Chapter XXIV: Summary (4)

England, spring-customs in, p. 30;
age for marriage in, p. 146;
average age of bachelors and spinsters who marry, in, _ib._;
women’s liberty of choice in, during early Middle Ages, p. 236;
parental restraints upon marriage in, p. 239;
deaf-mutes in, p. 341;
marriages between first cousins in, pp. 341, 342, 346, 481 n. 3;
aristocracy of, p. 368;
class-endogamy in, p. 373;
traces of marriage by purchase in, pp. 396 _sq._;
marriage by purchase in, p. 404;
civil marriage in, p. 428;
divorce in, p. 529.

English, term for granddaughter in Shakespeare’s time in, p. 96.

Ermland (Prussia), marriage ceremony in, p. 419.

Eskimo, lending wives among the, pp. 74 n. 1, 75;
their system of nomenclature, p. 84;
their terms for relationships, p. 93;
celibates disdained among the, p. 136 n. 10;
nose-ornament among the, pp. 173 _sq._;
tattooing of girls among the, p. 177;
their clothing, pp. 186 _sq._;
want of modesty among the, p. 210;
early betrothals among the, p. 213;
relationship by alliance a bar to marriage among the, p. 309;
love among the, p. 360;
barren wives despised among the, p. 378 n. 4;
marriage with old women among the, p. 381;
morning gift among the, p. 410;
no marriage ceremony among the, p. 417;
polygyny among the, pp. 441 n. 4, 443 n. 5, 450, 482;
polyandry among certain, pp. 451, 472 n. 3;
excess of women among certain, pp. 460, 465, 482;
mortality among the, p. 465;
their women not prolific, p. 491 n.;
Levirate among the, p. 511 n. 3;
a passionless race, p. 515;
a rather advanced race, p. 516.
See Greenlanders, Togiagamutes.

——, Eastern, women adopting masculine manners among the, p. 134 n. 2.

—— of Etah, their want of modesty, p. 210.

—— at Igloolik, speedy remarriage of widowers and widows prohibited
among the, p. 129 nn. 3, 6;
marriage between cousins among the, p. 296;
affection among the, p. 359;
female jealousy among the, p. 499 n. 6.

Eskimo, Kinipetu, _jus primae noctis_ among the, p. 76.

—— of Newfoundland, affection among the, p. 357.

—— of Norton Sound, affection among the, p. 357.

—— at Prince Regent’s Bay, polygyny among the, pp. 488 _sq._

——, Western, infanticide unknown among the, p. 312;
excess of men among the, pp. 460, 473;
divorce among the, p. 530 n. 7.

Essenes, celibacy of the, p. 154;
desire for offspring among an order of the, p. 379.

Esthonians, spring-customs among the, p. 30;
their term for grandfather, p. 92;
marriage by capture among the, p.386;
marriage ceremony among the, p. 419;
period for marriage among the, p. 424 n. 1.

Eucla tribe (Australia), scar the body, p. 179;
monogamous, P. 437.

Eurasians, p. 283.

Europe, spring customs in certain countries of, p. 30;
illegitimate births in towns and in country districts in, p. 69;
prostitution in, pp. 69 _sq._;
illegitimate births in, p. 70;
celibacy in, pp. 70, 145-149, 541;
numerical proportion between the sexes in, pp. 146, 147, 464;
vanity of women in, p. 185;
ear-ring worn in, p. 186;
differences in the standard of beauty in, p. 258;
difference in stature between the sexes in, p. 260;
no pure races in, p. 282;
marriage between cousins in, p. 296;
usefulness of children among the uneducated classes of, p. 380;
morning gift in, p. 407;
marriage portion in, pp. 412, 413, 416;
marriage ceremonies in, p. 421;
polygyny in, p. 434;
mortality in, p. 465;
excess of male births in, pp. 469, 481 n. 4;
monogamy in, p. 502;
divorce in, pp. 529, 530, 536.
See Middle Ages.

Europe, ancient inhabitants of, their decorations, p. 165.

——, Eastern, ‘spiritual relationship’ in, p. 331.

Europeans, almost incapable of forming colonies in the tropics,
pp. 268 _sq._;
change of complexion of, in the tropics, pp. 269 _sq._

Exogamy, ch. xiv. _sq._, pp. 544-546;
local, pp. 321-323, 544.

F

Fallow deer, p. 281.

Family, ch. i., iii.

Faroe Islands, sheep of the, p. 281.

Fashions, pp. 274 _sq._

Fatherhood, recognition of, pp. 105-107.

Fathers of the Church, opinions about celibacy held by many of
the, pp. 154 _sq._

Fecundity, female, appreciation of, p. 378.

Felkin, Dr. R. W. , on acclimatization, p. 268;
on the causes which determine the sex of the offspring, p. 479.

Ferghana, Mohammedans of, their ideas of decency, p. 209.

Fernando Po, the adulterer punished as a thief in, p. 130 n. 4.
See Bubis, Edeeyahs.

Fick, on the influence of muscles on the form of the bones, p. 268.

Fida, Negroes of, royal privileges among the, p. 79;
jealousy of the men among the, p. 120;
their desire for offspring, p. 377;
polygyny among the, p. 490;
inheriting widows among the, p. 513 n. 1.

Fighting, for females, pp. 159-163, 541;
by women, for the possession of men, p. 164.

Fijians, chastity of the, p. 64;
rank and property hereditary in the male line among the, p. 99;
widows killed among the, pp. 125 _sq._;
their opinions as regards celibacy, p. 137;
their ideas of delicacy in married life, pp. 151 _sq._;
combats for women among the, p. 161;
their appreciation of vermilion, p. 168;
tattooing among the, pp. 169, 170, 177 n. 12, 184, 201 n. 4;
means of attraction among the, p. 173;
position of women among the, p. 184;
female dress among the, pp. 190, 197;
their ideas of modesty, pp. 209-211;
early betrothals among the, p. 214 n. 8;
disposal of a girl’s hand among the, p. 215 n.;
women’s liberty of choice among the, p. 218 n. 5;
their ideal of beauty, p. 262;
local exogamy among the, p. 323;
conjugal love among the, p. 359;
marriage by capture among the, p. 385;
marriage by purchase among the, pp. 394, 399 n. 7;
religious marriage ceremonies among the, p. 422;
polygyny among the, pp. 435, 441 n. 3, 496 n. 1;
obligatory continence among the, pp. 483 n. 6, 484;
female jealousy among the, p. 497;
rule of inheritance among the, p. 512 n. 3.

Finland, ceremony of capture in, p. 386;
ceremony of purchase in, p. 396.

Finnish, term for father in, pp. 86, 91 _sq._;
term for grandmother in, p. 92.

Finnish peoples, marriage by purchase among the, p. 402 n. 1.

——, East, marriage by purchase among the, p. 396.

Finns, ancient, devoid of tribal organization from want of
sufficient food, p. 47;
state of morality among the, p. 69;
appreciation of manly courage among the, p. 255;
horror of incest among the, pp. 291 _sq._;
consanguineous marriage avoided among the, p. 306;
marriage by capture among the, p. 386;
marriage by purchase among the, pp. 395 _sq._;
decay of marriage by purchase among the, p. 404;
traces of polygyny among the, p. 434.

