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Allthatissurprisinginthefactinquestionwillsoondisappear，onlybycomparingtwopassagesinPlutarch。Theregallaw[33]permittedahusbandtorepudiateinthethreecasesalreadymentioned，and"itenjoined，"saysPlutarch，[34]"thathewhorepudiatedinanyothercaseshouldbeobligedtogivethehalfofhissubstancetohiswife，andthattheotherhalfshouldbeconsecratedtoCeres。"Theymightthenrepudiateinallcases，iftheywerebutwillingtosubmittothepenalty。NobodyhaddonethisbeforeCarviliusRuga，[35]who，asPlutarchsaysinanotherplace，[36]"putawayhiswifeforhersterilitytwohundredandthirtyyearsafterRomulus。"Thatis，shewasrepudiatedseventy—oneyearsbeforethelawoftheTwelveTables，whichextendedboththepowerandcausesofrepudiation。
TheauthorsIhavecitedsaythatCarviliusRugalovedhiswife，butthatthecensorsmadehimtakeanoathtoputheraway，becauseofherbarrenness，totheendthathemightgivechildrentotherepublic；andthatthisrenderedhimodioustothepeople。WemustknowthegeniusandtemperoftheRomansbeforewecandiscoverthetruecauseofthehatredtheyhadconceivedagainstCarvilius。Hedidnotfallintodisgracewiththepeopleforrepudiatinghiswife；thiswasanaffairthatdidnotatallconcernthem。ButCarviliushadtakenanoathtothecensors，thatbyreasonofthesterilityofhiswifehewouldrepudiatehertogivechildrentotherepublic。Thiswasayokewhichthepeoplesawthecensorsweregoingtoputuponthem。Ishalldiscover，intheprosecutionofthiswork，[37]therepugnancewhichtheyalwaysfelttoregulationsofthelikekind。Butwhencecansuchacontradictionbetweenthoseauthorsarise？ItisbecausePlutarchexaminedintoafact，andtheothershaverecountedaprodigy。
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1。"MahometmarriedCadhisjaatfive，andtookhertohisbedateightyearsold。InthehotcountriesofArabiaandtheIndies，girlsaremarriageableateightyearsofage，andarebroughttobedtheyearafter。"——Prideaux，LifeofMahomet。WeseewomeninthekingdomofAlgierspregnantatnine，ten，andelevenyearsofage。——LaugierdeTassis，HistoryoftheKingdomofAlgiers，p。61。
2。SeeJornandes，DeRegnoettempor。success。，andtheecclesiastichistorians。
3。SeeLeg。7。Cod。，DeJud？isetC？licolis，andNov。18，cap。v。
4。InCeylonamanmayliveontensolsamonth；theyeatnothingtherebutriceandfish。CollectionofVoyagesthatContributedtotheEstablishmentoftheEastIndiaCompany，ii，part1。
5。Dr。ArbuthnotfindsthatinEnglandthenumberofboysexceedsthatofgirls；butpeoplehavebeentoblametoconcludethatthecaseisthesameinallclimates。
6。SeeKempfer，whorelatesthatuponnumberingthepeopleofMeacotherewerefound182，072males，and223，573females。
7。FatherDuHalde，HistoryofChina，iv，p。4。
8。Albuzeir—el—hassen，oneoftheMahometanArabswho，intheninthcentury，wentintoIndiaandChina，thoughtthiscustomaprostitution。
AndindeednothingcouldbemorecontrarytotheideasofaMahometan。
9。CollectionofVoyagesthatContributedtotheEstablishmentoftheEastIndiaCompany，i。
10。SeeFrancisPirard，27。EdifyingLetters，coll。iii，x，ontheMalleamionthecoastofMalabar。Thisisconsideredasanabuseofthemilitaryprofession，asawoman，saysPirard，ofthetribeoftheBraminsneverwouldmarrymanyhusbands。
11。ThisisthereasonwhywomenintheEastaresocarefullyconcealed。
12。LifeandActionsofJustinian，p。403。
13。LaugierdeTassis，HistoryoftheKingdomofAlgiers。
14。SeePirard，Voyages，12。
15。Exod。，21。10，11。
16。"Itisanadmirabletouch—stone，tofindbyoneselfatreasure，andtoknowtherightowner；ortoseeabeautifulwomaninalonelyapartment；ortohearthecriesofanenemy，whomustperishwithoutourassistance。"——TranslationofaChinesepieceofmorality，whichmaybeseeninDuHalde，iii，p。151。
