Chapter XXIV: Summary (3)

American Indians, their system of nomenclature, pp. 82 _sq._;
their difficulty in pronouncing labials, p. 87;
terms of address among the, p. 89;
ideas of delicacy in married life among certain, p. 152;
shaving and ornamenting the head among certain, p. 167;
unions with negresses rare among the, p. 254;
painting the body among the, p. 264;
obligatory continence among the, p. 483 n. 6;
polygyny among the, p. 492.

Andamanese, pregnancy followed by marriage among the, p. 24 n. 3;
alleged looseness of the marriage tie among the, p. 53;
monogamous, pp. 52, 53, 55, 57, 436, 507;
divorce unknown among the, pp. 57, 517;
fidelity among the, p. 57;
their terms for relations, pp. 90 _sq._;
sexual modesty of the, p. 152 n. 3;
tattooing by instalments among the, p. 178 n. 5;
nakedness of women in a tribe of the, p. 188;
their ideas of modesty, p. 210;
prohibition of consanguineous marriage among the, p. 304;
relationship by alliance a bar to marriage among the, p. 309;
conjugal love among the, p. 358;
do not buy their wives, p. 398;
barter rare among the, pp. 400 _sq._;
excess of female births among the, p. 467;
position of their women, p. 501.

Andree, R., on the circumcision of the Jews, p. 204.

Aneiteum (New Hebrides), term for mother in, p. 86.

Anglo-Saxons, wives deprived of their hair among the, p. 176 n.;
hair cutting an indication of slavery among the, _ib._

Angola, Negroes of, barrenness despised among the, p. 378;
fickleness of their passions, p. 488;
polygyny among the, _ib._;
divorce among the, p. 532 n. 2.
See Quissama.

Animals, lower, the male element brought to the female among
some, p 157;
the males, the seekers among the, pp. 157 _sq._;
struggle of the males for the possession of the females among
the, p. 159;
female choice among the, pp. 159, 222;
hybridism among the, pp. 278-280;
infertility from changed conditions among the, p. 286;
incest among the, p. 334;
in-and-in breeding of domesticated, pp. 335-338, 545.

Annamese, incest among the, p. 292;
bestiality among the, p. 333 n. 4.

Antelopes, small, marriage and paternal care among the, p. 12.

Antilles, marriage restriction for Frenchmen in the, p. 365.

Antiquity, peoples of, kinship through females among several of
the, pp. 103 _sq._

Ants, sterility of the workers among, p. 150.

Apaches, chastity of women among the, p. 66;
lending wives among the, p. 74 n. 1;
polygyny among the, pp. 449, 492, 496;
divorce among the, p. 533 n. 4.

Apalachites, marriage between cousins among the, p. 296.

Apes, anthropomorphous, their marriage due to the long period of
infancy, pp. 21, 537;
not gregarious, pp. 42, 43, 538;
colour of the skin of the, pp. 271, 276;
monogamous, p. 508;
duration of their marriage, p. 517.

Arabia, excess of female births in, p. 468.

Arabs, system of kinship among the, pp. 102, _ib._ n. 4, 110 n. 2;
virginity required from the bride among the, p. 124;
their disapproval of the remarriage of widows, p. 127;
unmarried women almost unknown among the, p. 140 n. 6;
their ideas of modesty, p. 207;
women’s liberty of choice among certain, p. 222;
paternal authority among the, p. 228;
restriction of the paternal authority among the, p. 235;
marriage between cousins among the, pp. 296, 481;
marriage with a half-sister among the, p. 332;
households of the, _ib._;
their viewson consanguineous marriage, pp. 351 _sq._;
love among the, p. 361;
race-prejudice among the, p. 364;
ceremony of capture among the, p. 385;
marriage by capture among the, _ib._ n. 13;
morning gift among the, p. 408;
monogamous as a rule, p. 439 n. 9;
their women get old early, p. 487;
polygyny among the, p. 495 n. 2;
Levirate among the, p. 511 n.;
divorce among the, pp. 525, 535.
See Bedouins, Mecca.

——, ancient, of Arabia Felix, polyandry among the, pp. 454, 458, 481.

—— of Morocco, monogamous as a rule, p. 439 n. 5.

—— of the Sahara, marry early, p. 138;
polygyny among the, p. 449;
their women get old early, p. 487;
divorced women among the, p. 533.

Arabs of Syria, marriage by purchase among the, p. 392 n. 3.

—— of Upper Egypt, test of courage requisite for marriage among
the, p. 18;
female chastity among the, p. 62;
virginity required from the bride among the, p. 123 n. 8;
morning gift among the, p. 410 n. 3;
polygyny and concubinage among the, pp. 449, 496.

Aracan, Hill Tribes of North consider want of chastity a merit in
the bride, p. 81;
no marriage ceremony among the, p. 418.

Araucanians, rank hereditary in the male line among the, p. 99;
ceremony of capture among the, pp. 383 _sq._;
compensation for capture among the, p. 401;
marriage by purchase among the, _ib._ n. 13;
polygyny among the, pp. 444 n. 1, 494.

Arawaks, alleged absence of marriage among the, p. 55;
jealousy of the men among the, pp. 58, 59, 119;
marriage among the, p. 59;
remarriage of widows prohibited for a certain period among
the, pp. 128 _sq._;
female dress among the, p. 190;
early betrothals among the, pp. 213 n. 6, 224 n. 1;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 390 n. 5;
no marriage ceremony among the, p. 417 n. 4;
Levirate among the, p. 510 n. 3.

Arctopitheci, paternal care among the, p. 12.

Arecunas, their custom of enlarging the ear-lobes, p. 166;
tattooing of women among the, p. 181 n. 4.

Areois of Tahiti, jealousy of the, pp. 55, 119;
their dress on public occasions, p. 198.

Arins, paternal care among certain species of, p. 10.

Armenia, religious prostitution in, p. 72;
excess of female births in, p. 467.

Arorae (Kingsmill Group), woman’s liberty of choice in, pp. 217 _sq._

Aru Islands, prohibited degrees in the, p. 302;
obligatory continence in the, p. 483 nn. 1, 2, 6;
divorce in the, p. 523 n. 9.
See Kobroor, Kola.

Aryan peoples, their system of nomenclature, p. 82;
their terms for father and mother, p. 88;
continence required from newly married people among
certain, p. 151.

Aryans, early, kinship through females supposed to have prevailed
among the, p. 104;
widows killed among the, p. 125;
widows forbidden to remarry among the, p. 127;
regarded celibacy as an impiety and a misfortune, p. 141;
_patria potestas_ of the, pp. 230 _sq._;
their desire for offspring, p. 379;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 396;
monogamous as a rule, p. 442;
women in child-bed among the, p. 485.

—— of the North of India, season of love among the, p.33.

Ashantees, early betrothals among the, p. 214;
women’s power of choice among the, p. 220 n. 11;
obligatory continence among the, p. 484 n.;
superstitious ceremonies among the, p. 485;
divorce among the, p. 527 n. 1.

Asia, Russian, kinship through males among the peoples of, p. 102.

