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his family or tribe, so as to "become an outcast. This family- 

 affection is even extended in some degree to the slaves born 

 in the family, who are looked upon as inferior members of 

 it, and who take pride in its prosperity. The young slave 

 children and infants are often nursed by their owners with 

 almost as much affection as are their own children ; while 

 the old slave men and women are called ilxciky, and indny, 

 " daddy," and " mammy," much in the same way as the 

 elderly free men and women of the family. 



There is also with this family feeling a great mutual 

 politeness and a strict adherence to certain forms of expres- 

 sion towards each other, there being proper modes for a man 

 to address another of superior, of equal, or of inferior rank to 

 himself, each being different ; while there are similar terms 

 proper for a woman to address members of her own sex ; and 

 still others for women to use to men, and for men to women, 

 and for brothers-in-law to address each other. 



The subject treated of in this paper has as yet received 

 but little attention, but there is doubtless much of value 

 awaiting research and careful inquiry. I trust that others 

 will more thoroughly investigate the question, and that thus 

 further contributions may be made to our knowledge of the 

 primitive races of mankind. 



