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82:3.4 In [[primitive]] times [[marriage]] was the price of [[Social status|social]] standing; the [[possession]] of a [[wife]] was a badge of distinction. The [[savage]] looked upon his wedding day as marking his entrance upon [[responsibility]] and [[manhood]]. In one age, [[marriage]] has been looked upon as a [[social]] [[duty]]; in another, as a [[religious]] [[obligation]]; and in still another, as a [[political]] requirement to provide [[citizens]] for the [[state]].

82:3.4 In [[primitive]] times [[marriage]] was the price of [[Social status|social]] standing; the [[possession]] of a [[wife]] was a badge of distinction. The [[savage]] looked upon his wedding day as marking his entrance upon [[responsibility]] and [[manhood]]. In one age, [[marriage]] has been looked upon as a [[social]] [[duty]]; in another, as a [[religious]] [[obligation]]; and in still another, as a [[political]] requirement to provide [[citizens]] for the [[state]].

82:3.5 Many early [[tribes]] required feats of stealing as a qualification for [[marriage]]; later peoples substituted for such raiding forays, [[athletic]] [[contests]] and [[competitive]] [[games]]. The winners in these contests were awarded the first prize—choice of the season's brides. Among the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headhunting head-hunters]] a [[youth]] might not marry until he [[possessed]] at least one head, although such skulls were sometimes purchasable. As the buying of [[wives]] declined, they were won by riddle contests, a [[practice]] that still survives among many [[groups]] of the black man.

82:3.5 Many early [[tribes]] required feats of stealing as a qualification for [[marriage]]; later peoples substituted for such raiding forays, [[athletic]] [[contests]] and [[competitive]] [[games]]. The winners in these contests were awarded the first prize—choice of the season's brides. Among the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headhunting head-hunters] a [[youth]] might not marry until he [[possessed]] at least one head, although such skulls were sometimes purchasable. As the buying of [[wives]] declined, they were won by riddle contests, a [[practice]] that still survives among many [[groups]] of the black man.

82:3.6 With advancing [[civilization]], certain [[tribes]] put the severe [[marriage]] tests of [[male]] [[endurance]] in the hands of the [[women]]; they thus were able to [[favor]] the men of their [[choice]]. These marriage tests [[embraced]] [[skill]] in [[hunting]], fighting, and [[ability]] to provide for a [[family]]. The groom was long required to enter the bride's [[family]] for at least one year, there to live and labor and prove that he was [[worthy]] of the wife he sought.

82:3.6 With advancing [[civilization]], certain [[tribes]] put the severe [[marriage]] tests of [[male]] [[endurance]] in the hands of the [[women]]; they thus were able to [[favor]] the men of their [[choice]]. These marriage tests [[embraced]] [[skill]] in [[hunting]], fighting, and [[ability]] to provide for a [[family]]. The groom was long required to enter the bride's [[family]] for at least one year, there to live and labor and prove that he was [[worthy]] of the wife he sought.