Ass, in southern countries, has no definite pairing season, p. 38.

Assamese, the ‘Baisakh Bihu’ festival among the, p. 323;
female jealousy among the, p. 499 n. 6.

Assyrians, tattooing among the, p. 169;
marriage with a half-sister among the, p. 295;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 395;
concubinage among the, pp. 432, 447.

_Ateles paniscus_, lives in families, p. 12.

Athenians, ancient, tale of the institution of marriage among
the, pp. 8 _sq._;
estimation of courtesans among the, p. 81;
prosecution of celibates among the, p. 142;
wives deprived of their hair among the, p. 176 n.;
marriage with a half-sister among the, p. 295;
endogamy of the, p. 367;
dower among the, pp. 405 _sq._;
divorce among the pp. 520, 529.

Atooi (Sandwich Islands), tattooing in, p. 201 n. 4;
curious usage in, p. 205 n. 3.

Augilæ, _jus primae noctis_ among the, p. 72.

Auseans, alleged community of women among the, p. 52.

Australians, occasionally scattered in families in search of
food, p. 48;
alleged group-marriage among the, pp. 54, 56 _sq._;
system of nomenclature among the, p. 56;
no promiscuity among the, pp. 57, 60, 61, 64;
wantonness due to the influence of the whites among the, p. 61;
lending wives among the, pp. 61, 74 n. 1;
system of kinship among the, p. 101;
believe that the child is derived from the father only, p. 106;
jealousy of the men among the, pp. 118, 131;
prostitution of wives among the, p. 131;
celibacy of women almost unknown among the, p. 136;
their women marry early, p. 139;
celibacy caused by polygyny among the, p. 144;
the men marry late among the, _ib._ n. 5;
continence required from newly married people among certain, p. 151;
combats for women among the, pp. 160 _sq._;
their vanity, p. 165;
their custom of knocking out teeth, pp. 167, 174, 202;
paint the body, pp. 168, 176, 181 n. 4;
scar the body, pp. 169, 171, 178 _sq._;
means of attraction among the, p. 173;
nose ornament among certain, pp. 173 _sq._;
tattooing of the young people among the, p. 177;
the men more ornamented than the women among the, p. 183;
their want of modesty, pp. 187 _sq._;
nakedness of the, p. 192;
only unmarried women cover their nakedness among certain, p. 196;
indecent dances among the, p. 198 n. 1;
circumcision among the, pp. 202 _sq._;
no government among the, pp. 203 _sq._;
the ‘terrible rite’ among several, p. 205 n. 5;
ideas of modesty among certain, p. 211;
early betrothals among the, p. 214;
woman’s liberty of choice among the, p. 217;
elopements among the, pp. 217, 223, 583;
independence of sons among the, p. 223;
their ideal of beauty, pp. 257, 263 _sq._;
mongrels among the, pp. 284-287;
exogamy among the, pp. 299, 300, 318, 321 n. 1;
prohibited degrees among the, pp. 300, 318;
infanticide among the, p. 313;
horror of sexual intercourse within the exogamous limits among
the, p. 317;
local exogamy among the, pp. 322, 325;
their hordes, p. 325;
endogamy of certain, pp. 332, 367;
conjugal affection and love among the, pp. 359, 360, 503;
marriage by capture among the, pp. 384, 385, 389;
amicable relations between different tribes among the, p. 389;
marriage by exchange among the, p. 390;
barter formerly unknown among certain, p. 400;
marriage ceremonies among the, p. 418;
monogamous as a rule, p. 440;
proportion between the sexes among the, pp. 461, 462, 467;
their women not prolific, p. 491 n. 1;
female jealousy among the, p. 498;
Levirate among the, p. 510 n. 3.
See Adelaide Plains, Birria, Botany Bay, Carpentarian Gulf,
Darling, Dieyerie, Encounter Bay tribe, Eucla tribe, Gippsland,
Gournditch-mara, Herbert River, Herbert Vale, Kámilarói, Karawalla,
Koombokkaburra, Kurnai, Larrakía tribe, Moncalon, Murray,
Narrinyeri, New Norcia, New South Wales, Pegulloburras, Perth,
Port Essington, Port Jackson, Port Lincoln, Queensland, Riverina,
Torndirrup, Tunberri, Tuna, Victoria, Watchan-dies.

Australians, South, terms of address among the, p. 93;
initiatory rites of manhood among the, p. 199;
polygyny among the, p. 494.

——, West, the family among the, p. 45;
terms of address among the, p. 92;
system of kinship among the, p. 101;
influence of surnames among the, p. 111;
disposal of a girl’s hand among the, p. 215;
mongrels among the, pp. 285, 287;
bigamy among the, p. 450;
excess of men among the, p. 461.

Austria, seasonal increase of births in, p. 32;
civil marriage in, p. 428;
excess of male births among the Jews of, 481 n. 4;
divorce in, p. 526.

Avanos, polyandry among the, pp. 451, 472 n. 3;
excess of men among the, p. 461.

B

Babber, female jealousy in, p. 499 n. 6;
divorce in, p. 523 n. 9.

Babylonians, religious prostitution among the, p. 72;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 395;
marriage portion among the, p. 408.

Bachofen, J. J. , on the promiscuity of primitive man, pp. 51, 78;
on metrocracy, p. 96;
on the maternal system among the primitive Aryans, p. 104 n. 2.

Badagas, marriage not complete till the woman is pregnant among
the, p. 23;
return gift among the, p. 409;
marriage portion among the, pp. 415 n. 2, 534 n. 5;
monogamous, p. 436;
probably endogamous, p. 480;
excess of men among the, _ib._;
divorce among the, pp. 527 n. 1, 532 n. 3, 534 nn. 4 _sq._

Badger, pairing season of the, p. 26 n.;
breeding season of the, p. 35.

Baele, marriage not complete till the birth of a child among
the, pp. 22 _sq._;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 392 n. 3;
inheriting widows among the, p. 513 n. 1.

Bafióte, celibacy due to poverty among the, p. 144 n. 3;
monogamous as a rule, p. 438 n. 8.

Bagele (in Adamáua), _jus primae noctis_ in, pp. 76 _sq._

Baghirmi, fights for women in, p. 161;
incest in, p. 293;
excess of women in, p. 465 n. 4.

Bagobos (Philippines), return gift among the, p. 409;
polygyny among the, p. 496.

Bain, Prof. A., on the feeling of shame, p. 208;
on love, pp. 354, 356, 502;
on sympathy, p. 362 n. 2.

Bakaïri, terms for relationships among the, pp. 86 _sq._

Bakalai, inheriting widows among the, p. 513.

Bakongo, seasonal increase of births among the, p. 31;
horrified at the idea of promiscuous intercourse, pp. 59, 113;
terms for relationships among the, pp. 86, 88 _sq._;
kinship through females among the, p. 113;
celibacy caused by polygyny among the, p. 144;
aversion to consanguineous marriage among the, p. 306;
their weddings, p. 418 n. 12;
divorce among the, p. 522.

