[26] Steinmetz, Strafe, II p. 45. [↑]
[27] Darwin, Descent of Man, p. 593. [↑]
[28] See Ploss, II pp. 333, 334, and Steinmetz, Das Verhältniss zwischen Eltern und Kindern, p. 613. [↑]
[29] Lippert (II p. 535) distinguishes the wife, as mistress of the household, from the slave, who has no share in the authority wielded by the master. This may be true, but it is only a small portion of the truth. [↑]
[30] Meyer, Die Sklaverei im Altertum, p. 18. [↑]
[31] Carey, p. 275. See also Wuttke and Maine, as quoted by Steinmetz, Strafe, II pp. 180, 181. [↑]
[32] Chamberlain (p. 116) justly remarks: “Much too little has been made of the bright side of child-life among the lower races.” [↑]
[33] Steinmetz, Strafe, II pp. 179–253, see especially p. 252, and his article on: “Das Verhältniss zwischen Eltern und Kindern bei den Naturvölkern.” [↑]