bable that four or six would bring forth a child every year, the political consequences of which are evident; hence those who have numerous families should be allowed certain immunities.
From the censuses, however, which have been taken in the present century, notwithstanding the long wars that have destroyed the human species and the activity of the Republican guillotine, mankind have considerably increased in number. Inoculation was to the natural small-pox what vaccination has been to inoculation; the infant races are preserved, and become the fathers of fresh stocks; added to which medicine and the facilities of cleanliness have improved.
› Marriage, it is true, is not expedient to all, and the propriety of it is much influenced by circumstances; but the Apostle Paul in the most delicate and direct manner has expressed his sentiments on this head. Though religiously an advocate for celibacy himself, he does not enjoin it when it may come in counteraction with propensities ordained by God, and sanctioned from the time of creation in the first pair. The Roman Church, taking up the practice and doctrine of St. Paul, has enjoined celibacy to the priesthood; but our church wisely has not made this essential to the true serving of God, for a clergyman is in his highest character when he serves the Deity by his piety, and his country by his paternal example.
TURKEY.-Adam and Eve in Paradise, 1.-Laws of England
beneficial to females, 3.-The Turkish marriage, a civil con-
tract, 4.-Concubinage differs from marriage, 5.-Laws of
Repudiation, 7.-The Harem described, 9.-Punishment
of criminal intercourse, 13.-The Seraglio and its ladies
described, 16.-Lady Montague's visit to Fatima, 21.-
The Bride's visit to the Bath, 26.-Mode of intriguing, 28.
Turkish houses, dinners, &c., 31.-Harems of private gentle-
men and eunuchs, 34, 40.-Circassian and Georgian women,
and the slave-market, 37.-Luxuries of Turkish life, 42.-
Public baths, 44.-Intrigues, 46.-Fondness of the Turkish
Ladies for a numerous progeny, 50.-The notion women
have no soul erroneous, 54.-Armenians at Constantinople,
55.-General remarks, 56.
GREECE.-Marriage honorable among the ancient Greeks, 57.-
Their notion of the proper age to marry, 59.-Athenian mar-
riages, 63.-Divorces, 65.-Midwives, 68.-Love charms,
69.-Dress of the Greek women, 70.-Girls of Mycone, 73.
-Singular institutions at Mitylene, 74.-Girls of Scio, 77.
-A beautiful novice at Acrotiri described, 78.-Cyprian
girls and dress, 80.-The Abdales, or Turkish monks, 83.
-Veils and dresses, 84.-Singular custom in the island of
Metellis; Socotora, customs of, 91.-Athenais and Theo-
dosius, 92.-Love of Boys among the Greeks, 93.—Re-
marks, 97.
RUSSIA-Ceremonies of marriage, 98.-Promiscuous bathing
and baths, 100.-Muscovite women, their precocity, 102.—
Russian women and conjugal regulations, 104.-Marriages
described, 105, 106.-Punishment for Adultery, &c. 108.-
Amatory customs of the Kamschatdales, 108. -The Tartar
tribes, 110.-Circassian women and girls, 111.-The Na-
gays described, 114.-A Tartar marriage at Karagoss.→
Customs of the Zaporog Cossacks, 120-The Ostiacs of
Siberia, 121.-The Koreki, 122.-The Samoiedes and Aleu-
tians, 123.
ITALY.-Roman Catholic rituals respecting marriage, 126.—
Form of marriage, 128.-Customs at Rome, Genoa, and
Venice, 131.-The Cecisbeat, 132.-Love as treated at
Rome, 133.-Venice, girls of pleasure there, 135.
SPAIN.-Matches in Spain, how made, 136.-Spanish marriages,
unhappiness of, from the power of the women, 138.-Spanish
cortejos, what, 140.-Marriages in Valencia, 140.-Bull
fights and Spanish lovers, 142.-St. Sebastian's, priests
there; the Prado, 144.-Spanish cleanliness, and servants,
145.-Portuguese ladies, their sport at carnival time, 146.
FRANCE.-The female character there, 147.-French gallantry,
150.-Courts of love, 152.-Advertising for mistresses, 153.
-French cookery and French indelicacy, 155.—Customs at
Sourribes and Haut-pont, 157.
GERMANY.-Cecisbeos in Lusatia, 158.-Ladies of Saltzburg
and Saxony; the ancient Germans, 160.-The Poles, 161.
HOLLAND, DENMARK, SWEDEN, &e.-Amsterdam, the spill-
houses there, 162.-Cleanliness of the Dutch, 163.-Mar-
riage ceremony at Holstein, 164.-Filial obedience and chas-
tity in Sweden, 165.-The Lithuanians, and people of
Mouchgut in Rugen Island, 166.-
GREAT BRITAIN.-Difficulty of effecting divorces, 168.-
English marriage-laws; odd customs at Dunmow and in
Berkshire, at East and West Enborne, 170.-Wales; the
practice of bundling, 171.-Welch marriages, 172.-Scot-
land 174.-Ireland; beauty of the women; calumnies refuted;
175.-Quakers, their marriage ceremonies and fidelity, 177.
