 | 1865 - 726 pages
...civil power and superstitious fear. As to the first of 1 1 .-.-, their government had, and still has, more of the patriarchal and democratic in it than...families, and one of the higher rank, called chiefs. The titles of the heads of families are not hereditary. The son may succeed to the title which his... | |
 | 498 pages
...understand by the latter's "village"? A Eerusal of chapter xv1 of Turner's book indicates, I think, that is "village" is remarkably like Stair's "settlement";...population, say, of three to five hundred, and there will probaDly be found there from ten to twenty titled heads of families, and. one of the higher rank called... | |
 | George Turner - 1979 - 288 pages
...civil power and superstitious fear. I. As to the first of these, their government had, and still has, more of the patriarchal and democratic in it, than...families, and one of the higher rank called chiefs. The titles of the heads of families are not hereditary. The son may succeed to the title which his... | |
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... other all over the group, is proof positive that there must have long existed there some system of government. A good deal of order was maintained by the union of two things, viz. civil power and superstitious fear. I. As to the first of these, their... 