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they any special customs with regard to the first prisoner that 
falls into their hands ? 117. Do conquered tribes amalgamate, 
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 ? 
A. L. F. 
No. XLVIIL— HUNTING. 
There has always been a close connection 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 hunting 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 light on the relics of pre¬ 
historic times. This is, without doubt, one of the most 
persistent instincts in human nature, and the tendency to 
relapse in a hunting life is frequently seen in those whose 
means are such as to free them from the shackles of pro¬ 
gressive industry. 
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