The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-12-23
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AUSTRALIANS. divorces have never been
sanctioned in Australia.
JEws-1n oldcn times the Jews had a
discretionary power of divorcing their
wives.
JAPANs.-f the wife be dissatisfied she
can obtain a divorce by paying a certain
sum.
THIBErANs.- are seldom al
| lowed, unless with the consent Of both
parties, neither of whom can aftcrward re-
marry.
MooRs.-If the wife docs not become the
mother Of boy she may be divorced with
the consent of the tribe. and she Gun marry
again.
ABYssINlANs. No form of marriage is
necessary. The connection may be dis
solved and renewed as often as tho parties
think proper.
SlBERIANs.-If the man be dissatisfied
with the most tritling acts of his wife, he
tears her cap or veil from her head. and
This constitutes divorce.
CoREAN.-The husband can divorce his
wife at pleasure, and leave her the charge
OF maintaining the children. If she proves
unfaithful he can put her to DEATH
SIAMEsE.-The first wife may be di-
vorced, not sold, as the others may be.
She then may clam the first, third and
fifth child, and the alternate children are
yielded to the husband.
ARCTIC REGloN.-When man desires a
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 TURKoMAN. AN.-Anlong these
people, II wife asks ner husbands per-
mission to go out, and he says 500" with
out adding ''but come back again." she is
divorced. Though both parties desire it,
they cannot live together again without
being remarked.
COCHIN CHINA. IF the parties choose to
separate they break p air OF chopsticks or
copper coin in the presence OF witnesses,
ny which action the union is dissolved.
Ihe husband must restore 10 the wife the
property belonging to her prior to her
marriage.
AMERICAN INDIANS some tribes
the pieces OF sticks given to the witnesses
OF the marriage are broken as sign of di-
vorce. Usually new connections arc formed
without the old ones being dissolved A
man never divorces his wife If she has
borne him sons.
TARTARs.--The husband may put away
his partner and seek another when it
pleases him, aud the wife may do the same.
II she be il.treated, she complains to the
magistrate, who, attended by the principal
people, accompanies her to the house, and
pronolnces formal divorce.
CHINESE. Divorces are allowed in all
cases Of crimnality, mutual dislike, ical-
ousy, incompatibility of temper, or too
much loquacity on the part of the wife.
The husband cannot sell his wife until she
leaves him, and becomes slave to him by
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! his parents.
CIROAssIANs.-Two kinds of divorce are
granted in Circassia-onc total the other
provisional. When the first is allowed tho
parties can immediately marry again :;
where the second exists the couple agree TO
| separate for a.year, ana if, at the cxpira-
ton OF that time, the husband docs not
send for his wife, her relations may de-
mand of him a total divorce.
| GREolASs. settlement was usually
given to wife at marriage for support In
case OF divorce. The wife's portion was
then restored to her, and the husband re-
quired to pay monthly interest for it's use
during the time he retained it from her.
Usually tho men could put their wives
away on slight occasions. Even tho fear
OF having too large a family sufficed. Di-
vorces scarcely ever occur in modern
| Greece.
HINDoos. Either party for slight canse
may leave tho other and marry. When 10 II
desire 1t there is not the least trouble If
man calls his wife ''mother," it il con-
sldercd indelcate TO live with her again.
Among one tribe, the ''Gorcs," If the wife
be unfaithful, the husband cannot obtain q
divorce unless he gives her all the property
and children. A woman, on the contrary,
may leave when she plcases, and marry
another man, and convey to him tho entire
property of her former husband
RoMANs.-In olden times a man might
divorce his wise If she were unfaithful, if
she countcrfetcd his private keys, or drank
without his knowledge. They would di-
vorce their wives when they pleased. Not
withstandng this, 52l years elapsed with
out one divorce. Aftcrvard a law was
passed allowing either sex 10 make the ap-
plication. Divorces then became frequent
on the slightest prctexts. Seneca says that
some women no longer rcckoncd the year
by the consuls, but by the number OF their
husbands st. jerome speaks of u man
who had buried twenty wives, and q
woman who had buried twenty-five hus.
bands. The Emperor Augustus cn(lcav-
ored to restrain the license bypenaltics.
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