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Child marriage is still common and many say as common as ever,
but the marriage is gradually being made a little later. Instead of being from four to six the laides are more often eight or nine and girls sometimes even escape matrimony until twelve or thirteen. The condition of child widows is a trifle less oppressive. One group has agitated for the remarriage of widows,
and still another group in favor of the remarriage provided the widows are
virgins. The result is that some widows have been married, and altho society - has condemned those thus [illegible], the presentiment has been formed. These widows are still forced to take off all their veils, show their heads, fast, pray much and keep in special retirement. Special effort to relieve the [illegible] of their...