Family, the, not the basis of the gens, 246
Fijians, their customs, 116-117; parental affection among, 118
Foreign women, as wives, 188, 192, 219; as concubines, 283, 327, 348
France, marriage customs in, 172; in the nineteenth century, 370
Gentile organization, the, universality of, 124; principles established by, 124; democratic character of, 127, 138, 139, 152; unity of, 128; government under, 137, 152, 156, 247; property belonging to, 140; altruistic character of, 140, 157; in Greece, 245; its decay, 260; its final overthrow, 261; in Athens, 262
Greek society, its construction, 243, 245
Hetairai, a term of reproach, 329; their renown, 330; origin of the word, 338; honoured citizens, 341; judged by masculine standards, 344
Infanticide, McLennan’s theory of, 217; not practised by early races, 220; Sir J. Lubbock’s theory of, 226-227
Insects, nutrition determines sex, 40; males appear first, 42
Life, origin of, 4; earliest forms hermaphrodite, 11, 15
Man, shorter-lived than woman, 45, 53; imperfections in the organization of, 55-59; superior to woman, Darwin’s theory, 75; assumes the duties of maternity, 147; superior to woman according to edict of Apollo, 199
Marriage, origin of, 161; in India, 163; _Racshasa_, 163; in Arabia, 164, 179, 181, 182; by _Confarreatio_ and _Usus_, 164, 351; among the Israelites, 165; in Afghanistan, 165; in Greenland, 170; in Nubia, 171; in Sparta, 173; _sadica_, 179; _beena_, 180; _motă_, 181; _ba’al_, 181, 188, 193; laws of Mohammed, 183, 188; in Japan, 185; in Rome, 189; of the future, 399; rise of the present system of, 197; ceremonies among the Spartans, 310
Mother-in-law, the, her aversion to sons-in-law, 174, 236
Oracles of the Greeks controlled by women, 309
Paternal affection, absence of, among lower orders, 69, 71; not a primary character, 71; absence of, among lower races, 149; absence of, among the Romans, 189, 191
Political society, establishment of, 249, 260-261
Polyandry, not practised among lower orders, 107
Primitive races, promiscuity among, 107, 115, 211; chastity of, 108, 110, 112, 116, 306, 307; morality of, 112, 115, 118; humanity of, 145
Property, control of, 140, 221; inheritance of, 141; in early Greece, 250
Protection of women in early groups, 112, 117, 146, 178, 186