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Show 1 Turcoman Girls Cost More There is an acute scarcity of women wom-en in the new Turcoman Soviet Socialist Social-ist republic. The men outnumber the women nearly two to one, and In consequence con-sequence the marriage price of women and girls has increased from $300 to SI, 000. When real currency is not available, avail-able, the parents of n girl of marriageable mar-riageable age accept camels. Girls ranging from ten to sixteen years old cost from five to fifty camels, depending depend-ing upon the means of the prospective bridegroom and bis family. In this primitive country camels form the principal medium of currency. curren-cy. A Turcoman with 1,000 camels is considered wealthy, while one with 5,000 ls looked upon as a millionaire. |