The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By (14579212380)

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Title: The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. Wood... With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, Zwecker... 1871

Year: 1877 (1870s)

Authors: Wood, John George, 1827-1889

Subjects: Ethnology. Manners and customs. Savages

Publisher: J. B. Burr and company

Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University-Idaho

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(1.) GROUP OF GANI AND MADI. (See page 430.)

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(2.) REMOVAL OF A VILLAGE. (See page 434.) (43n VILLAGES OF THE MADL 433 and patting and smoothing the space in frontof the doorway. They are also constantlyemployed in brewing beer, grinding corn,and baking bread. They take great care of their children,washing them daily with warm water, andthen, as they have no towels, licking themdry as a cat does with her kittens. Whenthe child is washed and dried, the motherproduces some fat with which vermilion hasbeen mixed, and rubs it over the childsbody until it is all red and shining. Thenext process is to lay the child on its backupon a goatskin, the corners of which arethen gathered up and tied together so as toform a cradle. Should the mother be ex-ceedingly busy, she hangs the cradle on apeg or the branch of a tree, the child offer-ing no objection to this treatment. The dress of the women consists of a pet-ticoat reaching a little below the knees, butthey often dispense with this article ofdress, and content themselves with a fewleathe

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