Finschhafen, Papuans of, celibacy rare among the, p. 136 n. 5;
sexual modesty of the, p. 152 n. 3.

Fishes, want of parental care among, pp. 10, 21;
colours of, p. 245;
sexual sounds of, p. 247;
‘ornaments’ of some male, pp. 250 _sq._;
hybridism scarcely known among, p. 278.

Fiske, Mr. J., on the long period of infancy of man, p. 21 n. 5;
on promiscuity of primitive man, p. 51 n. 2.

Fison, Rev. L., on group-marriage among the Australians,
pp. 54, 56 _sq._;
on women as food-providers among savages, p. 222;
on female infanticide among savages, p. 313.

Flemish, term for female cousin and niece in, p. 96.

_Florisuga mellivora_, males of, displaying their charms, p. 251 n. 2.

Forel, Prof. A., on the sterility of the workers among ants, p. 150.

Forster, G., on different ideas of modesty, p. 206;
on female beauty in hot countries, p. 488 n. 2.

Fowls, in-and-in breeding of, p. 336.

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

France, periodical fluctuation in the number of births in, p. 32;
illegitimate births in, p. 69;
_jus primae noctis_ during the Middle Ages in certain parts
of, p. 77;
number of people who die single, in, p. 146;
average age of bachelors and spinsters who marry, in, _ib._;
women’s liberty of choice in, during early Middle Ages, p. 236;
parental restraints upon marriage in, pp. 236 n. 8, 238 _sq._;
slow decline of the paternal authority in, pp. 237 _sq._;
mixture of race in, p. 282;
prohibited degrees in, p. 296;
deaf-mutes in, p. 341;
consanguineous marriages in, p. 342;
endogamous communities in, p. 344;
aristocracy of, p. 368;
class-endogamy in, p. 373;
marriage portion in, p. 416;
civil marriage in, p. 428;
divorce in, p. 526.

Frazer, Mr. J. G. , on the origin of tattooing, &c., pp. 170 _sq._

Frogs, sexual sounds of, pp. 247, 249;
colours of, p. 248.

Fuegians, husband’s duties among the, p. 15;
marriage not regarded as complete till the birth of a child
among the, p. 22;
devoid of tribal organization, p. 44;
from want of sufficient food, p. 47;
the family among the, pp. 44, 45, 47;
alleged promiscuity among the, p. 54;
no promiscuity among the, p. 58;
terms of address among the, p. 94;
consider the maternal tie more important than the paternal, p. 105;
jealousy of the men among the, pp. 117 _sq._;
marry early, pp. 137 _sq._;
their vanity, p. 165;
their custom of pulling out the eyebrows, p. 167;
men more desirous of ornaments than women among the, p. 184;
their clothing, p. 186;
their want of modesty, p. 187;
nakedness of the, pp. 193, 197 n. 4;
women’s liberty of choice among the, p. 216;
mongrels among the, p. 283;
polygyny among the, pp. 315, 442;
conjugal affection among the, p. 359;
marriage with old women among the, p. 381;
marriage by capture among the, p. 384;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 390 n. 5;
barter formerly unknown among the, p. 400;
marriage portion among the, p. 415 n. 1;
no marriage ceremony among the, p. 417 n. 4;
prolificness of their women, p. 490 n. 6;
mortality of children among the, p. 491 n. 4;
female jealousy among the, p. 497. See Yahgans.

Fulah, rules of succession among the, p. 102;
the adulterer punished as a thief among the, p. 130 n. 4;
their women become sterile early, p. 487.

Fulfúlde language, terms for uncles in the, p. 91.

Fustel de Coulanges, Prof. N. D. , on the _patria potestas_ of
the primitive Aryans, p. 230 n. 5.

G

Gaddanes (Philippines), courtship restricted to a certain season
among the, p. 28.

Galactophagi, alleged community of women among the, p. 52;
terms of address among the, p. 92.

Galapagos Islands, birds of, have no definite breeding season,
p. 27 n. 6.

Galchas, monogamous as a rule, p. 440 n. 2.

Galega, excess of men in, p. 464.

Galela, local exogamy among the, p. 323;
monogamous, p. 436 n. 12;
divorce among the, pp. 527 n. 1, 531.

Galibi language (Brazil), term for young brother and son in the,
p. 93.

Gallas, necessary preliminary to marriage among the, p. 18;
Levirate among the, p. 511 n.

Gallinaceæ, marriage among, p. 11;
sexual colours of the, p. 245 n. 3;
hybridism among, p. 278.

Gallinomero (California), divorce among the, p. 533 n. 4.

Galton, Mr. F., on consanguineous marriage, p. 339;
on marriage selection, p. 355.

Gambier Islanders, tattooing among the, pp. 177 n. 12, 180;
their women indifferent to ornaments, p. 184.

Ganges, valleys of the, religious prostitution in the, p. 72.

Garamantians of Ethiopia, alleged community of women among the,
pp. 52, 59, 60.

Garenganze, divorce among the, p. 528.

Garhwal Hills, polygyny and excess of women among the people of
the, p. 473.

Garos, courtship by women among the, p. 158;
covering used by the, p. 191;
exogamy among the, p. 303;
consanguineous marriages among their chiefs, p. 348;
degeneration of their chiefs, _ib._;
religious marriage ceremony among the, p. 423;
their women get old early, p. 486;
divorce among the, p. 522.

Gauls, women as tall as men among the, p. 260 n. 1.
See Sena.

Gazelles, marriage and paternal care among, p. 12.

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I., on the racial standard of beauty,
p. 261 n. 2;
on dwarfs and giants, p. 266;
on the infertility of hybrids, p. 279.

Georgia, mountaineers of, position of the maternal uncle among
the, p. 40.

Georgian, term for father in, p. 86.

Gerland, Prof. G., on tattooing, p. 171;
on the racial standard of beauty, p. 261 n. 2.

German, terms for parents in, p. 92.

Germans, ancient, their chastity, p. 69;
system of kinship among the, p. 104;
virginity required from the bride among the, p. 124;
age for marriage among the, p. 143;
celibacy almost unknown among the, _ib._;
prohibited degrees among the, pp. 293, 328;
households of the, p. 328;
endogamy of the, p. 365;
barren wives despised among the, p. 378 n. 4;
exchange of presents among the, p. 406;
period for marriage among the, p. 424 n. 1;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 429;
legitimacy of marriage among the, _ib._;
polygyny among the, pp. 433, 442;
monogamous, p. 442;
divorce among the, p. 521.
See Teutons.

Germany, spring-customs in, p. 30;
periodical fluctuation in the number of births in, pp. 31-34;
liberty of choice in, during the Middle Ages, p. 237;
parental restraints upon marriage in, p. 239;
class-endogamy in, pp. 372 _sq._;
foreigners in, during the Middle Ages, p. 374;
folk-lore in, on childless marriages, p. 378;
traces of marriage by purchase in, pp. 396 _sq._;
morning gift in, p. 407 n. 6;
marriage portion in, p. 416 n. 3;
civil marriage in, p. 428;
polygyny in, p. 434.