17。CollectionofVoyagesthatContributedtotheEstablishmentoftheEastIndiaCompany，ii，partII，p。196。
18。IntheMaldivianislesthefathersmarrytheirdaughtersattenandelevenyearsofage，becauseitisagreatsin，saythey，tosufferthemtoendurethewantofahusband。SeePirard，12。AtBantam，assoonasagirlistwelveorthirteenyearsold，shemustbemarried，iftheywouldnothaveherleadadebauchedlife。CollectionofVoyagesthatContributedtotheEstablishmentoftheEastIndiaCompany，p。348。
19。VoyagetoGuinea，partII，p。192。"Whenthewomenhappentomeetwithaman，theylayholdofhim，andthreatentomakeacomplainttotheirhusbandsifheslighttheiraddresses。Theystealintoaman’sbed，andwakehim；andifherefusestocomplywiththeirdesires，theythreatentosufferthemselvestobecaughtinflagranti。"
20。Mahometdesiredhisfollowerstowatchtheirwives；acertainIman，whenhewasdying，saidthesamething；andConfuciuspreachedthesamedoctrine。
21。ItdoesnotfollowhencethatrepudiationonaccountofsterilityshouldbepermittedamongstChristians。
22。Theytookthemagainpreferablytoanyother，becauseinthiscasetherewaslessexpense。——Pirard，Travels。
23。Solis，HistoryoftheConquestofMexico，p。499。
24。Romulus。
25。ThiswasalawofSolon。
26。Mimamressuassibihaberejussit，exduodecimtabuliscausamaddidit。——Philipp，ii。69。
27。Justinianalteredthis，Nov。117，cap。x。
28。Bookii。
29。Bookii。4。
30。Bookiv。3。
31。AccordingtoDionysiusHalicarnassusandValeriusMaximus；andfivehundredandtwenty—three，accordingtoAulusGellius。Neitherdidtheyagreeinplacingthisunderthesameconsuls。
32。SeetheSpeechofVeturiainDionysiusHalicarnassus，viii。
33。Plutarch，Romulus。
34。Ibid。
35。IndeedsterilityisnotacausementionedbythelawofRomulus：buttoallappearancehewasnotsubjecttoaconfiscationofhiseffects，sincehefollowedtheordersofthecensors。
36。InhiscomparisonbetweenTheseusandRomulus。
37。Bookxxiii，21。
BookXVII。HowtheLawsofPoliticalServitudeBearaRelationtotheNatureoftheClimate1。OfpoliticalServitude。Politicalservitudedoesnotlessdependonthenatureoftheclimatethanthatwhichiscivilanddomestic；andthisweshallnowdemonstrate。
2。TheDifferencebetweenNationsinpointofCourage。Wehavealreadyobservedthatgreatheatenervatesthestrengthandcourageofmen，andthatincoldclimatestheyhaveacertainvigourofbodyandmind，whichrendersthempatientandintrepid，andqualifiesthemforarduousenterprises。Thisremarkholdsgood，notonlybetweendifferentnations，buteveninthedifferentpartsofthesamecountry。InthenorthofChina[1]peoplearemorecourageousthanthoseinthesouth；andthoseinthesouthofKorea[2]havelessbraverythanthoseinthenorth。
Weoughtnot，then，tobeastonishedthattheeffeminacyofthepeopleinhotclimateshasalmostalwaysrenderedthemslaves；andthatthebraveryofthoseincoldclimateshasenabledthemtomaintaintheirliberties。Thisisaneffectwhichspringsfromanaturalcause。
ThishasalsobeenfoundtrueinAmerica；thedespoticempiresofMexicoandPeruwereneartheLine，andalmostallthelittlefreenationswere，andarestill，nearthePoles。
3。OftheClimateofAsia。Therelationsoftravellers[3]informus"thatthevastcontinentofthenorthofAsia，whichextendsfromfortydegreesorthereaboutstothePole，andfromthefrontiersofMuscovyeventotheeasternocean，isinanextremelycoldclimate；thatthisimmensetractoflandisdividedbyachainofmountainswhichrunfromwesttoeast，leavingSiberiaonthenorth，andGreatTartaryonthesouth；thattheclimateofSiberiaissocoldthat，exceptingafewplaces，itisunsusceptibleofcultivation；andthat，thoughtheRussianshavesettlementsallalongtheIrtis，theycultivatenothing；
thatthiscountryproducesonlysomelittlefirsandshrubs；thatthenativesofthecountryaredividedintowretchedhordesortribes，liketho
