The sun., 1882-01-08

| nv Posidoneous who was delighted at the an
| tidue simplicity OF his hosts. and amused by
| their frivoty and readiness for hehtnR ut
meal times. They were. 70 eavs. just like the
people in Homer's day. Not till after the feast
might tho stranger be asked his name and tho
purpose OF his journey. Tho guests sat on n
carpet OF rushes. or on skins OF dogs aud
| wolves. not far from the pots and spits OF tho
| fireplace. There was always plenty OF mont.
both roast and boiled. OF which they partook
rather after the fashion of lions" for they
would take up the joint and gnaw ut
| it: but II man could not got tho
meat of he would use his little bronze knife.
which he kept in a separate sheath by the edo
| OF his sword or dagger. They drank beer and
| hyiromel. or motheglin. which was carried
| about By boys in metal bcakers or jugs Of earth
| enware: mean whilc the mnslrrls sang and the
| hnrucrs played. and. as tho company drank.
they bowed to the right in honor oi their god.
| II the warriors iuatrced tas they were almost
| sure to dol about their helping OF food. or on
| some matter OF precelence they would spring
! up and fight the question out tn the death. III no
| duel occurred during tho meal. the guests wore
| enteriaino with II sword play, or sometimes II
man would die to amusn the rest. A reckless
Caul would bargain ior a reward to be paid to
his friends. and then would lie iown his
long shield and allow his throat to be cut or his
SO much for tho Dolgic colonsts OF south
eastern Britain. who had spread over n large
part of the island before Britain perma-
neutiy conquered by tho Romans. Now let US
see what air. Elton has to tell us regard ug nn-
other of our ancestral stocks-thc Celts namely.
who Represented u much earlier migration-as
well as about the non-Coltic tribes. whom tho
fret Celtic colonsts found already settled in tho
land. Under the general heat Of the Neol!thc
tribes may be placed tho subdivisions OF Il peo-
pie which at ono time covered the whole OF Great
Britain and Ireland. and possessed the physical
characteristics OF the modern Baslues. having.
in other words. long heads. n short stature.
swarthy complexion. and dark hair. Nj. Eltons
view IL that those dark tribes wero descended
from op-Aryan race Of unknown aillaitics.
established in both islands as early rs the Moo
lithic age. anl survivn.. down to late times in
Isolated communities. distinguished from their
neighbcrs by manners. customs. and physical
appearance. One of the regions inhabited by
the tribes in question Included the country al
joining Galway Bay. the Wild tracts OF Kintvro
and LGrn. and tho distant island of Lismorc.
not fur from the Irish coast. Another such dis
trict may be found in North Wales. wherc n So
clG,!ai tribe bore the same name as one OF tho
dark skinned clans on the banks Of the Shan
non. 1t is hold by competent authorities that
the names " Menepin" and "Meuevin." which
appear with irniug variations in tho Isle OF
Man. the Neni Straits. Monmouth. and Nun
stcr. far from ind ,ating nny points OF contact
wiki tbs M-la.ei uf the coast of Fandcra-lre all
ycstiges OF a nou-Arynn people whom the Celts
fouu: in possession both on the Continent and
in the British islrs. There is reason to believe.
however. that bclorc tho true Ctlts arrived in
Britain and. ot course lou. before the Gauiish
coion.sts settled ia Kont. O rounl-heade !. fair
| af,.t. l. Had
the British islands presumably in the bronze
age. That such tribes were known to the
Romans a limits Of no reasonable doubt. They
wore the elder brothers oi the Cots. or in other
words. represented preceding wavo In tho
sequence ~ Aryan migration. Mr.. Elton seems
inclined to group them under the general nalne
Of Gales. who. however. arc subiiydcd into.
first. tair-skinued large-iimbud. and red
haired race represcnted la NortG Britain by tho
people a!terward calaL the Picts or tainted
men, and in the legendary history OF Ireland by
tho Tuatha De Dauann and by tie Crui.hnigh.
II nNmo which was tho Irish equivalent OF the
Latin ic,i: and. second. a iair-sniunrd brown
haired Face OF less Gernanic type. represent
ell ty tho Milcsiaus in the legendary history OF
Ireland. and. after the tourlh century. called
the Scuis. who. As ID well known. sent out colo
nice into tho southwestern t"rt OF north
Britain thence called Scotland. On the other
hand. the Celts who rrsembled the Gauis Of
Kent in their physical appearance. and whom
the latter found dominant In most Of Britain on
their arrival represented the first migration OF
thetrue Cots. aud c0mprehen ,.ei the following
varieties. viz. those whose language slterward
appears as the Coraish. Gnd those whose Ian
guage aftcrward appears rs the Welsh.
Among the Scottish and Irish customs men,
toned by Mr.. Elton. and which cannot easily be
correlated with anything that IL known 10 be of |
Aryan origin. may be cited the rule Of success |
sion to the rictsh crown. /; was the custom in
Plctland. 1t seems. that the Kingdom should |
come from women rather than men. When the |
King died tho crown went to his next brother. |
or in default TO his sisters son. or in event
TO the neares, male relation claiming through |
u female. and on the female side. We havs here |
an instance Of the rules prevailing among the |
savage peoples OF Polynesia. and the ruiest ot |
tho non-Aryan aborig!nes in Asia. that blood |
relationship shall only be traced i'll the female |
line. and that il shall not DO lawful for woman
10 marry within her domestic tribe. There
is. on tho other hand. an abundance OF
evidence that the Aryan nations. long
before the divisions and micratioBs
which brought the Cclts into Europe. had
established the Agnatic system. by which
the family was confined to males and unmar-
ried women descended from Il patriarchal an
cestor. Anon. survlvln. country usage3 in
England which have no apparent connection
with Celtic or Teutonic customs. may be men
toned the modes OF Inheritance known as
borough English. whereby all the tenemens OF
which an ancestor died seized descended not 70
tue eldest. but to the youngest son. There are
also many littla districts in England where an
al alos0us right is extended 10 !emaies. the
youngest daughter. or. as tho case may be.
youngest sister or aunt. being preferred abov,
the other co-heiresses. Many explanations OF
this curiou, custom have been suge ees,ei. Mr..
Elton thinks il a survival Of pre-Aryan usaSes.
and that iust as the old form Of primogeniture.
by which the eldest son got the advantage OF the
fathers house. had come down from the ArYan
race. who thought il right that the eldest son
should take tns lead in the domestic priest
hood. SO the so-ea.ial IUnior-riSht may have
been derived from peoples OF u.:ran stock.
who saw no natural pretaiucnce il the eldest.
II is tie story Of the Celtic peoples who. at tho
time OF C.p=aF's lanuin.. Orcur,iai the interior