CHAPTER I

THE ORIGIN OF MARRIAGE

Tales of the origin of marriage, pp. 8, _et seq._—The subject regarded from a scientific point of view, p. 9.—Parental care among Invertebrata, _ibid._—The relations of the sexes and parental care among Fishes, p. 10.—Among Reptiles, _ibid._—Among Birds, pp. 10, _et seq._—Among the lower Mammals, p. 12.—Among the Quadrumana, pp. 12-14.—Among savage and barbarous races of men, pp. 14-17.—The father’s place in the family, pp. 15-19.—Definition of the word marriage, pp. 19, _et seq._—Marriage a product of natural selection, pp. 20, _et seq._—Marriage rooted in family rather than family in marriage, pp. 22-24.