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marriage is required, it is far from being 

 deemed neceffary even in the females 

 before that ceremony ; not that the 

 hufband, like thofe of an Oriental na^ 

 tion, is difpleafed at being put off with 

 a virgin ; but it feems a matter of perfect 

 indifference. 



After marriage, a houfe, with its fur- 

 niture, fuch as I have already defcribed, 

 is provided for the new married couple, 

 contiguous to that of the father's ; and 

 as the men find themfelves ftronger than 

 the women, they claim a fuperiority, 

 which, in fpite of love, they exercife 

 over their wives, who not only fubferve 

 them in all domeftic offices, but even in 

 agriculture, after the men have firft 

 cleared the ground from its trees. Here 

 the women plant Caffava, Plantins, and 

 Yams, fufficient for making of bread 

 and Piworree, thefe three being almoft 

 the only vegetables which they ufe, 



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