatisfied, she
can obtain divorce by paying a certain
sum.
Thibetans Divorces are selden allow
ed, unless with the consent of both par.
ties-neither of whom can afterwards re
marry.
Moors.-If a wife does not become the
mother of boy, she may be divorced
with the consent of the tribe aud 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 Il man is dissatisfied with
the most trifling act of his wife, he tears
the cap or veil from her head and this con
situtes u 6iyorce.
South Sea Islands-The connection
hardly deserves the name of marriage, as
it is dissolved whenever the husband
desires change e,-Mary land Law Reporter.
Corean.-The husband can divorce his
of maintaining their children. If she
prove unfaithful 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
yielded to the husband.
Arctic Regions When a man desires
divorce, he leaves the house in anger
and does not return for several days. The
wife und' rstands the hint, packs her
clothes aud leaves
Druse and Turkomans-Among these
people. if wife asks her husbands
permission TO go out and he says &c"
without adding "but come back again, !"
she is divorced. Though both parties
desired it, they cannot live together with
out being remarked.
Cochin Chinese. the parties choose
to separate they break pair of chop
sticks or copper coin in the presence OF u
witness, by which action the union is dis
solved The husband must restore to the
wife the property belonging to her prior
to marriage.
American ndians.-Amongsom some tribes
the pieces of stick given to the witnesses
of the marriage are burnt as sign Of
divorce. Usually new connections are
formed without the old ones being dis
solved A man never divorces his wife
if she have borne him sons.
Tartars The husband may put away
his partner aud seek another one when
ever it pleases him, and his wife may do
the same. If she be i'll treated she com
plains to the magistrate, who, attended
by some of tie principal people, accom-
panies her to the house aud pronouces
formal divorce.
Chinese.-Divorce are allowed in cases
of criminality. mutual dislike, jealousy,
incom patibiliry of temper, or too much
loquacity on the part Of the wife. The
husband cannot sell bis wife until she
leaves him and becomes a slave to him by
action of law for desertion. A son is
bound to divorce his vile 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 eau immediately marry again /;
where the second exists the couple agree
to separate for a year, and if, at the expir
alton OF that time, the husband does not
send for his wife, her relations may CEN
pei him to a total divorce.
Grecians.-A settlement was usually
given the wife at marriage for her sup
port in case of divorce wife S
portion was then restored to her. and the
husband required to pay monthly interest
for its use during the time he detained it
from her. Usually the men could put
their wives away on slig bit occasions Even
the fear of having too large family suf
feed. Divorce scarcely ever occur in
Modern Greece.
Hindoos.- Either party, for a slight
cause. NAV leave the other and marry
again. Where both desire it, there is
not the least trouble. If a man calls his
wife "mother," it is considered indelicate
to live with her again. Among one tribe,
the "Garos," if the wife be unfaithful, the
husband cannot obtain a divorce unless
he gives her all the property and the
children. a woman, on the contrary.
NAV leave them when she pleases, and
marry another man. and convey to him
the entire property of her former husband
Romans. olden times a man might
divorce his vile if she were uufaithful,
if she counterfeited his private keys. or
drank wine without knowledge. They
would divorce their wives when they
pleased Notwithstanding this five hun
dred aud twenty one years elapsed with
out one divorce. Afterwards law was
passed allowing either sex to make the ap
plicatiou 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 husbands st. Jerome speaks of a
man who buried twenty wives, aud OF a wo