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used, are they covered by earthworks in front ? 103. Have they 
scouts or outposts ? 104. Do they employ special men for this 
duty, or do all take it in turn ? 105. Are outposts arranged on any 
regular system P 106. Have they any special signals for war ? 
Supply. —107. How do they supply themselves during 
war ? i08. Does each man provide for himself ? or is there any 
general arrangement, and under what management ? 109. Is 
any portable food used, especially for war? 110. Are their 
proceedings much hampered by the difficulty of supply ? 111. 
How are requisitions made upon the inhabitants in their own 
or those of an enemy’s country ? 112. How do they carry their 
food, water, and baggage, and the forage for their horses ? 
Causes and Effects of War. —-113. What are the chief causes 
of war? 114. Do feuds last long between tribes ? 115. How 
do they treat their prisoners and wounded ? 116. Have they 
any special customs with regard to the first prisoner that 
falls into their hands ? 117. Do conquered tribes amalga¬ 
mate, or do they become servile castes ? 118. How are the 
women of conquered tribes dealt with ? 119. How do they 
divide the spoil ? 120. Are their attacks always succeeded by 
retreat, or do they follow up a victory ? 121. Is it likely that 
a knowledge of the arts, culture, &c. of other tribes has been 
spread by means of war ? 122. To what extent has the increase 
of the population been checked by wars ? 123. Has migration 
been promoted to any great extent by warlike expeditions ? 
124. Are scalps or heads taken ? and how preserved ? 
No. XLIII.—HUNTING. By Col. A. LANE FOX. 
There has always been a close connexion between war and 
the chase; and many of the questions relating to the former 
will apply to this section. It is generally admitted that all 
races have passed through a stage of existence in which they 
were dependent on hunting almost entirely for their food. The 
hunting-practices of savages are therefore of great interest in 
tracing the origin of customs and institutions which may have 
survived in a more advanced state of culture. Endeavour 
should be made to trace the process by which tribes, in a hunt¬ 
ing phase of existence, may have been led gradually to adopt a 
pastoral, and ultimately to settle down into an agricultural, 
life. The various arts and customs necessitated by the life of 
a hunter should be noticed, especially such as tend to throw 
