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among
Leyes
the unit
accomplish this equalization of
Shiner Remigrants -tolerate Chinese iqurance and Chincre prejudice in regard to rustrimony,
which we
shall find on examination
to be after all not so for different
Arom our own notions as Arou
might at
first sight be supposed. No White
Wouch
in abrocating the purchase of Jonight with equal truth oured a term less abhorrent to our notions of frecton and less suggestive of abuce for in reality the money
and presents
given to the parents of the bride are
considered to be for
the
purpose of enabling them to send her to her
Thusbanks home provided with
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suitable wardrobe and in a manner
becoming their station. Perhaps
the question propounded by the parents to the interiding husband, what sum of money he was
willing to disburse to induce them to place their daughter at his disporal might
not to huropean
cars appear rune
intermous than would to Chinese
ears
the converse
of the question
as
proxounded by intending husbands in hurope to parents, what sum money they
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were willing to add as
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dowry to their daughter to induce him to place himself at her dieporal, And both in China and Rugland
mercenary considerations in such
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