Bakundu,
punishment for infanticide in, p. 312.

Ba-kwileh,
chieftainship hereditary in the male line among the, p. 102;
marry early, p. 138;
their women get old early, p. 487.

Baladea. See Duauru language.

Balearic Islands, _jus primae noctis_ in the, p. 73.

Bali, widows killed in, p. 125 n. 8;
compensation for capture in, p. 401.

Balonda, nakedness of the women of, p. 189;
idea of decency in, p. 209.

Bantu race, influence of the surname among certain tribes of
the, p. 111;
prohibition of consanguineous marriage among the, p. 307;
marriage between cousins among the, pp. 307, 481;
want of affection among the, p. 357;
polyandry among certain tribes of the, pp. 452, 481.

Banyai, wives obtained by service among the, p. 390 n. 6;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 393.

Barabinzes, wives obtained by service among the, p. 391 n.

Barea, authority of the maternal uncle among the, p. 40;
inheritance through females among the, p. 112;
circumcision of girls among the, p. 206 n. 1;
marriage with slaves among the, p. 371 n. 8;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 402 n.

Baris, tattooing of the young people among the, p. 177;
nakedness of the men among the, p. 189;
female dress among the, p. 197 n. 5.

Barito district (Borneo), husband’s duties in the, p. 17.

Barolongs, race-endogamy of the, pp. 363 _sq._

Barôze, polygyny in, pp. 434 _sq._

Barter, a comparatively late invention of man, pp. 400, 401, 546.

Bashkirs, marriage by purchase among the, p. 393;
marriage portion among the, p. 410.

Basques, not a pure race, p. 282.

Basra, ideas of modesty at, p. 207.

Bastian, Prof. A., on the promiscuity of primitive man, p. 51;
on the periodical continence required from the husband, p. 484.

Basutos, repudiated wives supported by their former husbands among
the, p. 19;
terms of address among the, p. 91;
authority of the maternal uncle among the, p. 108;
adulterer regarded as a thief among the, p. 130 n. 3;
dress of girls, when dancing, among the, pp. 198 _sq._;
marriage arranged by the father among the, p. 224;
marriage between cousins among the, p. 308;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 390 n. 6;
polygyny among the, pp. 446, 447, 499;
divorce among the, pp. 524, 532;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 532.

Bataks (Sumatra), kinship through males among the, p. 100;
early betrothals among the, p. 214 n. 8;
exogamy among the, p. 302;
prohibited degrees among the, pp. 302 _sq._;
separation formerly not allowed among the, p. 517 n. 5.

Batavia, women get old early in, p. 486.

Bateke, seasonal increase of births among the, p. 31;
system of kinship among the, p. 103;
hold the function of both parents in generation alike
important, p. 105;
celibacy caused by polygyny among the, p. 144;
prohibited degrees among the, pp. 306, 318;
proportion between the sexes at birth among the, p. 479.

Bats, substitute for paternal protection among, p. 21;
their pairing season, p. 25 n. 4.

Batz, endogamy of the people of, p. 344.

Bavaria, age for marriage in, p. 146;
infertility of marriages between Jews and the non-Jewish
population in, p. 288;
mixed marriages in, p. 376.

Bawar, polyandry in, pp. 453, 456, 472 n. 3.

Bazes, authority of the maternal uncle among the, p. 40;
their weddings, p. 418 n. 10;
monogamous as a rule, p. 439 n. 5.

Beauty, typical, ch. xii., pp. 542 _sq._;
individual ideal of, p. 355.

Beaver Indians, race-endogamy of the, p. 363 n. 5;
their women not prolific, p. 491 n.

Bebel, A., on the promiscuity of primitive man, p. 51 n. 2.

Bechuanas,
necessary preliminary to marriage among certain tribes of the, p. 18;
system of kinship among the, p. 103;
circumcision among the, pp. 203, 206 n. 1;
early betrothals among the, p. 214;
exogamous as a rule, pp. 307 _sq._;
symbol of capture among the, p. 384;
their views on marriage by purchase, p. 408 n. 8;
morning gift among the, p. 410 n. 3;
validity of marriage among the, p. 430 n. 1;
monogamous as a rule, pp. 438 _sq._;
polygyny among the, pp. 447 n. 1, 493, 509 n. 1;
their word for son, p. 490 n. 4;
Levirate among the, pp. 511 n., 514 n.
See Barolongs, Basutos.

Bedouins,
remarriage of divorced women prohibited for a certain period among
the, p. 129;
divorce among the, pp. 519, 532 n. 6.
See Aenezes, Ahl el Shemál, Arabs.

—— of Mount Sinai,
marriage not complete till the woman is pregnant among the, p. 22;
forced marriages among the, p. 221;
marriage on credit among the, p. 394 n. 8;
lucky day for marriage among the, p. 424 n. 1.

Beetles, colours of stridulating, p. 247;
‘ornaments’ of many male, pp. 250 _sq._

Belgium, seasonal increase of births in, pp. 31 _sq._;
number of celibates in, p. 145.
See Netherlands.

Bellabollahs (British Columbia), Levirate among the, p. 510 n. 3.

Belt, Mr. T., on the hairlessness of man, p. 276 n. 2.

Beni-Amer, modesty of unmarried women among the, p. 62;
marry early, p. 138;
conjugal affection among the, p. 357;
nobility among the, p. 369;
class-endogamy among the, p. 371;
morning gift among the, p. 410 n. 3;
monogamous as a rule, p. 439;
divorce among the, pp. 527 n. 1, 531 n. 4.

Beni-Mzab, punishment for seduction among the, p. 62;
jealousy of the men among the, p. 120;
monogamous, pp. 435 _sq._;
divorce exceptional among the, p. 521 n. 9.

Benin, Negroes of, jealousy of the men among the, p. 131;
dress of girls among the, p. 192;
circumcision of girls among the, p. 206 n. 1;
barren wives despised among the, p. 378 n. 4;
inheriting widows among the, p. 513.

Berbs of Morocco, monogamous as a rule, p. 439 n. 5.

Berlin, menstruation among the poorer women of, p. 488.

Berner, on the law of Hofacker and Sadler, p. 469.

Bernhöft, Prof. F., on group-marriage, p. 95 n. 1.

Bertillon, Dr., on the prohibition of marriage between
kindred, pp. 326 _sq._

‘Best Man’ at weddings, p. 421.

Bestiality, pp. 280, 281, 333, 543 _sq._

Bétsiléo (Madagascar) female appreciation of manly courage and
skill among the, p. 256.

Bhils, their disapproval of the remarriage of widows, pp. 127 _sq._;
sons betrothed by their parents among the, p. 224 n. 6;
marriage by capture among the, p. 385 n. 12;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 391 n.;
female jealousy among the, p. 499 n. 6.

Bhúiyas, courtship by women among the, p. 158 n. 6.

Bigamy, p. 450.

Bilúchis, Levirate among the, pp. 511 n.

