Aboriginal Marriages

ly married pair are well fed and attended to by their relatives. The bridesnniid, who must be the nearestadult unniiirried relative of the bridegroom, is cbliged to sleep with the bride on one side of the fire for two moons and attend her day and night. The bridegroom sleeps for the same period on the opposite side of the fire with the brideman, who is always a bachelor friend, and must attend him day and night, The newly married couple are not allowed to speak to or look at each otlier. The bride is during this period called a tiiok meetnya - "not look around." Stic keeps her head and face covered with her opossum rug while her husband is present. He also keeps his face turned away from her, much to the amusement of the young people, who peep into tlieir wuurn and laugh at them. If they need to speak to one another they must speak through their friends. - Q. Robertson. The Germán newspapers state that the project of establishing a Germán University in America is actnally approaching realization. A bureau for advancing the matter is to be opened at Frankfort, and many of the most distinguished professors of the Germán universities are on the committee. The pulse of healthy adults varie greatly. Napoleon's was 42, while that of one of the lord justices of England was 128.