The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-09
Divorces.

observation-disclosures have never
been sanctioned in Australia.
JEws.-In oldcn times the Jews bad q
discretionary power of divorcing their
wives.
JAvASs.-If the wife be dissatisfied
shecan obtain 3 adiYorce by paying cer-
tain sum.
TH1BErANs.-Divorces are seldom al.
lowed, unless with the concent OF both
parties, neither of whom can afterwards
remarry.
MooRs.-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.
ABYss1NIANs.-No form of marriage
is necessary. The connection may be
dissolved and renewed as often as the par
ties may think proper. :.
S1BER1ANs.-if the man be dissatisfied
with the most trifing acts of his wife, he
tears her cap or veil from he head, and
this constitutes divorce.
CoREAN.-The husband can divorce
his wife or treasure, and leave her the
charge of maintaining the children. Ii
she proves unfaithful, he can put her to
death.
SIAEMsE.- first wife may be di-
vorced, not sold, as the others may be:
She then may claim the first, third and
fifth child, and the alternate children are
Welded to the husband.
ARCTIC REGIoN.-Whena man desires
divorce he leaves the house in anger
and does not return forgsogeral days.
The wife understands the hint, packs her
clothes and leaves.
DRUsE AND TURKoMAN.-Among
these people, if wife asks her husbands
permission to 20 out, and he says "Go,"
rot adding, ssbut come back again" she
is divorced. Though both parties desire
it, they cannot live together again with
out being remarked.
CoCHIN CHINA the parties choose
to separate they break a pair Of chop
sticks or a copper coin in the presence Of
witnesses; bYssWhichs action the hnlol ls
dissolved. iThe husband Must restoreSso
the wits the property belonging sto her
prior 10 marriage.
AMERICAN INDIANs.-Among. some
tribes the pieces of sticks given the wit
nesses of the marriage are broken as a
sign of divorce. Usually new counec'
tions are formed without the old ones
being dissolved. A man never divorces
his wife if she has borne him sons. -
TARrARs5The husband may put away
his partner and seek. another, when II
pleases him; and The wife may do the
same. If she isill treated, she complains
to the magistrate, who, attended by the
principal people, accompanies her to the
house and pronounces formal divorce.
CH1NEsE.-Divorces are allowed in
all cases of criminality, mutual dislike,
jealousy, incompatibility Of temper, or
too much loguacity on the part Of the
wife. The husband cannot sell his wife
until she leaves him and becomes ssGstaSe.
to him by action of the law for deser-'
tiou. A son is bound to divorce his wife
ifshe displeases his parents.
CIRCAssIASs.-Two kinds of divorce
are granted in Circassia-one total, the
other provisional. When the first is
allowed the parties can Immediately
marry again; where the second exists the
the couple agree to separate for year,
and if. at the expiration of that time, the
husband; ;doessnot sendsfo his wife, her
relations may command OF him total
divorce, $ q -
GREcrANs.-A settlement was usually
givenst wife at marriage for support in
case of divorce. The wife's portion
was then restored to her, and the hus-
band required to pay monthly interest
for its use for the time he detained it
from her. Usually the men could put
their wives away on slight occasions.
Even the fear of having too large fam
ily sufi ced. Divorces scarcely ever oc.
cur in modern Greece.
HINDoos.-Eeither party fox q slight
cause may leave the other and marry.
When both desire it, there is not the
least trouble. If man calls his wife
tmother." it is considered indelicate to
live with her again. Among one tribe,
the :Gores," if the wife be unfaithful,
the husband cannot obtain aaiyorce un.
less he gives her all the property and
children A woman, on the contrary,
may leave when she pleases, and marry
another man, and convey to him the
entire property OF tne FORMER uusoauu.
RoMANs.-In olden times man might
divorce his wife if she were unfaithful, if
she counterfeited his private keys, or
drank without his knowledge. They could
divorce their wives when they pleased:
Notwithstanding this, 52l years elapsed
without one divorce. Afterward a law
was passed allowing either sex to make
the application. Divorces then became
FREQUENT on the slightest pretexts. Sene-
ca says that some women no longer reck-
oned the years by the consols, but by the
number Of their husbands. st. Jerome
speaks of a man who had buried twenty
wives, and q woman who had buried
twenty-five husbands. The Emperor
Augustus endeavored to restrain the
license by penalties.-Bench and Bar.