Birds, parental care among, pp. 10, 11, 21;
marriage among, pp. 11, 21;
their pairing season, p. 25;
courtship among, p. 163;
“ornaments” of many male, pp. 241, 250 _sq._;
sexual colours among, pp. 241-245, 248 _sq._;
sexual sounds among, pp. 247-249, 251;
sexual odours among, pp. 248 _sq._;
hybridism among, p. 278;
polyandry almost unheard of among, p. 482;
excess of males among, _ib._;
absorbing passion for one among, p. 502;
generally pair for life, p. 517.
See Galapagos Islands.

Birria (Australia), monogamous, p. 437.

Birth, disproportion between the sexes at, pp. 466-469, 547 _sq._

Births, periodical fluctuation in the number of, pp. 30-37;
illegitimate, pp. 69 _sq._

Bisayans (Philippines), wives obtained by service among
the, p. 391 nn. 1 _sq._;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 402 n. 1.

Bison, Indian, pairing season of the, p. 26 n.

Blackfeet, celibacy rare among the, p. 134;
run-away matches among the, p. 216 n. 10;
their views on infanticide, p. 312;
excess of women among the, p. 461;
obligatory continence among the, p. 483 n. 1;
polygyny among the, p. 500 n. 3.

Blemmyans, Pliny’s description of the, p. 60.

Bodo, rule of inheritance among the, p. 101;
marry early, p. 138;
marriage by capture among the, p. 385 n. 12;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 391 n.;
compensation for capture among the, p. 401;
position of their women, p. 501;
nominal authority of their chiefs, p. 506.

Bogos, circumcision among the, p. 202;
prohibited degrees among the, p. 306.

Bohemians, alleged community of women among the, p. 52;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 397 n. 6;
marriage portion among the, p. 413.

Bokhara, polygyny in, p. 449.

Bonaks (California), their tribal organization due to the
introduction of the horse, p. 49;
marriage by capture among the, p. 383;
no marriage ceremony among the, p. 417;
divorce among the, p. 527.

Bondo, Negroes of, authority of the maternal uncle among the, p. 40;
consanguineous marriage among the, p. 296 n. 1;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 393;
no marriage ceremony among the, p. 418;
divorce among the, pp. 520, 532 n. 3.

Bongos, marry early, p. 138.

Bornabi Islanders, their ideal of beauty, p. 264.

Borneo, tribes of, pregnancy must be followed by marriage among
many, p. 23;
alleged absence of marriage among some, pp. 54 _sq._;
want of modesty among certain, p. 188;
monogamy among, p. 507.
See Barito district, Dyaks, Kyans, Olo Ot, Rejang tribe, Sarawak.

Bornu, wives deprived of all ornaments in, p. 176 n.;
weddings in, p. 418 n. 10.

_Bos americanus_, its substitute for paternal protection, p. 21.

Botany Bay, natives of, scar the body, p. 179;
dress of the girls among the, p. 196.

Botis. See Butias.

Botocudos, husband’s duties among the, p. 16;
the family among the, p. 46;
jealousy of the men among the, p. 119;
their custom of enlarging the ear-lobes, p. 166;
covering used by the, p. 189;
indecent dances among the, p. 198 n. 1;
early betrothals among the, p. 213;
endogamy of the, p. 347;
infertility of their women, _ib._;
polygyny exceptional among the, p. 441 n. 4;
divorce among the, pp. 518, 530, n. 5.

Boudin, Dr., on the effects of consanguineous marriage, pp. 340 _sq._

Brazilian aborigines, isolation of certain, p. 46;
lending wives among the, p. 74 n. 1;
_jus primae noctis_ among certain, pp. 76, 80;
kinship through males among the, p. 99;
marry early, p. 137;
continence required from newly married people among the, p. 151;
incest among the, pp. 292, 333;
endogamous communities among the, pp. 346, 347, 366;
deterioration of certain, pp. 346 _sq._;
class-endogamy among the, p. 370;
marriage by capture among the, p. 383;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 390 n. 5;
marriage portion among the, p. 415 n. 1;
marriage ceremony among some, p. 419;
polygyny among the, pp. 444, 494, 495 n. 2;
proportion between the sexes among the, p. 461;
monogamy among the lowest tribes of the, p. 507;
Levirate among the, pp. 511 nn. 2 _sq._;
divorce, exceptional among certain, p. 521 n. 9.
See Amazons.

Brehm, Dr. A. E. , on the marriage of birds, p. 11.

Breslau,
on the causes which determine the sex of the offspring, p. 469.

British Columbia,
excess of females among half-breed children in, p. 477.

British Columbians and Vancouver Islanders, state of morality among
the, pp. 66 _sq._;
lending wives among certain, pp. 74 _sq._;
remarriage of widows prohibited for a certain period among
the, pp. 128 _sq._;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 392.
See Ahts, Bellabollahs, Haidahs, Nutkas.

Britons, tattooing among the, p. 169;
polyandry among the, pp. 454, 458.

Broca, Dr. P., on the intermixture of races, p. 283;
on the infertility of the connections of Europeans with Australian
women, pp. 284-287.

‘Bruin Menschen,’ excess of female births among the, p. 479.

Bubis (Fernando Po), nakedness of the women among the, p. 189.

Buddhists, their views regarding marriage and celibacy, p. 153;
celibacy of monks among the, _ib._;
short hair a symbol of chastity among the, p. 175 n. 6;
marriage of brother and sister according to legends of the, p. 293;
religious marriage ceremony among, p. 425.

Budduma, marriage by exchange of presents among the, p. 409 n. 9.

Bugis of Celebes, prohibited degrees among the, p. 302;
class-endogamy of the, p. 371 n. 4;
divorce among the, p. 527 n. 1.

—— of Perak, endogamy of the, p. 364.

Bulgarian, terms for father’s father’s brother and father’s
father’s sister in, p. 96.

Bunjogees (Chittagongs Hills), hair-dress of the young men among
the, p. 175.

Burdach, C. F. , on the senses of male animals, pp. 249 _sq._

Buriats, marriage by purchase among the, p. 392 n. 3.

Burmese, husband’s duties among the, p. 17;
celibacy unknown among the, p. 136;
marry early, p. 138;
tattooing by instalments among the, p. 178 n. 5;
women’s liberty of choice among the, p. 219;
incest among the, p. 293;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 402 n. 1;
monogamous as a rule, p. 439 n. 11;
polygyny among the, p. 444;
divorce among the, pp. 521 n. 9, 528, 531 n. 4.

Burton, Sir R. F. ,
on polygyny as causing an excess of female births, p. 470 n. 3.

Buru,
exogamy in, p. 302;
divorce in, p. 523 n. 9.

Buschmann, J. C.  E.,
on names for father and mother, pp. 85 _sq._

Bushmans, devoid of tribal organization, p. 45;
from want of sufficient food, p. 47;
the family among the, pp. 45-47;
alleged to be without marriage, pp. 52 _sq._;
marriage among the, pp. 57 _sq._;
state of morality among the, p. 69;
kinship through males among the, p. 103;
wrestling for women among the, p. 161;
making love among the, p. 163 n. 3;
their want of modesty, p. 189;
female dress among the, pp. 191 _sq._;
early betrothals among the, p. 214;
women’s liberty of choice
among the, p. 221;
women as tall as men among the, p. 260 n. 1;
marriage between cousins among the, pp. 296, 327;
households of the, p. 327;
love among the, p. 358;
endogamy of the, p. 366;
marriage by capture among the, p. 384;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 390 n. 6;
their women become sterile early, p. 487;
divorce among the, p. 531 n.

