emale children, there being an excess of the latter of nearly two to one, and in some instances of a still greater disproportion.
This fact was also obvious both to Mr. Stuart and myself in the tribe on Cooper’s Creek, in which Moncler Sotiria Suomi the number of female children greatly exceeded that of the male, though there were more adult men than women. The personal appearance of the men of this tribe, as I have already stated, was exceedingly prepossessing Spain Jersey — they were well made and tall, and notwithstanding that my long-legged friend was an ugly fellow, were generally good looking. Their children in like manner were in good condition and appeared Duvetica Miehet Aristeo Suomi to be larger than I had remarked elsewhere, but with the women no improvement was to be seen. Thin, half-starved and emaciated they were still made to bear the burden of the work, and while the men were lounging about their fires, and were laughing and talking, the women were ceaselessly hammering and pounding to prepare that Kanadanhanhi Livigno Parka Suomi meat, of which, from their appearance, so small a proportion fell to Kanadanhanhi Lisälaitteet Suomi their share. As regards the treatment of their women, however, I think I have observed that they are subjected to harsher treatment when they are members of a large tribe than Parajumpers Damen Schweiz when fewer are congregated together. Both parents are very fond of and indulgent to their children, and there is no surer way of gaining the assistance of the father, or of making a favourable impression on a tribe than by noticing the children.
I think that generally speaking the native women seldom have more than four children, or if they have, few above that number arrive at the age Moncler Eulalia Suomi of puberty. There are, however, several reasons why the women are not more prolific; the principal of which is that they suckle their young for such a length of time, and so severe a task is it with them to rear their offspring that the child is frequently destroyed at its birth; and however revolting to us such a custom may be, it is now too notorious a fact to be disputed.
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