OF THE BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY. XXXVII 



laws analyzed. The topic of domestic life includes courtship 

 and marriage customs, domestic etiquette, treatment of chil- 

 dren, standing of women, widows and widowers, rights of pa- 

 rents, personal habits, and politeness. Visiting customs and 

 dances are explained. Industrial occupations are divided into 

 those relating to the sustenance of life, to the protection of life, 

 and to the regulation of life. The mass of information con- 

 tributed, with clear exposition and illustration, will be equally 

 interesting to the special student and to the general reader. 



Many important facts are brought out in the treatment of 

 the Omaha gens or clan, and it is believed that a general char- 

 acterization of the clan, and of the tribe, of which it forms an 

 integral part, especially as they are found in North America, 

 will shed some light upon the subject of which Mr. Dorsey 

 treats in his paper. 