Bussahir, polyandry in, p. 456.

Butias, looseness of the marriage tie among the, p. 60;
chastity unknown among the, _ib._;
children belong to the father’s clan among the, p. 102;
polyandry among the, p. 452.
See Ladakh.

Butterflies, sexual colours of, p. 244;
variation of colours among, pp. 270 _sq._

C

Cagatai, term for elder sister in, p. 92.

Cahyapos (Matto Grosso), alleged community of women among the, p. 55.

Caindu (Eastern Tibet), lending wives in, p. 75.

Cairo, divorce in, p. 519.

Caishánas, the family among the, p. 46.

Calculation, sexual selection influenced by, pp. 376-382, 546.

Calidonian Indians (Darien), endogamy of the, p. 347;
degeneration of the, _ib._;
polygyny permitted only to chiefs among the, p. 437 n. 10.

California, excess of girls among half-breed children in, pp. 476 _sq._

Californian Indians, have a definite pairing season, p. 28;
lending wives among some, p. 74 n. 1;
chieftainship hereditary in the male line among the, p. 98;
jealousy of the men among the, p. 119;
punishment for adultery among certain, p. 122 n. 3;
widows killed among certain, p. 125;
speedy remarriage of widows prohibited among the, p. 129 n. 3;
prostitution of wives among the, p. 131;
marry early, p. 137;
disputes for women among the, p. 160;
indecent dances among the, p. 198 n. 1;
infanticide almost unknown among certain, pp. 312 _sq._;
race-endogamy of certain, p. 363;
polygyny permitted to chiefs only among certain, p. 437 n. 10;
excess of men among certain, p. 460;
their women get old early, p. 486;
polygyny rare among the, p. 507.
See Achomâwi, Bonaks, Gallinomero, Gualala, Karok, Kinkla, Miwok,
Modok, Nishinam, Patwin, Pomo, Senel, Shastika, Wintun, Yokuts,
Yorok.

Californian Peninsula, aborigines of the, have no equivalent for
the verb ‘to marry,’ p. 53;
polygyny among the, p. 55;
their custom of perforating the ears, p. 174;
nakedness of certain, p. 187;
their women not prolific, p. 491 n.;
polygyny among the, p. 500 n. 2.

Camea, wild, pairing season of the, p. 25 n. 4;
colour and odour of the, p. 248.

Canary, instance of a, with no definite breeding season, p. 38.

Candolle, Prof. A. de, on marriage between persons with different
and with similar colours of the eye, p. 355.

_Canis Azarae_, pairing season of the, p. 26 n.

_Canis Brasiliensis_, marriage and paternal care of the, p. 12.

_Capra pyrenaica_, pairing season of the, p. 26 n.

Carajos, monogamous, p. 435 n. 11.

Caribs, _jus primae noctis_ among the, p. 76;
rules of succession among the, p. 99;
female dress among the, p. 190;
men more decently clothed than women among the, p. 199;
their ideas of modesty, p. 207;
women’s power of choice among the, p. 216 n. 9;
marriage by capture among the, p. 383;
polygyny among the, pp. 448, 500 n. 2;
divorce among the, p. 533 n. 4.

Caroline Islanders, lending wives among the, p. 74 n. 1;
kinship through males among the, p. 100;
prohibited degrees among the, p. 301;
punishment for infanticide among the, p. 313;
marriage by purchase among the, pp. 392 n. 3, 394, 398 _sq._;
polygyny exceptional among the, p. 441 n. 3;
obligatory continence among the, p. 483 n. 6;
myths of the, p. 508 n. 1;
Levirate among the, p. 510 n. 3;
rule of inheritance among the, p. 512 n. 3;
divorce among the, p. 527 n. 1.
See Pelli, Ponapé Yap.

Carpentarian Gulf, Australians south-west of the, excess of women
among the, p. 462.

Cat, wild, pairing season of the, p. 26 n.

Catalanganes (Philippines), divorce exceptional among
the, p. 521 n. 9.

Catamixis, nakedness of the, p. 187.

Cathæi, liberty of choice among the, p. 221.

Catholics, Roman, celibacy of the clergy among, p. 155;
prohibited degrees among, pp. 308 _sq._;
‘spiritual relationship’ among, p. 331;
religious endogamy among, pp. 375 _sq._;
fictitious dowry among, p. 407 n. 7;
dotal right among, p. 412;
marriage a sacrament among, pp. 427 _sq._;
divorce prohibited among, p. 526.

Cayáguas, the family among the, p. 46.

_Cebus Azarae_, lives in families, p. 12.

Celebes, ideas of modesty in, p. 207.
See Bugis, Macassars, Minahassers.

Celibacy, ch. vii., pp. 70, 541.

Celts, paternal authority among the, p. 230.

Central America, the whites decrease in numbers in, p. 269;
marriage restriction for Spaniards in, p. 365;
proportion between the sexes at birth in, p. 477.

——-, ancient inhabitants of, wives obtained by service among
the, p. 394.

——-, Indians of, marry early, p. 137.

——-, Isthmians of, endogamy of the, p. 363;
class-endogamy of the, p. 370.

Ceram, possession of human heads requisite for marriage in, p. 18;
sexual modesty in, p. 152 n. 3;
exogamy in, p. 302;
divorce in,p. 523 n. 9.

_Cervus campestris_, marriage and paternal care of the, p. 12.

Ceylon, kinship through females in, p. 102;
proportion between the sexes in, pp. 463, 472.
See Moors, Sinhalese, Veddahs.

Chaldeans, marriage by purchase among the, p. 395.

Chamba (probably Cochin China), royal privileges in, p. 79.

Chamois, pairing season of the, p. 26 n.

Charruas, husband’s duties among the, p. 15;
celibacy unknown among the, p. 135;
painting of girls among the, p. 176 n. 6;
nakedness of the men among the, p. 187 n. 4;
aversion to incest among the, pp. 318 _sq._;
polygyny among the, p. 497;
divorce exceptional among the, p. 522.

Chastity among lower races, pp. 61-70, 539.
See Virginity.

Chavantes, their custom of pulling out the eyebrows, p. 167;
monogamous, p. 435 n. 11.

Chawanons, coquetry of women among the, p. 200.
See Paraguay.

Chaymas, their custom of blackening the teeth, p. 174;
nakedness of the, p. 187;
ashamed to cover themselves, p. 195;
endogamy of the, pp. 365 _sq._

Cheek-bones, jutting-out, an accompaniment of large jaws, p. 267.

Chelonia, live in pairs, p. 10;
parental care among the, _ib._;
sexual sounds among the, p. 248.

Chenier, on the origin of tattooing, p. 172.

