The present state of Peru : comprising its geography, topography, natural history, mineralogy, commerce, the customs and manners of its inhabitants, the state of literature, philosophy, and the arts, the modern travels of the missionaries in the heretofore unexplored mountainous territories, &c. &c. (1805)
Skinner, Joseph, Phillips, Richard, 1767-1840 · London : Printed for Richard Phillips ... · leaf 318
ich is more com-monly the case, by virtue of a contra£l made between theheads of the two families, the young couple are united, andbrought up together from their infancy, cohabiting when theyare of an age to enter into the matrimonial state. The modein which they are reared, has the effedl of… … n.w. /Virofe/AV Hie hard PiOlips, S.NeiBna^c^ftrt^Jei.if-iSoj^. INHABITANTS OF PEEU. 273 quit the wife, and to seek another, whenever it is as agreeable tohim, as is, on the other hand, the companion of his bed.The women, however, are commonly the last to break theconnubial chains. Finally, it…
Indians of South America · Costume
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