. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . she has often foundanother husband before the sun goes should children have been born aseparation of husband and wife is a rarity,and justifiable only by a charge of adultery. Divorce. If a Caraya married couple do not hitit off, the husband may agree to exchangewith another man. A divorce entails celi-bacy on the man in name only, for he maytake a housekeeper. Among the Tehuelche,if a married couple part company, the wifereceives the presents given at marriage byher parents to the hus
. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . she has often foundanother husband before the sun goes should children have been born aseparation of husband and wife is a rarity,and justifiable only by a charge of adultery. Divorce. If a Caraya married couple do not hitit off, the husband may agree to exchangewith another man. A divorce entails celi-bacy on the man in name only, for he maytake a housekeeper. Among the Tehuelche,if a married couple part company, the wifereceives the presents given at marriage byher parents to the husband ; but divorceis rare with them. The Prince of Wied relates that therewere no marriage ceremonies among theBotocudo, consent of the parties and oftlieir parents sufficing, and that divorcewas equally easy. It is related that awoman left her husband, in his absence,for another whose bag of game was larger,without inconvenient results to herself. If 368 WOMEN OF ALL NATIONS a man repudiates his wife young childrenremain with the mother, but go back to thefather as soon as they are old .:raph by Eric Graf Rosen. CHOROTE GIRLS. BOLIVIAN CHACO. Once I was among Ihe Bara, at thesources of the Tiquie, the largest tributaryon the right bank of the Uaupes; a youngwife left her dying husband and sickdaughter, taking with her a healthy boy,and went back to her first home. Thoughthere was a noisy scene with the sick mansfather, my impression was that it was simplya matter of form, and this was made pro-bable by the indifference of the bystanders. However barbarous it may appear to usto leave a dying man, all travellers agreethat it is practised, and for primitive manthere is nothing unnatural in the idea, for apatient means more household work for onewhose value to the community is nil. In all the tribes that I visited the posi-tion of woman and her relation to man isa worthy one. It can readily be seenthat she even exercises no inconsiderableinfluence upon him—a fact to whi
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