. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . ives-in-law. Everywhere, says Ehrenreich, is seenthe endeavour to repress all that tends toa breach of the family peace ; hence yoimgmarried people are kept strictly in hand. Among the Paravilhana the seducer en-joys a bath of Spanish pepper ; the womanis exposed to the bites of large ants. Rude in all his customs, the Botocudois not least so when he is jealous. If ahusband surprises Ins wife in the society Penalties forInfidelity. SOUTH AMERICA 367 of another man, he takes his revenge withblow
. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . ives-in-law. Everywhere, says Ehrenreich, is seenthe endeavour to repress all that tends toa breach of the family peace ; hence yoimgmarried people are kept strictly in hand. Among the Paravilhana the seducer en-joys a bath of Spanish pepper ; the womanis exposed to the bites of large ants. Rude in all his customs, the Botocudois not least so when he is jealous. If ahusband surprises Ins wife in the society Penalties forInfidelity. SOUTH AMERICA 367 of another man, he takes his revenge withblows, snatching up the first thing he canlay hands on as a weapon ; this may bea burning brand, and women often bearmarks of sucli wounds on their men use the knife in such cases,says the Prince of Wied, and cut open arm In Tierra del Fuego, on the other hand,wliere marriage is early—a girl may be awife at thirteen—it is not regarded asirrevocable till three children are infrequently a woman changes husbandseither because she is fickle, or because shehas been iU-used. immim. ARAUCANIAN (CHILI) WOMEN HAIR-DRESSING. Photosraph by Dr. Koch Griiubcrg, or leg, so that tire unhappy wife Iras, yearsafter, great scars, often one beside theother. He even saw one case in whichan Indian from Belmonte shot his wife,who was famous for her qualities of mindand body. Though marriage is tlius inviolate, divorceis relatively easy, but only if tlrcre are nochildren. A Macusi may leavehis wife or even sell her ; butone can hardly say that her lot is therebyrendered hard, for 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 c
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