Ghost moth, sexual colours of the, pp. 244 _sq._

Giants, abnormal constitution of, p. 266.

Gilyaks, celibates disdained among the, p. 136 n. 10;
sons betrothed in infancy among the, p. 224 n. 1;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 392 n. 2.

——, Smerenkur, polyandry among the, p. 453.

Ginoulhiac, Ch., on the morning gift, p. 407 n. 8.

Gippsland, aborigines of, plain appearance of women among the, p. 185;
women food-providers among the, p. 222.

Giraffe, sexual sounds of the, p. 247.

Giraud-Teulon, Prof. A., on the place of the maternal uncle in
the primitive family, p. 39;
on the promiscuity of primitive man, pp. 51, 78, 133;
on the estimation of courtesans, p. 80;
on the maternal system among the ancient Aryans, p. 104 n. 2;
on want of jealousy among savages, p. 117.

Goa, religious prostitution at, p. 72.

Goajiro Indians, authority of the maternal uncle among the, p. 40.

Goat, he-, has no definite pairing season, p. 38.

Godron, D. A. , on tribal physiognomy among savages, p. 265;
on the colour of the skin, p. 269;
on the fertility of mongrels, p. 284.

Goehlert, Dr. V., on the causes which determine the sex of the
offspring, p. 469;
on the proportion between the sexes at birth among horses, p. 476.

Gold Coast, Negroes of the, system of kinship among the, p. 102;
celibacy very rare among the, p. 135;
their custom of purchasing wives does not cause celibacy among
the poor, p. 145 n. 3;
early betrothals among the, p. 214;
woman’s power of choice among the, p. 220 n. 11;
love among the, p. 357;
excess of women among the, p. 464;
polygyny among the, p. 492.
See Accra.

Gonds, rule of inheritance among the, p. 101;
their punishment for adultery, p. 122 n. 4;
tattooing of the young people among the, p. 177;
marriage between cousins among the, p. 297;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 391 n.;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 402 n. 1;
marriage ceremonies among the, pp. 420, 422;
omens among the, pp. 423 n. 10, 424 n. 1;
monogamous as a rule, p. 439 n. 11;
polygyny rare among the, p. 493;
Levirate among the, p. 511 n. 3.

Gorillas, marriage and paternal care among, pp. 13 _sq._;
their pairing season, p. 27;
live generally in pairs or families, p. 42;
chiefly monogamous, p. 508;
duration of their marriage, p. 535.

Gournditch-mara (Australia), the family among the, p. 45;
kinship through males among the, p. 101;
marriage of captured women among the, p. 316 n. 2.

Gowane (Kordofan), their desire for offspring, p. 379 n. 1.

Goyaz, excess of women in, p. 478.

Grasshoppers, colours of, p. 247.

Gratz, illegitimate births in, p. 69.

Great Britain, endogamous communities in, pp. 344 _sq._

Greece, periodical fluctuation in the number of births in, p. 32;
mixed marriages in, p. 375;
marriage by capture in, p. 386;
excess of male births in, p. 469.

Greek, terms for grandfather and grandmother in, p. 86;
term for nephew, grandson, and cousin in, p. 96.

Greek Church, Orthodox, religious endogamy in the, p. 375.

Greek colonies, bigamy in some of the, p. 433.

Greeks, ancient, their belief that a child descended chiefly from
the father, p. 106;
their disapproval of the remarriage of widows, p. 128;
regarded marriage as indispensable, p. 142;
celibacy of priests among the, p. 153;
fights and emulation for women among the, p. 162.;
paternal authority among the, pp. 230, 232 _sq._;
women betrothed by the father or guardian among the, p. 233;
restriction of paternal authority among the, p. 236;
their ideal of beauty, p. 262;
marriage of brother and sister among the, p. 295 n. 5;
prohibited degrees among the, p. 328;
family feeling among the, _ib._;
love among the, p. 361;
seclusion of the sexes among the, _ib._;
marriage by capture among the, p. 386;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 396;
decay of marriage by purchase among the, pp. 404-406;
dower among the, pp. 406, 411, 412, 415, 416, 429;
morning gift among the, p. 406;
period for marriage among the, p. 424 n. 1;
religious marriage ceremonies among the, pp. 426 _sq._;
legitimacy of marriage among the, p. 429;
polygyny and concubinage among the, pp. 433, 447;
divorce among the, pp. 520, 521, 523.
See Athenians, Spartans.

Greenland, mixture of race in, p. 282;
marriage restriction for Danes in, p. 365.

Greenlanders, modesty of their women, p. 65;
illegitimate births among the, _ib._;
depravation due to European influence among the, p. 66;
lending wives among the, p. 75;
privileges of their Angekokks, p. 80;
property hereditary in the male line among the, p. 98;
speedy remarriage of widowers and widows prohibited among the,
p. 129 n. 6;
a widow’s mourning among the, p. 130;
marry early, p. 137;
consider incontinence in marriage blamable, p. 151;
wrestling for women among the, p. 160 n. 2;
tattooing among the, p. 170;
their fear of being blamed by others, p. 209;
their want of modesty, p. 210 n. 3;
women’s power of choice among the, p. 216 n. 9;
prohibited degrees among the, pp. 297, 324;
close living together a bar to intermarriage among the, p. 321;
their households, p. 324;
views on consanguineous marriage among the, p. 351;
affection among the, pp. 357, 359 n. 5;
their desire for offspring, p. 377 n. 6;
their views on female attractions, p. 381;
marriage portion among the, p. 415 n. 1;
polygyny among the, pp. 441, 443, 450, 488, 495 n. 2, 496 n. 3;
polyandry among the, p. 451 n. 2;
their desire for offspring, p. 488;
their women not prolific, p. 491 n.;
jealousy of their women, p. 496;
divorce among the, pp. 518, 521, 526 n. 7, 530 n. 7, 531 n.,
533 n. 4.

Greenlanders, Eastern, marriage not regarded as complete till the
birth of a child among the, p. 22;
celibacy almost unknown among the, p. 135;
relationship by alliance a bar to marriage among the, p. 309;
horror of sexual intercourse within prohibited degrees among
the, p. 317;
ceremony of capture among the, p. 388.

Griquas, p. 283.

Group-marriage, pp. 54, 56, 57, 85, 95 n. 1, 516, 549.

Gruenhagen, Dr. A., on the pairing season of animals, p. 25.

Guachís, live scattered in families, p. 46.

Gualala (California), prohibited degrees among the, p. 297.

Guanas, their punishment for adultery, p. 122 n. 3;
marry early, p. 137;
combats for women among the, p. 160;
women’s liberty of choice among the, p. 216;
morning gift among the, p. 410;
polygyny exceptional among the, p. 441 n. 4;
excess of men among the, pp. 461, 466 n. 1;
female infanticide among the, p. 466 n. 1;
divorce among the, p. 527.

Guanches, monogamous, p. 435.
See Lancerote.