Cheremises, exogamy among the, p. 306;
marriage by capture among the, p. 386 n. 4;
monogamous as a rule, p. 440 n. 2;
divorce exceptional among the, p. 521 n. 9.

Chervin, N., on polygyny, p. 482.

Chibchas, rules of succession among the, pp. 98 _sq._;
their punishment for adultery, p. 122 n. 8;
speedy remarriage of widowers and widows prohibited among
the, p. 129 n. 6;
perforation of the ears by the, p. 174;
religious marriage ceremony among the, p. 424;
polygyny among the, pp. 431, 443.

Chichimecs (Central Mexico), virginity required from the bride
among the, p. 123.

Chickasaws, remarriage of widows prohibited for a certain period
among the, p. 128;
exogamy among the, p. 298.

Child-bed, women in, pp. 483-485, 548.

Children, in case of divorce, pp. 532 _sq._
See Offspring.

Chili, seasonal increase of births in, pp. 32, 38;
excess of female births in, p. 478.

——, Indians of, polygyny among the, p. 448.
See Araucanians.

Chimpanzees, marriage and paternal care among, p. 14;
live generally in pairs, families, or small groups of
families, p. 42;
are more numerous in the season when fruits come to maturity, p. 43.

China, aboriginal tribes of, a husband lives with his father-in-law
till the birth of a child, in one of the, p. 22;
women’s liberty of choice among the, p. 220;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 391 n.;
marriage portion among the, p. 415 n. 3.
See Miao.

Chinese, tale of the institution of marriage among the, p. 8;
the surname influencing the law of inheritance among the, p. 112;
virginity required from the bride among the, p. 124;
widows killed among the, p. 125;
remarriage of widows discouraged among the, p. 127;
celibacy unknown among the, pp. 139 _sq._;
marry early, p. 140;
marriage of the dead among the, _ib._;
celibacy of priests among the, p. 153;
their ideas of decency, pp. 200, 207;
coquetry of women among the, p. 206;
paternal authority and filial obedience among the, p. 227;
parental consent necessary for marriage among the, _ib._;
early betrothals among the, _ib._;
their ideal of female beauty, p. 263;
mongrels among the, p. 283;
exogamy and prohibited degrees among the, pp. 305, 330;
relationship by alliance a bar to marriage among the, p. 309;
clannish feeling among the, p. 330;
want of conjugal affection among the, p. 360;
seclusion of the sexes among the, p. 361;
endogamy of the, p. 364;
class-endogamy of the, p. 372;
their desire for sons, pp. 377, 379, 489;
no trace of marriage by capture among the, p. 387;
marriage by purchase among the, pp. 394 _sq._;
decay of marriage by purchase among the, pp. 404 _sq._;
exchange of presents among the, p. 405;
no marriage portion among the, p. 415 n. 3;
omens among the, p. 424 n. 1;
‘lucky days,’ &c., among the, _ib._;
religious marriage ceremony
among the, p. 425;
concubinage among the, pp. 431, 439, 440, 445, 448 n. 2,
489, 495 n. 2, 498;
monogamous as a rule, p. 439;
excess of women among the, p. 463;
obligatory continence
among the, p. 483 n. 5;
eschew the use of milk, p. 484;
women in child-bed among the, p. 485;
ill-assorted marriages among the, pp. 485 _sq._;
divorce among the, pp. 524, 525, 528;
divorced women among the, p. 533.

Chinooks, their ideal of beauty, p. 257;
marriage by exchange of presents among the, p. 409 n. 9;
polygyny among the, pp. 441 n. 4, 443 n. 5;
superstitious ceremonies among the, p. 485 n. 2;
their women not prolific, p. 491 n.;
divorce exceptional among the, p. 521 n. 9.

Chippewas, virginity required from the bride among the, p. 123;
disposal of a girl’s hand among the, p. 214 n. 14;
liberty of choice among the, pp. 215 _sq._;
incest among the, p. 291 n.;
prohibited degrees among the, pp. 297, 324 _sq._;
live in small bands, p. 325;
conjugal affection among the, p. 359 n. 6;
marriage by exchange of presents among the, p. 409 n. 9;
no marriage ceremony among the, p. 417 n. 4;
their desire for numerous offspring, pp. 489 _sq._;
Levirate among the, p. 511 n. 3;
divorce exceptional among the, p. 521 n. 9.

Chippewyans, celibacy rare among the, p. 134;
marry early, p. 137 n. 7;
men more ornamented than women among the, p. 182;
early betrothals among the, p. 213;
run-away matches among the, p. 216 n. 10;
incest among the, p. 290;
their desire for offspring, p. 376;
no marriage ceremony among the, p. 417 n. 4;
polygyny exceptional among the, p. 441 n. 4;
divorce exceptional among the, p. 521 n. 9.
See Beaver Indians, Copper Indians, Kutchin, Northern Indians,
Tinneh.

Chiriguana, no marriage ceremony among the, p. 417 n. 4;
polygyny permitted only to chiefs among the, p. 437 n. 10.

Chittagong Hill tribes,
alleged absence of marriage among the, p. 55;
monogamous as a rule, p. 59;
punishment for adultery among some of the, p. 122;
women’s liberty of choice among the, p. 219;
love among the, p. 357;
class-endogamy of the, p. 372;
marriage by capture among the, p. 385 n. 12;
most of the, do not buy their wives, p. 398;
social equality among the, p. 506.
See Bunjogees, Chukmas, Khyoungtha, Kukis, Mrús, Tipperahs,
Toungtha.

Choctaws, exogamy among the, p. 298.

Choice, liberty of, ch. ix., pp. 541 _sq._

Christians, religious endogamy of, pp. 374 _sq._

——, early, their disapproval of second marriages, p. 128;
views regarding celibacy among the, pp. 154 _sq._;
religious marriage ceremony among the, p. 427;
indissoluble nature of marriage according to the, pp. 525 _sq._

Chukchi, their terms for father and mother, p. 92;
monogamous as a rule, p. 440 n. 2.
See Tuski.

Chukmas (Chittagong Hills), celibacy almost unknown among the, p. 136;
prohibited degrees among the, p. 303;
compensation for capture among the, p. 401;
omens among the, p. 423;
divorce exceptional among the, p. 521 n. 9.

Chulims, virginity required from the bride among the, p. 124;
ceremony of capture among the, p. 385 n. 15;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 393.

Chuvashes, virginity required from the bride among the, p. 124;
religious marriage ceremony among the, p. 423 n. 7;
divorce exceptional among the, p. 521 n. 9.

Cicero, on intermarriages of _ingenui_ and freedmen, p. 372.

Circassia, horses of, p. 281.

Circassians, marriage not complete till the birth of a child among
the, p. 22;
punishment for unchastity among the, p. 63;
virginity required from the bride among the, p. 124;
exogamy among the, p. 306;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 392 n. 3;
divorce among the, p. 532 n. 3.

Circumcision, pp. 201-206.

Civil marriage, pp. 428 _sq._

‘Classifactory system of relationship,’ pp. 82-96, 328, 329, 539, 544.

