Note 148 — Chapter II · [34] MODES OF OBTAINING WIVES
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That capture of females occurs only very seldom is affirmed by Palmer, loc. cit., p. 301, and by Taplin, p. 10. J. Mathew, J.R.S.N.S.W., xxiii. p. 407, states that marriage by capture takes place between members of hostile communities. Quoted from Dr. Westermarck, H.H.M., p. 389.