Guaranies, paternal care among the, p. 17;
marry early, p. 137;
their horror of consanguineous marriage, p. 299;
polygyny permitted only to chiefs among the, p. 437 n. 10;
excess of women among the, p. 461;
their women not prolific, p. 491 n. 1.

Guarayos, painted suitors among the, p. 176;
tattooing of the young people among the, p. 177;
disposal of a girl’s hand among the, p. 214 n. 15.

Guatemalans, marriage arranged by the parents among the, p. 226;
marriage with a half-sister among the, p. 295;
endogamy of the, p. 365;
class-endogamy of the, p. 370;
divorce among the, p. 528.

Guatós, live scattered in families, p. 46.

Guaycurûs, alleged absence of marriage among the, p. 55;
monogamous, pp. 59, 435 n. 11;
rank hereditary in the male line among the, p. 99;
their custom of painting the body, p. 168;
male dress among the, p. 190.

Guiana, Indians of, proof of manhood requisite for marriage among
the, p. 18;
their custom of pulling out the eyebrows, p. 167;
women more decorated than men among the, p. 183;
position of women among the, _ib._;
their ideal of female beauty, p. 259;
exogamy among the, pp. 298 _sq._;
conjugal affection among the, p. 359;
race-endogamy of the, p. 363;
polygyny among the, pp. 441 n. 4, 444 n. 1, 449, 497;
prolificness of their women, p. 490 n. 6;
mortality of children among the, p. 491 n. 4.

Guinea-pigs, in-and-in breeding of, pp. 336 _sq._

Gumplowicz, L., on the promiscuity of primitive man, p. 51 n. 2.

Gypsies, illegitimate childbirths dishonourable among the, p. 62;
incest among the, p. 292;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 391 n.;
prolificness of their women, p. 490 n. 6.

H

Haeckel, Prof. E., on fighting for females, p. 159.

Haidahs of Queen Charlotte Islands, alleged community of women
among the, p. 53;
marriage among the, p. 58;
prostitution among the, _ib._;
depravation due to the influence of the whites among the, p. 67;
jealousy of the men among the, p. 118;
tattooing among the, p. 171;
their women not prolific, p. 491 n.

Hair, dressing the, ch. ix.;
short, a symbol of chastity, pp. 175 _sq._ n. 6.

Hairlessness of the human body, p. 276.

_Harpale jacchus_, p. 503.

Hartmann, E. von, on love excited by contrasts, p. 354 n. 3.

Hawaiians, their system of nomenclature, p. 83;
their terms for relationships, pp. 90, 93;
rules of succession among the, p. 100;
do not buy their wives, p. 399;
female infanticide among the, p. 466 n. 1;
their women get old early, p. 486.
See Sandwich Islanders.

Hayti, aborigines of, nakedness of the, pp. 187, 197 n. 4;
monogamous as a rule, p. 442.

Hearn, Dr. W. E. , on the _patria potestas_ of the primitive Aryans,
p. 230 n. 5.

Hellwald, F. von, on the place of the maternal uncle in the
primitive family, p. 39;
on instinctive aversion to intermarriage, p. 320 n. 2.

Hemiptera, colours of the, p. 245.

Herbert River (Northern Queensland), natives of, few men die
unmarried among the, p. 136;
excess of women among the, p. 462.

Herbert Vale (Northern Queensland), natives near, quarrels for women
among the, p. 160.

Hervey Islanders, children belong either to the father’s or mother’s
clan among the, p. 100;
infanticide unknown among the, p. 312.

Hewit, Dr., on the low fecundity of savage women, p. 490.

Himalayas, proportion between the sexes in the, p. 463.

Hindus, tale of the institution of marriage among the, p. 8;
phallic worship among the, p. 72;
their belief that a child descended chiefly from the father, p. 106;
widows killed among the, p. 125;
their disapproval of the remarriage of widows, p. 127;
regarded marriage as a religious duty, p. 141;
celibates generally disdained among the, pp. 141 _sq._;
religious celibates among the, pp. 153 _sq._;
‘Swayamvara’ among the, p. 162;
coquetry of women among the, p. 200;
women’s liberty of choice according to tales of the, p. 221;
paternal authority among the, pp. 231 _sq._;
women’s liberty ofchoice among the, _ib._;
their eight forms of marriage, p. 232;
early betrothals among the, _ib._;
mongrels among the, p. 283;
marriage of brother and sister among the, p. 293;
exogamy and prohibited degrees among the, pp. 303, 304, 326;
relationship by alliance a bar to marriage among the, p. 310;
large households of the, p. 326;
‘spiritual relationship’ among the, p. 331;
views on consanguineous marriage among the, p. 351;
want of conjugal affection among the, pp. 360 _sq._;
origin of caste among the, pp. 368 _sq._;
intermarriage of castes among the, pp. 371 _sq._;
their desire for sons, p. 377;
marriage by capture among the, p. 386;
marriage by purchase among the p. 396;
decay of marriage by purchase among the, pp. 403-406;
return gift among the, p. 405;
dower among the, pp. 406, 411, _ib._ n. 3;
marriage ceremonies among the, pp. 419 _sq._;
wedding-ring among the, p. 421 n. 6;
periods for marriage among the, p. 424 n. 1;
marriage a sacrament among the, p. 426;
religious marriage ceremony among the, _ib._;
polygyny among the, pp. 433, 442, 447, 448 n. 2, 489, 498,
499, 507 _sq._;
monogamous as a rule, pp. 439, 442;
polyandry among the, pp. 454, 456 _sq._;
their desire for offspring, p. 489;
Levirate (‘Niyoga’) among the, pp. 513 _sq._ n. 8, 514;
divorce among the, pp. 525, 529. See Allahabad, Ganges, India.

Hindus of the Madras Province, paternal authority among the, p. 231.

Hindustan, native peoples of, their disapproval of the remarriage
of widows, p. 128.

Hippopotamus, marriage and paternal care of the, p. 12.

Hispaniola. See Hayti.

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

Holland, periodical fluctuation in the number of births in,
pp. 31 _sq._;
parental restraints upon marriage in, p. 239.
See Netherlands.

Homoptera, sexual sounds of certain, pp. 246 _sq._

Honduras, ancient, succession through males in, p. 98;
punishment for adultery in, p. 122 n. 3.

Horses, p. 334 n. 1;
proportion of the sexes at birth among, pp. 470, 476, 480.
See Circassia.

Hos, licentious festival among the, p. 29;
rule of inheritance among the, p. 101;
celibacy due to poverty among the, pp. 143 _sq._;
disposal of a girl’s hand among the, pp. 214 _sq._ n. 15;
elopements among the, p. 220 n.;
exogamy among the, p. 303;
conjugal love among the, p. 358;
marriage by capture among the, p. 385 n. 12.

Hottentots, licentious festival among the, p. 30;
kinship through males among the, p. 103;
their custom of painting the body, p. 176;
female dress among the, p. 191;
indecent dress of the men among the, p. 194;
curious usage among the, p. 206;
women’s liberty of choice among the, p. 221;
their ideal of female beauty, pp. 259, 261;
mongrels among the, p. 283;
prohibited degrees among the, p. 308;
endogamy of the, pp. 347, 348, 366;
degeneration of the, pp. 347 _sq._;
marriage with slaves among the, p. 371 n. 8;
monogamous as a rule, pp. 438, 439, 506;
polyandry among the, p. 451;
social equality among the, p. 506;
divorce among the, p. 524.
See Namaquas.

