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No. LIV.—RELATIONSHIPS. 
1. Are relationships traced in the male or female line ? 
2. How are they estimated ? 3. How does property descend 1 
4. In what position does the family stand with reference to 
the tribe'? 5. Are uncles and aunts on the father’s side dis¬ 
tinguished from those on the mother’s ? 6. Is a great uncle 
distinguished from a grandfather ? 7. Is the system of rela¬ 
tionship with reference to males the same as that with refer¬ 
ence to females ? 8. Is a friend generally addressed by his 
name, or by the title of his relationship ? 9. Are the 
genealogies carefully preserved ? if so, for how many genera 
tions is there any trustworthy record ? 10. In what way are 
genealogies kept ? by pictures, symbols, &c., or by oral tradi¬ 
tion ? 
J. L. 
Great discrimination is necessary between generic terms 
and those referring to individuals, such as parent, and father 
or mother, grandfather and ancestor. Test how far upwards 
distinctive terms extend (grandfather, grandmother, great¬ 
grandfather, great uncle, great aunt, &c.), and note at what 
degree it merges into a generic term ; repeat the process with 
the present generation (brother, sister, cousin, male and 
female, &c.), and then with the next generations (son, 
daughter, nephew, niece, grandson, nephew’s son, daughter, 
&c.). Ascertain whether these terms are the same when used 
by men and women 
