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No. LV.—TREATMENT OF WIDOWS. 
i. How are widows treated ? 2. Are they, or any of them, 
sacrificed at the husband’s grave ? or is this custom known 
to have existed in times past ? 3. If not, do they pass to the 
husband’s brother, or to any one else ? 4. Are they allowed 
to marry again ? 5. Do they retain any portion of the hus¬ 
band’s property ? 6. Is any special dress worn by widows ? 
and for how long? 7. Do they observe any time of mourn¬ 
ing? 8. Do they carry any memento of the deceased? 
9. How are posthumous children regarded ? 
J. L. 
No. LVI.—INFANTICIDE. 
1. Does infanticide prevail to any extent ? or is it known to 
have been practised in times past ? 2. If so, is it clandestine, 
oris it recognised by the law ? 3. Is any difference made 
between male and female children ? 4. Are any, and if so, 
what reasons given for it ? 5. Are there any special peculiari¬ 
ties which lead to the destruction of the infant ? 6. Are 
there any special customs with reference to twins ? 7. Is 
the father consulted as to the fate of the infant ? 
J. L. 
No. LVII.-CAUSES THAT LIMIT 
POPULATION. 
If men or any other kind of animals were invariably mated 
early, and if their issue were always reared with care, the 
produce would increase geometrically, and in no large number 
