CHAPTER IX

MEANS OF ATTRACTION

Savage predilection for ornaments, pp. 165, _et seq._—For self-mutilation, pp. 166, _et seq._—For dressing the hair, p. 167.—For showy colours and paint, p. 168.—For tattooing, pp. 168, _et seq._—Practices supposed to have a religious origin, pp. 169-172.—Mr. Frazer’s theory as regards the origin of tattooing, &c., pp. 170, _et seq._—Other theories, p. 172.—Men and women began to ornament, mutilate, paint, and tattoo themselves, chiefly in order to make themselves attractive to the opposite sex, pp. 172-182.—Savage women less decorated than savage men, pp. 182-185.—Opinions as to the origin of dress, p. 186.—Nakedness and want of modesty among many savage peoples, pp. 186-189.—Ornamental ‘garments’ among savages, pp. 189-192.—Covering a means of attraction, pp. 192-200, 211, _et seq._—Practices serving a similar end, pp. 201-206.—Circumcision, _ibid._—Different ideas of modesty, pp. 206-208—The power of custom and the feeling of shame, pp. 208-211.