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hitherto been obtained in Europe, is wifhed for. What advanta^^es d» 

 individuals there derive from the poffeflion of wealth ■ What fecurity 

 have the)' that it fliall defcend to their children How is the wealth that 

 may be occifionally accumulated hy the order of Martdarhies diipokd of at 

 their death ? Does that wealth confer no pcn/h7ne»t advantages on their 

 defccndants, which entitles them to refpeft and weight in the communi- 

 ty ? Wherein confifts the difference between the order of Mandarines, 

 and thofe ferfinal honours and dignities annexed to certain offices, &c. 

 in Europe, that arc not hereditary ; fuch as dignitaries of the church, 

 judges, commanders of military orders, knighthood in the days of chival- 

 ry, amb^fladors, viceroys, &c. ? 



28. Women — the rank they hold in the community ; the influence 

 they poflefs in fociety ; whether this be difplayd in public or operates 

 in a lefs palpable manner in private life '' Is poligamy allowed ■ What 

 proportion of women may be thus fuppofcd in this coiujtry to be exclud- 

 ed from the natural rights of the fex ' How are the lower ranks of males 

 in thefc cafes accomodated with females ' Are brothels and ftews pub- 

 licly permitted, or only winked at .' Is a revenue derived from this fource ? 

 How are the miferable objeiils of proftitution guarded from the ravages 

 of the difeafc ? What forts of bufinefs ufually fall to the fliare of women 

 among the lower ranks ? What are the eftablifhed pra<Sices with regard 

 to marriage prefcnts, portions, contraifls of marriage, dowers, and wi- 

 dowhood, with regard to women^ — and to men ? Divoices — Tn what cafes 

 are they permitted, and how are they obtained ? Left handed marriages,or 

 any device of that fort by which an imperfcil marriage may be con- 

 trafted — are they here in ufe ? Are temporary) marriages permitted, and 

 how tolerated ? Is the praiSlice of cicijb/rfui, or any gallantries of this fort 

 among married women under any other name, praAifed in this country ; 

 and how is it exercifed ? Do fuch praAices ever prevail among people 

 in the lower ranks r Is chaflity among women, unmarried or married, 

 iield in a high degree of eftimation,orthereverfe \ Adultery, fornication, 

 &c. hr,w are they cognifabie by law ? &c. 



29. Succefllnn — What is the mofl eftablifhed order in that refpeft, as 

 afftcling heritable property (lands &.C.), and moveables, as refpeAing 

 males — and females ? Teftaments — tht- ir authority in altering the com- 

 mon laws of fuccellion : Their form, &c. before thty can be valid in 

 law i 



■ 30. The mfide of education for children that in general prevails, as 

 refpedling the higher ranks — and the lower ? How are religious notions 

 inftilled into the minds of the common people ? What means are adopte4 

 for preventing idlencfs in youth, and for inducing early habits of induf- 

 try :■ Are petty aifls of theft or fecret pilfering accounted great crimes, 

 or only venal tranfgrefTioiis, by the lower claffes of people ? What kinds 

 of theft are here accounted as of leaft importance ; and what kinds of it 

 are reckoned heinous crimes by the common people 



31. Superflitious notions refpe(fting ghofts, apparitions, fairies, incanta- 

 tions, charms, &c. that ftill have influence here — what are they ;' An exaft 

 delineation of thefe would perhaps indicate the degree of civilzation, the 

 progrcfs of knowledge, and the charai^tcrellic manners of a peo^ile, morfe 



