Ridpath's Universal history - an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the (14583914157)

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Title: Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history
Publisher: Cincinnati : Jones
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation



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i/Vlife into the afterlife, and imaginedthe chase, the vil-lage, the council,and the war in thatstate as well as inthe present. Among the socialcustoms which wenote in this part ofaboriginal Americamay be mentionedthe substitution ofmonogamy forpolyandry. TheSouthern Californi-ans married eachone wife, and it issaid that her con-sent was obtainedby courtship. Thelover must ap-proach the hut ofthe admired oneand, sitting at a dis-tance, play for herrude airs on hisflute. By and byshe will relent andcome to him, or,relenting not, willremain unmoved until he goes away.Such is their little romantic drama ofthe heart. We may not here dwell at length uponthe races which we have classified as Cal-ifornians and Shoshones. piaceofthe -v*~ i„+^r,^.^,^.^-P Yum as: classifi- Y\ e may next note some of cationofthethe characteristics of that family-Yuma family which has gained so muchnote in our southwestern parts. Theoriginal seats of this race were Arizonaand Lower California. Perhaps the cen-
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MISSION INDIANS (LOWER CALIFORNIA)—TYPES.Drawn by E. Ronjat, from a photograph. ter of its territorial life was about theconfluence of the Colorado and the Gila.It would appear that the Yuma race is 518 GREAT RACES OF MANKIND. clearly differentiated from the surround-ing nations and peoples. The prevailinglanguage indicates the distinct characterof the stock. The mental characteristics people; that is, ten tribes, or clusters oftribes, all of which may properly be re-garded as Yumas. The tribes in question are: (i) the