Hovas, terms of address among the, pp. 91, 94;
remarriage of widows prohibited for a certain period among the,
p. 129;
women’s admiration for long hair among the, p. 175;
their ideal of beauty, p. 264;
affection and love among the, p. 357;
endogamy of the, p. 366;
class-endogamy among the, p. 371;
marriage ceremony among the, p. 419;
validity of marriage among the, p. 430 n. 1;
polyandry (?) among the, p. 452;
polygyny among the, p. 499;
divorce among the, p. 521.

Howitt, Mr. A. W. , on marriage by capture and marriage by elopement,
p. 223.

Hudson’s Islanders (Ellice Islands), early betrothal among the,
p. 214 n. 8;
religious rites among the, p. 421.

Huge tortoise of the Galapagos Islands, sexual sounds of the, p. 247.

Humboldt, A. von, on sexual selection among savages, p. 256;
on the racial standard of beauty, p. 261;
on the red painting of American Indians, p. 264;
on tribal physiognomy among savages, p. 265.

Humboldt Bay, Papuans of, decorations among the, p. 198 n. 1.

Hume, D., on beauty, p. 257.

Humming-birds, brilliant colours of, p. 244.

Humphrey’s Islanders (Ellice Islands), religious marriage ceremony
among the, p. 423 n. 7.

Hungarian, terms for elder brother and uncle in, p. 92.

Hungary, number of celibates in, p. 145;
age for marriage among women in, p. 146.

Husband living with the wife’s family, pp. 109, 110, 540.

Husband-purchase, pp. 382, 416.

Huth, Mr. A. H. , on consanguineous marriage, pp. 315 _sq._ n. 3,
319, 320, 339 _sq._;
on incest among animals, p. 334;
on the effects of close interbreeding, p. 336.

Hybridism, pp. 278-280, 543.

_Hydromus coypus_, marriage and paternal care of the, p. 12.

I

Iboína (Madagascar), incest in, p. 293.

Ichneumon, marriage and paternal care of the, p. 12.

Idiots, sensuality of, p. 150.

Igorrotes (Philippines), no ‘engagement’ binding till the woman is
pregnant, among the, p. 23;
chastity held in honour by the, p. 63;
speedy remarriage of widowers and widows prohibited among the,
p. 129 n. 6;
religious marriage ceremony among the, p. 423;
monogamous, p. 437;
separation not allowed among the, p. 517 n. 5.

—— of Ysarog, marriage by purchase among the, p. 402 n.

Incas, a conquering race, p. 369.
See Peruvians.

Incest, ch. xiv. _sq._, pp. 544 _sq._

India, unrestrained sexual intercourse, but no promiscuity among
the savage nations of, p. 71;
estimation of courtesans in, p. 81;
kinship through females in a few parts of, p. 102;
systems of kinship among the polyandrous peoples of, p. 112;
early betrothals in, p. 214;
great death-rate among Europeans in, pp. 268 _sq._;
marriage ceremony in various parts of, p. 420;
omens among several peoples of, p. 423;
monogamy the rule in, p. 439;
proportion between the sexes in, pp. 463, 482;
polygyny in, p. 500.

——, Hill Tribes of, stimulating intercourse between the sexes at
particular seasons among most of the, p. 29;
kinship through males among most of the, pp. 101, 108.

Indo-Burmese border tribes, woman’s liberty of choice among the,
p. 219 n. 5.

Indo-China, savage nations of, unrestrained sexual intercourse,
but no promiscuity among the, p. 71.

Indo-Europeans, their admiration of long hair in women,
pp. 261 _sq._;
marriage ceremony among the, pp. 419 _sq._
See Aryans.

Infanticide, female, pp. 311-314, 466, 472, 473, 547.

Infants, ‘engagement’ of, pp. 213, 214, 541 _sq._

Ingaliks, prohibited degrees among the, p. 297;
their desire for offspring, pp. 376 _sq._;
polygyny exceptional among the, p. 441 n. 4;
mortality among certain, p. 465;
their women not prolific, p. 149 n.

Insects, want of parental care among, p. 9;
fighting for females among, p. 159;
sexual colours of, pp. 241-245, 247;
stridulous sounds of, pp. 246, 247, 249;
hybridism scarcely known among, p. 278.

Interbreeding, close, effects of, among animals, pp. 335-339,
345, 346, 545.

Invertebrata, want of parental care among, pp. 9, 21.

Iowa, Buffalo clan of the, their hair-dress, p. 170.

Ireland, hurling for women in the interior of, pp. 162 _sq._;
no parental restraints upon marriage in, p. 239.

Irish, marriage by purchase among the, pp. 397, 407;
morning gift among the, p. 407;
marriage portion among the, 413.

Iroquois, the husband’s duties among the, p. 15;
rule of inheritance among the, p. 110;
widows forbidden to remarry among the, p. 127;
tattooing among the, p. 171;
disposal of a girl’s hand among the, p. 214 n. 14;
marriage arranged by the mother among the, p. 224;
exogamy among the, pp. 298, 324;
large households of the, p. 324;
no marriage ceremony among the, p. 417 n. 4;
monogamous, pp. 435, 500, 506;
authority of their women, p. 500;
social equality among the, p. 506;
Levirate among the, p. 510 n. 3;
divorce among the, pp. 522, 533 n. 4.
See Tsonontooas.

——, Two-Mountain, their system of nomenclature, p. 83.

Irulas, divorce among the, p. 528.

Isánna Indians, consanguineous marriage among the, pp. 327, 347;
households of the, p. 327.

Italones (Philippines), prohibition of consanguineous marriage
among the, p. 302;
monogamous, p. 436 n. 12;
separation not allowed among the, p. 517 n. 5.

Italy, periodical fluctuation in the number of births in, pp. 31 _sq._;
prohibited degrees in, p. 296;
civil marriage in, p. 428;
judicial separation in, pp. 526, 529.

J

Jabaána, polygyny permitted only to chiefs among the, p. 437 n. 10.

Jacobs, Mr. J., on the infertility of mixed marriages between Jews
and non-Jewish Europeans, p. 288;
on the proportion between the sexes at birth among Jews,
p. 481 n. 4.

Jacquinot, H., on racial instincts, p. 281 n. 5.

Jakuts, women’s liberty of choice among the, p. 220;
exogamy among the, pp. 305 _sq._;
religious marriage ceremony among the, p. 423;
polygyny among the, p. 444 n. 11;
divorce among the, pp. 521 n. 9, 532 n. 2.

James’s Bay, Indians at, struggle of women for men among the, p. 164;
wedding-ring among the, p. 421 n. 6.