Coca, Indians of, nakedness of the, p. 187.

Cochabamba, excess of women in, p. 461.

Cochin-Chinese, their admiration for black teeth, p. 182;
their ideal of beauty, pp. 257 _sq._;
monogamous as a rule, p. 439.
See Chamba.

Coco-Maricopas, monogamous, p. 435.

Coimbatore. See Vellalah caste.

Colour of the skin, pp. 269-271.

Colours, of flowers, pp. 242 _sq._;
sexual, of animals, ch. xi., p. 542.

Colquhoun, Mr. A. R. , on the origin of tattooing, p. 172.

Columbians, early betrothals among the, p. 213;
large households of the, p. 324;
their views on marriage by purchase, p. 402.
See British Columbians, Chinooks, Nez Percés, Oregon, Spokane
Indians, Walla Wallas, Washington.

——, Inland, standard of female excellence among the, p. 381;
divorce among the, pp. 527, 531 n. 4, 533 n. 4.

——, about Puget Sound, prostitution of wives among the, p. 131;
their women not prolific, p. 491 n.

Comanches, lending wives among the, p. 74 n. 1;
their punishment for adultery, p. 122 n. 3;
widows killed among the, p. 125;
marry early, p. 137 n. 7;
men more ornamented than women among the, p. 182;
women’s liberty of choice among the, p. 216 n. 5;
run-away matches among the, p. 216 n. 10;
calculation in marriage selection among the, p. 382;
no marriage ceremony among the, p. 417;
polygyny among the, p. 449 n. 2;
their women not prolific, p. 491 n.

‘Communal marriage.’ See Promiscuity.

Concubinage, pp. 443-447.

Congo, region of the, royal privileges in the, p. 79;
widows killed in the, p. 125;
means of attraction in the, p. 174;
religious marriage ceremony among the Negroes of the, p. 423 n.7;
excess of females among half-breed children in the, pp. 478 _sq._

——, people of the Lower, monogamous as a rule, p. 438.

——, people of the Upper, love among the, p. 358.

‘Consanguine family,’ p. 85.

Continence, periodical, required from the husband, pp. 483-485, 548.

Contrasts, love excited by, pp. 353-355.

Copper Indians, prohibited degrees among the, p. 295.

Copts, circumcision among the, pp. 202, 204 n. 2;
their weddings, p. 418 n. 10;
day for marriage among the, p. 424 n. 1.

Coreans, bachelors disdained among the, p. 140;
celibacy due to poverty among the, p. 144 n. 3;
liberty of choice among the, p. 220;
class-endogamy among the, p. 372;
polygyny among the, p. 431;
ill-assorted marriages among the, pp. 485 _sq._

Coroados, not in a social state, p. 46;
jealousy of the men among the, p. 119;
do not buy their wives (?), p. 398;
polygyny exceptional among the, p. 441 n. 4.

Coropos, do not buy their wives (?), p. 398.

Cossacks, Saporogian, polyandry among the, p. 453.

Country districts in Europe, periodical fluctuation in the number
of births in, p. 38;
celibacy in, pp. 146, 148;
excess of male births in, pp. 471, 476.

Courage and strength, female appreciation of, pp. 255 _sq._

Courtesans, respect paid to, pp. 80, 81, 539.

Courtship, ch. viii. _sq._, p. 541.

‘Couvade, La,’ pp. 106 _sq._

Crampe, on some effects of close interbreeding, pp. 336, 345;
on the proportion between the sexes at birth among horses, p. 480.

Creeks, a woman who is abandoned may destroy her child, among
the, p. 24;
disposal of a girl’s hand among the, pp. 40 _sq._;
kinship through females among the, p. 107;
jealousy of the men among the, p. 119;
their punishment for adultery, p. 122;
widows forbidden to speak with any man for a certain period among
the, p. 128;
women’s liberty of choice among the, p. 216;
exogamy among the, p. 298;
large households of the, p. 324;
love among the, p. 358 n. 2;
their desire for offspring, pp. 378 _sq._;
marriage portion among the, p. 414 n. 4;
no marriage ceremony among the, p. 417 n. 4;
excess of women among the, p. 460;
divorce among the, p. 518.

Crees, lending wives among the, p. 74 n. 1;
jealousy of the men among the, p. 118;
their punishment for adultery, p. 122 n. 8;
widows killed among the, p. 125;
prostitution of wives among the, p. 131;
celibacy rare among the, p. 134;
women less desirous of decorating themselves than of decorating
the men among the, p. 184;
run-away matches among the, p. 216 n. 10;
infanticide rare among the, p. 312;
their desire for offspring, p. 376;
polygyny among the, pp. 443, 500 n. 2;
female jealousy among the, p. 499 n. 6;
Levirate among the, p. 511 n. 3.

Crickets, colours of, p. 247.

Croatians, marriage arranged by the parents among the, p. 235;
marriage ceremony among the, p. 421.

Crocodiles, maternal care among, p. 10;
sexual odours of, pp. 246, 248 _sq._

Crows, polygyny among the, p. 500 n. 3.

Cunningham, Lieut. J. D. , on polyandry, p. 474.

Curetús, nakedness of women among the, p. 187 n. 5;
monogamous, p. 435 n. 11.

Cyprus, religious prostitution in, p. 72.

D

Dacotahs, terms for relationships among the, p. 87;
chieftainship hereditary in the male line among the, p. 98;
speedy remarriage of widowers and widows prohibited among
the, p. 129 n. 2, 6;
celibacy scarcely known among the, pp. 134 _sq._;
marry early, p. 137 n. 7;
means of attraction among the, p. 173;
run-away matches among the, p. 216;
infanticide rare among the, p. 312;
conjugal affection among the, p. 360;
morning gift among the, p. 410;
mortality of children among the, p. 491 n. 4;
polygyny among the, p. 497;
divorce among the, p. 533 n. 1.
See Naudowessies.

Dahl, Dr. L., on the effects of consanguineous marriage, p. 343.

Dahomans, punishment for seduction among the, p. 62;
royal privileges among the, pp. 78 _sq._;
jealousy of the men among the, p. 120;
marriage ceremony among the, p. 421;
polygyny among the, P. 494.

Damaras, system of kinship among the, p. 103;
their mutilations of the teeth, pp. 167, 174;
circumcision among the, p. 203;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 393;
polygyny among the, p. 446;
polyandry among the, pp. 451, 452, 504 n. 1;
their women get old early, p. 487;
divorce among the, p. 526 n. 7.

Danes in England, p. 529.

Darien, ancient, widows killed in, p. 125.

Darling river, natives of the, conjugal affection among the, p. 359.

