, 1876-06-24
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Curios.tses or Marriage.

I bill. IN the English Parliament. has set the
rcyieWers and cssgyis,s bnsiiy TO work on the
/ subject Of marriage, and some Of the facts
+ addueyd are not little interesting. Tho
! prevailing theory now il that marriage is
the result If evolution. and the high phase
in which we now know IL Is one Of very
modern growth. Flrst in the ascent came
the PulyandTons marriage, whore there wero
several husbands to one wife. Next came
the polygamous, with many wives to one
husband. The third step was the monosa-
nous. with hut one husband and one wife,
and the succeeding advances have been such
as TO tend 20 raise the woman mors and moro
/ to ar equality with the man. In some eases
she has run considerably ahead Of bim.
Of cousse evolution proceeds with greatly
varying speed in tha different countries, and
I We may now find among the numerous races
Of the globe examples Of all the different
steps in the elevation Of marital relations.
Some Of them are ve-y curious. As in all
customs With are the growth Of ages the
lines OF marca,ion between different phases
are very shaGowv. Tradition will, of course.
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Cacr5ts. the Chinese TO Fohi, aud the Egyp-
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was Only 'n' HIS / ''iii'i'' ~ in o'-is'
''nv7 OF e'o'"'iOn I"'liheh'S "'e ''s'o'o
. every ""-re- WIN 'le h'''"Ho"-' "he'' 'i''
o''o' . o'p'u''u y IO'o'' 'N' Vi 'oOl' ID
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slight advance from the pOiyganOus state,
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the hrHt VIE having very s"Ieii'' "-'"n-
Nu#a
a very unequal position; and their only con-
suI.tigu l. ia the belief tha, constant prayer
ami ppf.niu.s piety will make them men in
fla n.xt world. There are seven eauses
which n-rmi. the husband to divorce the
,,if. one arnouo, them. "talkzt.veuess. ap-
p alinr TO the civilized taste. Jealousy and
5,.r..-srd of ber rarenis-ia-Ia5s are among
the o.b.r--thfnk Of a wife's beiu. divorced
bsc,nse sb, could rot cotton to - her hus-
hands mo- herl Husband and wife may
murn.Ilv agree 10 separate at any time, but
Int if she ,oss without his consent he may
,rraBuIs b-r if she ruarri-s agein. The
daughter Of China is at great discount as
against t.ie sou-so much 50 that in many
families the girls are not even named, bat
s.-;..,,.,.5 Iy numbers. Little girls in
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great Chinese author ! Ah h'Hip-H'
When son i tssn he steps IN a bei, he Is e'tisd
With Ioos AM pay' w %.- p,'' ,, srsly I. V5 -n s
Sips T. Sn tie rround. covered only s.th clorh, zho
pays with TIE she Is Heap1.r % E5t oi sr ,5 IA
saa,t tnink u ~ -ll's lGt % pisi''fl '''-'
M, =, '','- Ill h. inter
I'fha'' INC ii''
es'ea III knowing ho" a hisAeh o' 'NS ''s'
er.ih Commandment was punished in ancient
.;,... In F,vu. the wicked wofnan's nose
:: c--uv h. bz;r In
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Japan -hs Is s'il! punished ~ deAth' ana ID
T..-,,.in zbe /. thrown 10 an elephant.
,r.L-.7 o-,,irel ,fs, ,hev should Be
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oafHsd @il's' On' -'''' 1i'- !, = ''''''' '''''
I'D 9Th. hat her or mi her ~ at auction.
~r,,, .,,-fsBs examples Of ruGimeuts " are