Japanese, the husband entering the wife’s family among the, p. 110;
jealousy of the men among the, p. 121;
celibacy almost unknown among the, p. 139;
paternal authority and filial obedience among the, pp. 227 _sq._;
marriage arranged by the parents among the, p. 228;
function of the ‘nakōdo’ among the, _ib._;
relationship by alliance a bar to marriage among the, pp. 309 _sq._;
class-endogamy of the, p. 372;
their desire for offspring, pp. 377, 379 _sq._;
traces of marriage by purchase among the, p. 395;
exchange of presents among the, pp. 405 _sq._;
marriage ceremony among the, pp. 419, 425 n. 3;
omens among the, p. 424 n. 1;
concubinage among the, pp. 431, 495 n. 2;
divorce among the, p. 525.

Jarai, people of, their want of modesty, p. 188.

Java, endogamous communities in, p. 344.
See Lipplapps.

Javanese, celibacy of women unknown among the, p. 136;
circumcision of girls among the, p. 206 n. 1;
early betrothals among the, p. 214 n. 8;
women’s liberty of choice among the, pp. 218 _sq._;
their ideal of beauty, p. 264;
marriage portion among the, p. 410;
monogamous as a rule, p. 440;
divorce among the, pp. 534 n. 3, 535 n. 1.

Jaws, large, a mark of low civilization, p. 267.

Jealousy of men, pp. 117-132, 503, 540, 549;
of women, pp. 495-500.

Jews, virginity required from the bride among the, p. 124;
celibacy almost unknown among the, p. 141;
considered marriage a religious duty, _ib._;
circumcision among the, pp. 201, 202, 204;
paternal authority and filial duties among the, pp. 228 _sq._;
marriage arranged by the parents among the, p. 229;
restriction of paternal authority among the, p. 235;
liberty of choice among the, _ib._;
infertility of mixed marriages between non-Jewish Europeans and,
pp. 287 _sq._;
consanguineous marriages among the, p. 288;
marriage with a half-sister among the, p. 295;
relationship by alliance a bar to marriage among the, p. 310;
prohibited degrees among the, p. 328;
households of the, _ib._;
love among the, p. 361;
marriage with aliens among the, p. 365;
religious endogamy among the, pp. 374 _sq._;
their desire for offspring, pp. 377, 379, 489;
barren wives despised among the, p. 378 n. 4;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 390;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 395;
ceremony of purchase among the, _ib._;
decay of marriage by purchase among the, pp. 404, 408;
marriage portion among the, pp. 408, 413, 415;
morning gift among the, p. 408;
religious marriage ceremony among the, p. 425;
polygyny among the, pp. 431, 432, 447, 450, 489, 499;
monogamous as a rule, p. 442;
excess of male births among the, pp. 476, 481;
excess of female births in mixed marriages among the, p. 479;
marriage between cousins among the, p. 481;
obligatory continence among the, p. 483 n. 1;
Levirate among the, pp. 511 n., 513 n. 8, 514;
divorce among the, pp. 521, 523, 528.
See Essenes.

Jews of Western Russia, early betrothals among the, p. 214.

Joest, W., on the origin of tattooing, p. 181 n. 5.

Johnston (H. H.), on the origin of dress, p. 211 n. 6.

Jolah (St. Mary), alleged community of women among the, p. 55.

Jounsar, polyandry in, pp. 453, 456, 458, 472 n. 3;
excess of men in, p. 473.

Juanga. See Patuah.

Juángs, exogamy among the, p. 303.

Jurís, their tattooing, p. 181 n. 4;
nakedness of women among the, p. 187 n. 5;
polygyny among the, p. 444 n. 1.

_Jus primae noctis_, pp. 72-80, 539.

K

Kabyles, punishment for illegitimate intercourse among the, p. 62;
want of conjugal affection among the, p. 357;
race-endogamy of the, p. 364;
morning gift among the, p. 410 n. 3;
monogamous as a rule, p. 439.

Kadams, monogamous, p. 436 n. 12.

Kafirs, necessary preliminary to marriage among certain, p. 18;
licentious festival among the, p. 30;
chastity among the, p. 61;
lending wives among the, p. 74 n. 1;
kinship through males among various tribes of the, p. 103;
bachelors disdained among the, p. 137;
celibacy among the, pp. 143 n. 9, 144;
female dress among the, p. 197 n. 5;
circumcision among the, pp. 201, 204 n. 2, 206 n. 1;
women’s liberty of choice among the, pp. 220 _sq._;
elopements among the, p. 221 n. 1;
their ideal of female beauty, p. 259;
prohibited degrees among the, pp. 306 _sq._;
their kraals, p. 326;
their views on consanguineous marriage, pp. 350, 352;
marriage by purchase among the, pp. 392 nn. 2 _sq._, 393, 402;
their views on marriage by purchase, p. 402 n. 3;
polygyny among the, pp. 438, 447, 448, 450, 495 n. 2, 496;
monogamous as a rule, pp. 438 _sq._;
births in polygynous families among the, p. 470;
their women get old early, p. 487;
prolificness of their women, p. 490 n. 6;
female jealousy among the, p. 499 n. 6;
divorce among the, p. 527 n. 1.
See Khosas.

Kafirs, Cis-Natalian, seasonal increase of births among the,
pp. 30 _sq._;
licentious feasts among the, p. 31;
terms of address among the, p. 91;
their belief that a child descends chiefly from the father, p. 106;
close living together a bar to intermarriage among the, p. 321;
excess of women among the, pp. 464, 465 n. 4;
divorce among the, p. 523.

—— of Natal, courtship by women among the, p. 159;
inheriting widows among the, p. 513;
Levirate among the, p. 514;
juridical fatherhood among the, _ib._;
divorce among the, p. 526 n. 7.

Ka-káu, monogamous, p. 436 n. 12.
See Singphos.

Kakhyens, a husband lives with his father-in-law till the birth of
a child among the, p. 22;
Levirate among the, p. 511 n.
See Singphos.

Kalmucks, illegitimate childbirths dishonourable among the, p. 62;
privileges of their priests, p. 79;
women’s liberty of choice among the, p. 220 n. 7;
marriage arranged by the parents among the, p. 224;
their ideal of beauty, p. 262;
exogamy among the, p. 305;
marriage portion among the, pp. 410, 415 n. 1;
religious marriage ceremony among the, pp. 423, 425 n. 3;
omens among the, p. 424 n. 1;
monogamous as a rule, p. 440 n. 2;
polygyny among the, p. 444 n. 11.

Kamaon, polyandry in, p. 458.

Kamchadales, temporary exchange of wives among the, p. 75 n. 4;
fights of women for men among the, p. 164;
women’s liberty of choice among the, p. 220;
consanguineous marriage among the, p. 292;
local exogamy among the, p. 323;
bestiality among the, p. 333 n. 4;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 391 n., n. 2;
monogamous as a rule, p. 440 n. 2;
polygyny among the, pp. 448, 450 n. 6;
excess of men among the, p. 464;
obligatory continence among the, p. 483 n. 1;
prolificness of their women, p. 490 n. 6;
female jealousy among the, p. 499 n. 6;
Levirate among the, p. 511 n.