Darwin, Mr. Charles, on the sociability of the progenitors of
man, p. 42;
on the progress of mankind, pp. 49 _sq._;
on promiscuous intercourse, p. 117;
on the courtship of animals, pp. 157-159, 163;
on the plain appearance of savage women, p. 183 n. 5;
on individual inclinations among domesticated quadrupeds, p. 185;
on female choice, pp. 222, 253, 255, ch. xi.;
on sexual selection among animals, ch. xi.;
on the racial standard of beauty, p. 261 n. 2;
on the connection between love and beauty, pp. 274 _sq._;
on the origin of the human races, pp. 275, 276, 543;
on the hairlessness of the human body, p. 276;
on the crossing of species, pp. 279 _sq._;
on the infertility of hybrids, pp. 279, 280 n. 1;
on infertility from changed conditions of life, p. 286;
on female infanticide among primitive men, p. 313;
on savage observation of the injurious results of consanguineous
marriage, p. 318 n. 1;
on the effects of cross- and self-fertilization of plants,
pp. 335, 337, 338, 345.

Darwin, Prof. G. H. , on marriage between first cousins,
pp. 341, 342, 346.

Delaunay, M., on personal beauty, p. 261 n. 3.

Denmark, age for marriage among men in, p. 146;
consanguineous marriages in, pp. 342-345;
isolated communities in, p. 344;
divorce in, p. 526.

Deutsch, Platt, term for female cousin and niece in, p. 96.

Devay, F., on the effects of consanguineous marriage, pp. 340 _sq._

Dhimáls, rule of inheritance among the, p. 101;
marry early, p. 138;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 391 n.;
position of their women, p. 501;
nominal authority of their chiefs, p. 506.

Dieyerie (Australia), system of kinship among the, p. 101;
their custom of knocking out teeth, p. 169 _sq._;
tradition of the origin of exogamy among the, pp. 350 _sq._

Dinka, nakedness of the men among the, p. 189.

Divorce, ch. xxiii., pp. 107, 108, 549.

Djidda, sexual morality at, p. 364.

Djour tribes, on the White Nile, marry early, p. 138.

Dogs, male, inclined towards strange females, p. 334 n. 1;
in-and-in breeding of, p. 336.

Dongolowees, female appreciation of manly courage among the, p. 256.

Dophlas, polyandry among the, p. 452;
polygyny among the, P. 455.

Dorey, Papuans of, female chastity among the, p. 64;
nakedness of the girls among the, p. 197 n. 4;
marriage by exchange of presents among the, p. 409 n. 9;
monogamous, p. 437.

Dormouse, pairing season of the, pp. 26 _sq._

Draco, brilliant colours in the genus, p. 245.

Dragon-flies, sexual colours of, p. 245.

Dress, ch. ix., p. 541.

Drummond’s Islanders (Kingsmill Group), their want of
modesty, p. 188 n. 8.

Duallas, divorce among the, p. 530 n. 7.

Duauru language of Baladea, term for father in the, p. 86.

Duboc, Dr. J., on love, p. 356 n. 2.

Ducks, want of paternal care among, p. 11.

Duesing, Dr. C., on the causes which determine the sex of the
offspring, pp. 470, 471, 476.

Duke of York Group, nakedness of men in the, p. 188 n. 9.

Dutch, term for nephew, grandson, and cousin in, p. 96.

Dwarfs, abnormal constitution of, p. 266.

Dyaks (Borneo), possession of human heads requisite for marriage
among the, p. 18;
tattooing of young people among the, p. 177;
tattooing of women among the, p. 179;
women’s liberty of choice among the, p. 218;
female appreciation of manly courage among the, p. 255;
prohibited degrees among certain, p. 295;
endogamy of the, p. 367;
their desire for offspring, p. 377 n. 6;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 391 n. 1;
marriage rites among the, pp. 421 _sq._;
their women get old early, p. 486;
their women not prolific, p. 491 n. 1;
authority of their women, p. 501;
divorce among the, pp. 518, 519, 526 n. 7, 531, 533.

Dyaks on the Batang Lupar, unrestrained sexual intercourse, but no
promiscuity among the, p. 71.

——, Land, seclusion of the sexes among the, p. 63;
celibacy unknown among the, p. 136;
prohibited degrees among the, p. 302;
monogamous, p. 437;
nominal authority of their chiefs, p. 506.

—— of Lundu, endogamy of the, p. 348;
infertility of their women, _ib._

——, Sea, prohibited degrees among the, pp. 301 _sq._;
conjugal love among the, p. 358;
class-endogamy of the, p. 371 n. 4;
monogamous, p. 437 n. 1;
jealousy of the, p. 498;
divorce among the, p. 531 n. See Sibuyaus.

—— of Sidin, lending wives among the, p. 74 n. 1.

E

East, unmarried women very rare in the, p. 140;
wives profitable to their husbands in the, p. 147;
desire for offspring in the, p. 489;
polygyny in the, pp. 489, 496, 498, 519;
divorce in the, p. 519.

Easter Islanders, their custom of enlarging the ear-lobes, p. 166;
tattooing among the, pp. 169, 181;
excess of men among the, p. 462.

Edeeyahs (Fernando Po), first wife obtained by service among the,
p. 446.

Efatese (New Hebrides), their term for father, &c., p. 87;
kinship through females among the, p. 108;
denomination of children among the, _ib._ n. 4;
consider sexual intercourse unclean, p. 151;
exogamy among the, pp. 301, 325;
their clans, p. 325;
their nomenclature, _ib._

Egbas, their women not prolific, p. 491 n. 1;
inheriting widows among the, p. 513 n. 1.

Egmont Island. See Santa Cruz.

Egypt. See Arabs of Upper Egypt.

Egyptians, ancient, tale of the institution of marriage among
the, p. 8;
believed that a child descended chiefly from the father, p. 106;
their punishment for adultery, p. 122 n. 4;
paternal authority and filial duties among the, p. 229;
incest among the, pp. 294, 339;
religious marriage ceremony among the, p. 425;
polygyny among the, pp. 432, 442, 447;
monogamy of their priests, p. 432;
Levirate among the, p. 511 n.

——, modern, celibacy disreputable among the, p. 140;
tattooing of women among the, p. 181 n. 4;
ideas of modesty among the, p. 207;
their ideal of beauty, p. 262;
use of children among the, p. 380;
lucky day for marriage among the, p. 424 n. 1;
unlucky period for marriage among the, _ib._;
polygyny among the, pp. 449, _ib._ n. 5, 488, 489, 498 _sq._;
their women get old early, p. 487;
fickleness of their passions, p. 488;
their desire for offspring, p. 489;
divorce among the, pp. 519 _sq._

Eimeo (Society Islands), tattooing in, pp. 177 n. 12, 178 n. 5.

Elephants, substitute for paternal protection among, p. 21;
have no definite pairing season, p. 27.

Elk, pairing season of the, p. 26 n.

Ellice Islands. See Hudson’s Islanders, Humphrey’s Islanders,
Mitchell’s Group, Vaitupu.

Elopement, marriage by, p. 223.

Encounter Bay tribe (Australia), paternal duties among the, p. 16;
scattered in search of food, p. 48;
means of attraction among the, p. 173;
mongrels among the, p. 287.

Endogamy, pp. 332, 343, 344, 346-350, 363-368, 373, 374, 546;
class- and caste-, pp. 370-373, 546.

Engels, F., on the promiscuity of primitive man, p. 50 n. 1.