. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, 1871. incapable of pos-sessing property of their own. In conse-quence of this arrangement, the fines whichare levied upon the lovers practically fallupon the parents, who therefore take care tolook after their daughters, while the youngmen are partly kept out of mischief bybeing obliged to sleep together at the headhouse. The D
. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, 1871. incapable of pos-sessing property of their own. In conse-quence of this arrangement, the fines whichare levied upon the lovers practically fallupon the parents, who therefore take care tolook after their daughters, while the youngmen are partly kept out of mischief bybeing obliged to sleep together at the headhouse. The Dyaks of the Batang Lupar are morelax in their notion of morality than theSibuyans, and it is seldom that a girl is mar-ried until she is likely to become a this is the case, the lover marries heras a matter of course, but in those caseswhere a man denies his complicity, and thegirl is unable to prove it, she is so bitterlyscorned and reproached by her kindred thatshe generally runs away from the such delinquents have been known totake poison in order to escape the contemptof their relatives and acquaintances. Theyare thought to have brought such a disgraceon their family, that the parents sacrifice apig to the higher powers, and wash the door. (1.) A CANOE FIGHT. (See page 1136.)
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