Kamchatka, islands outside, struggle for women in the, pp. 161 _sq._

Kámilarói (Australia), clan-exogamy among the, pp. 53 _sq._;
terms of address among the, pp. 54, 56;
alleged group-marriage among the, _ib._;
system of nomenclature among the, p. 56.

Kandhs, rule of inheritance among the, p. 101;
marry early, p. 138;
celibacy due to poverty among the, p. 143;
their hair-dress, p. 167;
paternal authority among the, p. 225;
exogamy among the, p. 303;
prohibition of marriage among the, p. 321;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 402 n.;
position of their women, p. 501;
divorce among the, p. 528.

——, Boad, elopements among the, p. 220 n.

Kaneti, polyandry in, p. 456.

Kaniagmuts, polyandry among the, pp. 116, 450, 457;
men brought up like women among the, p. 134 n. 2;
tattooing of women among the, p. 178;
women’s liberty of choice among the, p. 215;
incest among the, p. 290;
unnatural vices among the, p. 333 n. 4;
their desire for offspring, p. 377 n. 1;
fertile women respected among the, p. 378 n. 3;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 390 n. 5;
no marriage ceremony among the, p. 417 n. 4;
polygyny among the, p. 443;
obligatory continence among the, p. 483 n. 1;
superstitious ceremonies among the, p. 485 n. 2.

Kanúri language, terms for mother and elder brother in the, p. 86.

Karakalpaks, state of morality among the, p. 69.

Karawalla (Australia), monogamous, p. 437.

Karens, pregnancy must be followed by marriage among some of the,
p. 23;
their system of nomenclature, p. 84;
rule of inheritance among the, p. 101;
divorce among the, pp. 102, 522, 531;
endogamy of the, pp. 303, 350, 366 n. 8;
prohibited degrees among the, pp. 303, 350;
exogamy among some of the, p. 350;
effects of close intermarrying among the, _ib._;
monogamous, pp. 436, 507.

——, Red, marry early, p. 138;
divorce among the, p. 523.

——, of the Tenasserim Provinces, incest among the, pp. 291, 333.

——, Yoon-tha-lin, sons betrothed by the parents among the,
p. 224 n. 6.

Karmanians, necessary preliminary for marriage among the, p. 18.

Karok (California), their views regarding sexual intercourse, p. 151;
marriage by purchase among the, pp. 392, 402 n. 4, 429 _sq._;
validity of marriage among the, pp. 402 n. 4, 429 _sq._

Kashmir, excess of men in, pp. 463, 466 n. 1;
female infanticide in, p. 466 n. 1.

Káttis, marriage by capture among the, p. 385 n. 12.

Kaupuis, their punishment for adultery, p. 122 n. 3;
elopements among the, p. 219 n. 10;
monogamous as a rule, p. 439 n. 11;
Levirate among the, p. 511 n.;
divorce among the, pp. 527 n. 1, 534 n. 4.

Kautsky, C., on the guardianship of children among primitive men,
p. 41;
on the importance of the tribe among savages, p. 43 n. 4.

Kaviaks, polygyny among the, p. 500 n. 2.

Kechua (Brazil), their term for father, p. 86.

Kenai, views on marrying in-and-in among the, p. 351;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 390 n. 5;
marriage portion among the, p. 414 n. 4.
See Ingaliks.

Kerantis, divorce among the, pp. 527 n. 1, 534 n. 4.

Keres (New Mexico), licentious festival among the, p. 30.

Keriahs, alleged absence of marriage among the, p. 55;
have no word for marriage, p. 59;
marriage by purchase among the, _ib._

Khamtis, polygyny among the, pp. 444, 445, 450.

Khasias, kinship through females among the, pp. 107 _sq._;
the husband goes to live with the wife’s family among the, p. 109;
liberty of choice among the, p. 219 n. 9;
no marriage ceremony among the, p. 418;
polyandry among the, pp. 452, 453, 455;
do not use milk, p. 484 n. 6;
divorce among the, pp. 519, 533 n. 4.

Khevsurs, continence required from newly married people among the,
p. 151.

Khosas, excess of women among the, pp. 464 n. 7, 465 n. 4.
See Kafirs.

Khyens. See Kakhyens.

Khyoungtha (Chittagong Hills), marry early, p. 138;
continence required from newly married people among the, p. 151;
tradition of the origin of dress among the, pp. 194 _sq._;
religious marriage ceremony among the, p. 423;
omens among the, p. 424 n. 1;
traces of polyandry among the, pp. 458 _sq._;
polygyny among the, p. 507.

King George’s Sound, Indians of, slight differences between the
sexes among the, p. 260 n. 1.

Kingsmill Islanders, their system of nomenclature, p. 83;
rule of succession among the, p. 100;
fights of women for men among the, p. 164;
tattooing among the, pp. 170, 177 n. 12;
early betrothals among the, p. 214 n. 8;
elopements among the, p. 218 n. 5;
do not buy their wives, p. 399;
marriage portion among the, p. 414 n. 4;
religious marriage ceremony among the, p. 423;
divorce among the, p. 518.
See Arorae, Drummond’s Islanders, Makin Island.

Kinkla (California), monogamous, P. 435.

‘Kinship through females only,’ system of, pp. 96, 97, 539 _sq._

‘Kinship through males,’ system of, pp. 98-105, 540.

Kirantis, wives obtained by service among the, p. 390 n. 7.

Kirghiz, their ideal of female beauty, p. 259;
barren wives despised among the, p. 378 n. 4;
ceremony of capture among the, p. 385 n. 15;
monogamous as a rule, p. 440 n. 2.

Kisáns, marriage arranged by the parents among the, p. 224;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 394;
monogamous, p. 436.

Knight, Andrew, on marriage between persons of different and of
similar constitutions, p. 354.

Knox, Dr. R., on infertility of half-breeds, p. 283.

Kobroor (Aru Islands), aborigines of, do not buy their wives, p. 398.

Koch, liberty of choice among the, p. 219 n. 9;
endogamy of the, p. 366 n. 8;
monogamous, p. 436.

Koenigswarter, L. J. , on the transition from marriage by capture
to marriage by purchase, p. 401;
on the morning gift, p. 407 n. 7.

Kohler, Prof. J., on the promiscuity of primitive man,
pp. 51, 73 n. 5;
on ‘La Couvade,’ p. 107 n. 1;
on the origin of exogamy, p. 316.

Kois, authority of the maternal uncle among the, p. 40.

Kola (Aru Islands), aborigines of, do not buy their wives, p. 398.

Kolams, endogamy of the, p. 366.

Kols, liberty of choice among the, p. 219 n. 8;
monogamous as a rule, p. 439 n. 11.

——, Munda, repudiated wives supported by their former husbands
among the, p. 19;
marry early, p. 138;
celibacy due to poverty among the, pp. 143 _sq._;
consider sexual intercourse sinful, p. 151;
sons betrothed by their parents among the, p. 224 n. 6;
horror of incest among the, p. 292;
exogamyamong the, p. 303;
conjugal love among the, p. 358;
race-endogamy of the, p. 364;
marriage by capture among the, p. 385 n. 12;
polygyny among the, pp. 436, 489;
position of their women, p. 501;
divorce among the, pp. 519, 532 n. 6.

