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ceremony of the marriage consisted in 

 tying one corner of the young man's 

 garment, /, to a corner of that of the 

 girl, m. They offered to their divinities, 

 by way of sacrifice, the incense of co- 

 pal, q, which they burned in a vase. 

 Two old men, i, r, and two old women, 

 n, v, served as witnesses. The newly 

 married couple afterward ate the 

 provision set before them, and drank 

 out of cups, t, pulque, represented by 

 the pot, s. The old men and women 

 also ate ; and, after the repast, each 

 separately exhorted the young married 

 persons to live happily together." 

 Fig. 7. " The law permits a man of seventy 

 years of age Jt /, to intoxicate himself in 

 public, or in private. His wife, g, has 

 the same privilege, if she be a grand- 

 mother." 