Jews, their ancient and modern laws and ceremonies, 179.
ARCTIC REGIONS, GREENLAND, &c.-Weddings and mode
of divorcement, 180.-Icelanders and Laplanders, modes of
courtship, 181, 182.-Arctic Highlanders, Baffin's Bay,
183.- Feroe Islands, 185.
TURKEY IN ASIA.-Marriage Customs and procession at Cairo,
187. The Copts, 188.-Dancing girls at Cairo, 189, 190.
PERSIA.-Priests of the Gaures; ceremonies at marriage, 191.—
jealousies and restrictions of the Persians, 192.-Bridal
procession, 194.-Morier's description of a Persian enter-
tainment, 195.
ARMENIA. A nuptial procession there, 197.-The Armenian
clergy, 198.
SIAM.-Restrictions of young virgins, 199.-Talapoins and
nuns, 200.-Polygamy and divorces, power of the first wife,
202.
HINDOSTAN. The Bramins; their marriages, 203.-The Nairs,
or noblemen, privilege of, 205.-Gentoo women, 206.-
Strange mode of purifying an unfaithful wife, by her para-
mour, note, 207.-Infanticide; the Druses, 209.-Nuptial
ceremony at Benares, and in the Decan, 210, 211.
PEGU.-Parents let out their daughters, 112.-Divorces, ibid.-
CHINA.-Laws of Fohi, feet of the Chinese ladies, 213.-Chinese
sell their wives and children, 214.-Marriage laws, 216.
TONQUIN. Ridicule of the vows of chastity, 216.
TARTARY.-Plurality of husbands, 216.-Thibetians and Cal-
mucks, 217.-Rites of their priests; Mingalians, 218.
ARABIA. The Zenana, or harem, at Jidda, 219.-The turban,
220.-Arabian women, and procession of a bridegroom to
the bath at Jerim, ibid.
SUMATRA.-Cannibalism there, 221.
CEYLON.-Marriage customs of the Chingulays, 222.-Portrait
of a Chingulays beauty, 223.
JAVA.- Conjugal ceremonies and jealousy of the husbands, 224.
-Narrative of the execution of thirteen of the Emperor's
wives for infidelity, 225.
THE LADRONES.—The wife's mode of punishing an unfaithful
husband, 226.-Commerce of the sexes under no restriction,
229.
AMBOYNA, BORNEO, MACASSAR.-Marriage procession and
supper, 228.
CELEBES, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, &c.-Adultery punished by
elephants, 229.
JAPAN. Similarity of their customs to the Chinese, 229, 230.-
General remarks on Asiatic women, ibid.
ABYSSINIA. No distinction of legitimate or illegitimate chil
dren, 232.-The king, ibid.-Alvarez's account of the nup-
tial ceremony, 233.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.-Hottentot marriages how conducted,
234.-Marriage portions, 235.-Widows, male and female
twins, how used, 236.- Emasculation of the Hottentot
youths, 237.-The slavish state of wives, ibid.
SIERRA LEONE.-Boarding-schools or monastries there, 238.
-Brides must not set foot on the ground, 239. - Black
cecisbeos attend the negro ladies, 240.-Candour and fide-
lity of the women, ibid, 241.-Extraordinary operation per-
formed on females, 242.
CAFFRARIA. Public diversions; the ladies mode of painting
themselves, 244.-Etiquette, 245.-Circumcision, 246.-
Caffies in war-time abandon their offspring, 248.—Their
meals, and lack of utensils, ibid.
GUINEA.-Condition of females at Whydah, 249.-Numerous
children in a family, 250.-Punishment for adultery, 250.
-Abject state of the King's wives, 252.-The fetish, 254.
CABO DE MONTE.-Common women there, 253.-Artful con-
duct of the women, 255.-Ceremony at naming a child
among the Quojas, 256.-Adultery, and false swearing, how
punished, 257.-Wives buried in their husband's grave,
account of one, 258.
BENIN. Shocking consequence of having twins, 259.
ANGOLA, CONGO, MUNDINGO, &c.-Various customs there.
262.
BAMBARA.-Mr. Park's strange nuptial favour there; Bambouk,
the bride's behaviour, 263.
GOREE, Bird's Island.-Ceremony and procession there, 265.-
Sacrifices at the death of the King of Guinala, ibid.
SENEGAL.--Corpulent women, 265.-Painting the face, 266.
MOROCCO.-Extent of Polygamy there, 267.-Description of
the Emperor's harem, 268.-Eunuchs, 272.
ALGIERS.-Mode of marriage, 273.-Fornication, how punished,
274.-Corsairs, ibid.
MADEIRA.-State of nudity of the fishermen there, 275.
MADAGASCAR.—Exposure of infants & conjugal regulations, 276.
CANARIES.-Singular custom at Lanzerota, 277.
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