Kolyas, unrestrained sexual intercourse, but no promiscuity among
the, p. 71;
their punishment for adultery, p. 122 nn. 4, 8;
liberty of choice among the, p. 219 n. 9.

Komarsen, polyandry in, p. 456.

Komâti (Vaiśya) caste, authority of the maternal uncle among some
of the, p. 40.

Koombokkaburra tribe (Australia), dress of the young women among
the, p. 197.

Kordofan. See Gowane.

Koriaks, jealousy of the men among the, pp. 120, 132;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 391 n.

Korkús, their punishment for adultery, p. 122 n. 4;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 391 n.;
marriage ceremonies among the, p. 420;
omens among the, p. 424 n. 1; monogamous as a rule,
pp. 439 n. 11, 493.

Kotars, licentious festival among the, p. 29;
local exogamy among the, pp. 323, 480;
monogamous as a rule, p. 439 n. 11;
proportion between the sexes among the, pp. 480 _sq._;
do not use milk, p. 484 n. 6.

Kotegarh, polyandry in, pp. 453, 455, 456, 458, 472 n. 3,
475 _sq._ See Kulus.

Kovalevsky, Prof. M., on the place of the maternal uncle in the
primitive family, p. 39.

Koyúkuns, consider the killing of a deer a necessary preliminary
to fatherhood, p. 18.

Kubus (Sumatra), circumcision among the, p. 208;
their ideas of shame, _ib._;
race-endogamy among the, p. 364.

Kukis, privileges of their rajahs, p. 79;
a widow’s duties among the, p. 126;
women’s liberty of choice among the, pp. 219 _sq._;
incest among the, p. 291;
prohibited degrees among the, p. 303;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 390 n. 7;
marriage portion among the, p. 414 n. 4;
religious marriage ceremony among the, p. 423;
do not use milk, p. 484 n. 6;
their women not prolific, p. 491 n. 1;
social equality among the, p. 506;
divorce among the, p. 523.

——, Old, remarriage of widowers and widows prohibited for a certain
period among the, pp. 128, 129 n. 6;
monogamous, p. 436.

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

Kulischer, M., on the promiscuity of primitive man, pp. 51 n. 2, 78;
on the occurrence of marriage by purchase, p. 390 n. 2.

Kulus, polyandry among the, p. 116;
excess of men among the, p. 466 n. 1;
female infanticide among the, _ib._;
want of jealousy among the men of the, p. 515.
See Kotegarh.

Kunáma, remarriage of widows prohibited for a certain period
among the, p. 128;
marriage with slaves among the, p. 371 n. 8;
their desire for offspring, p. 377 n. 6;
marriage by purchase among the, p. 402 n.;
Levirate among the, pp. 511 n., n. 2, 512 n. 5;
rule of inheritance among the, p. 512 n. 5;
divorce among the, pp. 527 n. 1, 531 n. 4.

Kunawar, polyandry in, pp. 453, 456, 474, 504;
polygyny in, pp. 455, 456, 474;
monogamy in, p. 456.

Kurds, race-prejudice among the, p. 364.

Kurgs of Mysore, polyandry and group-marriage among the, p. 452.

Kûri, Levirate among the, p. 511 n.

Kúrmis, marriage by capture among the, p. 385 n. 12;
omens among the, p. 423 n. 10.

Kurnai, paternal duties among the, p. 16;
women’s liberty of choice among the, p. 217;
elopements among the, pp. 217, 399;
prohibited degrees among the, p. 300;
marriage by capture and by purchase among the, p. 399.

Kurumbas, alleged absence of marriage among the, p. 55;
absence of marriage ceremony, not of marriage, among the, p. 59.

Kutchin, alleged absence of marriage among the, p. 55;
polygyny among the, pp. 58, 492, 494;
jealousy of the men among the, pp. 58, 118;
a widow’s duties among the, p. 126;
celibacy among the, p. 144, _ib._ n. 3;
disposal of a girl’s hand among the, p. 214 n. 14;
exogamy among the, p. 297;
affection among the, p. 357;
excess of men among the, pp. 460, 466 n. 1;
female infanticide among the, p. 466 n. 1;
mortality among the, p. 466;
obligatory continence among the, p. 483 n. 1;
their women get old early, p. 486;
female jealousy among the, p. 499 n. 6.

Kyans of Baram (Borneo), monogamous, p. 437 n. 1.

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Lacertilia, bright tints of the, pp. 248 _sq._

Ladakh, liberty of choice in, p. 219, n. 9;
polyandry in, pp. 453, 456, 458, 474 _sq._;
polygyny in, pp. 456, 488;
proportion between the sexes in, p. 463;
people of, an indolent race, p. 515;
divorce in, p. 524 n. 5.

Ladinos, approximating to the aboriginal type, p. 269;
excess of female births among, p. 477.

Lado, husband’s duties in, p. 17.

Lagos, excess of women in, p. 464.

Lakes Superior, Huron, &c., Indians around, excess of women among
the, pp. 460 _sq._

Lakor, divorce in, p. 523 n. 9.

Lammayru (Ladakh), polyandry in, pp. 474 _sq._

Lampong (Sumatra), separation not allowed in, p. 517 n. 5.

Lancerote, polyandry in, pp. 116, 451;
nakedness of the men in, 189;
people of, rather advanced in civilization, p. 516.

Lánda, rule of inheritance in, p. 103.

Lang, Mr. Andrew, on consanguineous marriage, p. 319.

Langobardi, dower among the, p. 407.

Laosians, tattooing of men among the, p. 179;
monogamous as a rule, p. 439 n. 11.

Laplanders, tale of the institution of marriage among the, p. 9;
considered want of chastity a merit in the bride, p. 81;
their term for grandfather, p. 92;
endogamy of the, p. 365;
barren wives despised among the, p. 378 n. 4;
marriage by capture among the, p. 386;
their views on marriage by purchase, p. 408 n. 8;
marriage by exchange of presents among the, p. 409 n. 9.

La Plata, caste distinction in, p. 369.

Larrakía tribe (Australia), polygyny rare among the, p. 440.

Latin, meaning of ‘nepos’ in, p. 96.

Latúka, hair-dress of the men among the, p. 167;
excess of women among the, p. 464.

Lawrence, Sir W., on tribal physiognomy among savages, p. 265 n. 2;
on deviations from the racial standard, p. 226;
on deformed individuals among savages, p. 277.

Le Bon, Dr. G., on the practice of lending wives, p. 73 n. 5;
on want of jealousy among savages, p. 117;
on polygyny, pp. 499, 509.

Lepchas, children belong to the father’s clan among the, p. 102;
wives obtained by service among the, p. 391 n.;
marriage on credit among the, p. 394 n. 8.

Lepidoptera, colours of certain, p. 247.

Let-htas (Burma), seclusion of the sexes among the, p. 63;
means of attraction among the, p. 173.

Letourneau, Prof. Ch., on savage women married without their
wishes being consulted, p. 221;
on the ultimate form of marriage, pp. 509 _sq._