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opinion as to the social state of this or that particular people。
Consult the 〃Sociology〃 of Herbert Spencer； and especially
the chapters in which he treats of the early forms of marriage；
and you will； I am sure； be surprised at the discovery that
scarcely any mention is made of the legal antiquities of peoples
belonging to the Aryan race。 This is a serious defect； and the
sooner it is remedied the better。 Some measures have already been
taken to this end by the modern school of German jurists who；
under the able guidance of Professor Kohler； publish a most
interesting periodical call ed the Zeitschrift fur die
vergleichende Rechtswissenschaft。 It is with an object similar to
theirs that I have undertaken my researches in the vast field of
Slavonic law and custom。 What I have said about it in this
lecture； little though it has been； may； perchance； induce some
of you to undertake fresh studies in this region which is still
so little explored。 I can promise all who will venture； the most
abundant and happy results。
NOTES：
1。 The last time in an article on the patriarchal family
published in the Quarterly Review。
2。 Compare Lange； 〃On the Mutual Rights； according to Old Russian
Law； of Husband and Wife as regards Fortune。〃 Petersburg； 1886。
3。 〃Das Landrecht von Kloster。〃 （XVIc。） ed。 by Mohr。
4。 Smirnov； 〃Sketches of Family Relations according to the
Customary Law of the Russians〃 （Moscow； 1877） pp。 105； 106。
5。 Ivanischev； 〃Dissertation on the Rights of the Individual
according to the Old Laws of the Bohemians。〃 Complete Works； p。
92。
6。 Ribnikov； 〃The Songs of the Russian People。〃 vol。 i； p。 64。
Kirscha Danilov； 〃Old Russian Poems〃 pp。 9 and 70。 Afanasiev；
〃Tales of the Russian People。〃 vol。 i； p。 484。
7。 〃Antiquarische Briefe；〃 1880； p。 167。 McLennan； 〃The
Patriarchal Theory；〃 ch。 vi。 p。 71。
8。 Afanasiev 〃Folk…tales〃 vol。 i； pp。 211； 212。
9。 Schein； 〃Songs of the White Russians。〃
10。 Tereschenko； 〃Social Life of the Russians；： vol。 iv； p。 280。
11。 Genesis； xxix。
12。 Lange； p。 86。
13。 Titov； 〃Customary Village Law。〃 Nicola Perevos in the
District of Rostov （Jaroslav； 1888）； Appendix N。 5。