Show YES DEARIES Thus THIS WAS LONG AGO Babylon Marriage Code H HOdd Hai Hid Odd Wrinkles i w WASHINGTON ASIU July Julya 20 a a. Babylonian youth of ot y yago yea ago took a young woman roman in mif mi he very often otte stipulates Stipulated 4 the that if f bride should wait aU u upon or her hei mot moll mOl er In or even upon anoLi anoL j wife according to Alb Albert rt T. T of ot the National Geographic I u clety cloty who has Just finished di 4 ciphering ancient clay tablets tablet U un j at NInevah and Babylo BabIot Code Cod Tells It All The Code Codo of Hammurabi writ ten about 2000 B B. C C. upon a I lart r and somewhat Irregular Stel writes Mr Ir Clay Is 18 perhaps th most niost Important monument of ot- ai aj that has been found for torI century It Is 3 the civilization of ot a high order iso j i r. r ro so 0 better way I la Is It possible to b tf bt come como acquainted with the ever ett day life lIfo of ot the tho ancient Babylon i Ion Ian than by a a. careful study of or Hammurabi Code j The code recognizes Jr of nt society the society the or gentleman th the poor m. manY m and the he slave e a Bride Brida Money Custom V Vit It Wa was the custom with T r peoples of ot tho the ancient orient j ba base e a betrothal upon an a re n-ent n of ot the man or hl his prents pay a sum of money to the gi girt father tather In Babylonia this T bf money together ether with the t If of nt th the the- father tather and other gift formed tho the marriage which was waa v gl given n n to the br bride Breach of Promise Premise il In Tn case caso the girls girl's father rJ ed Cd tho the suitor after alter the contra had been made ml ho ha was wast t t. t return double the amounts the bride price The betrothal t I. I place usually when tho the pie were young youn- and as 13 a rule lb III en engagements were made by if Ui t parents If tho the father tather dl died d J e for fore the lie sons were married the estate was divided the sum n needed eded for Cor those thoM not having TT wito were deducted ducted l before belore the ton was mad 1 A marriage contract was n necessary nee essary to mako make a marriage Je legs aJ and In some peculiar condition were made m If It It was stipulate that the man should not take I s.-cond s. wife wire the tho woman could i J it cure euro a divorce If IC the the- huban broke tho the a agreement 1 I |