The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
WHERE WOMEN ARE DEsPIsED
Attitude Of Men Of savage Tribes
witches of the AncIents.

witches Of the AncIents.
Woman among savage peoples as was
the case with the ancients. is held with
hut few exceptions In great contempt
and in several cases even in horror
Among the Dyaks of northwest Borneo
young men are prohibited from eating
game. which IL especially meant a. food
for women and old men. for fear Of rem
dering them deer hearted.
Boys % the wirlijuri tribe must not
play with girls; and should any one ~
the Imahas do 50 he would he scoffed AZ
Among the Slmoyeds the Astyaks and
other Shamanistic populations woman
Is regarded a. contaminated. 50 much
80 that men avoid touching anything
belon ging to her.
Women. therefore. have got their own
crockery and utensils and cannot 60
beyond the corner ~ the tent allotted -
them They are not allowed to walk
where men resort IN. nor even are they
permitted To approach the fire. Should
\ man ha compelled Ia make Use ~ n
woman's utensil he will take good care
to free himself from Impurity. by fImiga-
ton.
Likewise when woman has gwen
the pitch IN the tent. says IN. North imcri-
ran RericT. she must first fimig.ta II
before man vouChslfes to MAX" hiS an
trance In the South Sea Islands no
woman il permitted Ia tlmper with tn"
food set apart for men or kept in store for
the gods.
Among some Brazilian tribes IL ~ he
ieved that the presence ~ woman vii |
hinder win" from f"rmeuting In y SkA
hlva should woman happen 10 touch nr
sit near All object put under taboo and
rendered sacred and inviolahle because
~ its contact with man ~ cannot he
further made us., II. and she has T. pay
the penalty with h"r life.
Ia Tahiti women must respect the places
reSnrted ~ by men a. well "a their fishing
tackle and weapons The head ~ the
husband ar father is consider-d d-hlad
10y contact with woman. nor ~ ~ lawful
for a wife or sister IN meddle with any
object or implement ts1booed 10y a chief
The Burmese consider " disreputabla 20
have woman living overhead. and tn
avoid such a disgrace they build only
one STORED houses The walls II the
Maoris' dwellings are taboo'-l, no man
will lean against them.
Among the Kafas Of Past Africa tho
woman Is locked mp within the interior
part IL the building her husband occupy
ing the remainder She is strictly pro-
hihitrd from going ont of doors. every
infrin cement being liable To three years
impriSOnment 4 BakaTi oman on he
ing asked her name answered on'y. Il
am a woman None Of the Samoyedean
Corcan or AhIpone WomAnkind II endowed
with name. such Was the case al-o
with the ancient Romans These in
stances can a. we'll 10 compared with
those which exclude women from pos
seS~ing a soul
Woman u consequently often doniah
admittAncs into the temples. "a i- IN.
case with the Arabs ~ Mecca According
To several theologiAns woman has no
room whatever in paradise The same
opinion Is prevalent among the Hswaiians
should a Hindu woman touch an image.
the validity Of it, divinity being thereby
destroyed il is cast away az unfit FOR
further use Among the Fiji islanders
dogS are excluded from some ample,
Women ar. deharred from ~
In the Marqucsas Islands should a
woman venture to enter templ" white
divine service il being h-ld or even walk
under TN. shadow 81 its trees she would
he forthwith put 20 death Exclusion
~ the fair s>N extends even To dancing
parties. festivals. entertainments and
hanau.ts In many Cases only folks
~ one sex make M dance. the intrusion
If the other being punishable with death
This separation ~ the two sexes il ad-
hersd Ia by Gr.cnlanders even in fune raj
ceremoniss.
believe that mans curse brings on no
consequences. whereas that 81 woman -
always baneful Women. saw tn" PiSh-
awar people. are all witches. for several
reasons they may not exert their inhorn
powers 80 likewise women are all re-
garded as witches in Gangpur IN Taos
In PanaecIr should three or four deaths
follow in succession the village women
are sure Ia fall under suspicion and
special means are therefore employed 90
hunt out the cIlprit
In the Slave Coast hy-terical women are
believed to lie Possessed with spirits.
and such as are destined to religious
offices hold full sway over their husbands.
who have TO serve and pay homage to
them The Fuegians celebrate an annual
festival in commemoration OF man 5
liberation from pettiCoat government
for woman had got the upper hand and
welded the sreptre on account Of her
exclusive possession 81 the secrets Cf
sorcery
Bodin calculates that witches stand in
proportion To wizards ~ fifty 60 one II il
well known fact that the Temple ~
Apollo at Delphi. under the care and
management 81 women. a. well an that oi
Delos ~ Patara or !frsinoe, % Tenedos
and 81 Pyrrha. Were superintended ny
priests These women were convul-
sionaries or mysteries.
The prophetic function of delivering
the AnaWers NJ the godS 10 S'ich a. came "a