Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1890 — Wedding-Present Extortionists. [ARTICLE]

Wedding-Present Extortionists.

Our East Indian cousins are limited by legislature in the quantity and quality of ■wedding gifts. The bridegroom is provided with his share as well as the bride a most equitable arrangement. The father or guardian of tihe bride has to bestow a little nuptial offering upon the father of the bridegroom, the amount of which is limited by law. The bridegroom gives his mjttber-in-law a little gift ns he touches thd fringe of her dress, and the bride prostrates he'self before her mother-in-law with an equal gift. The number of dinner parties given by the bride’s family must not be more than five; and the number of guests bo .l-ese.tban twentv-five. For some unacdount'ame reason, instead of the grandparents ••iving all their substance t<qffb« ffet child which appears, the bride and her family must make presents to tjm huafeand’t family. The only ei* wlashshp father of the girl seems to be remembered is whenever fon-dni-IaTF 4nal<i him a visit he niust # cardy a gift. Presumably the son-in-law’s visits aje, made only 9# rate oA&si®ns and after! protracted ibtSv*s.- O - There is a lucrative.opemipg for medical men in lowa, n irot 'as pf&ctitrbhere, however, says the Medical Review, The lowa Legislature, »fciph adjaurned.al^ni, ithe middle <* April, vrhdkjß call-” •ea the bill, conferring open physicians the right to dispense liquors, and placing upon them no restraint <whateveq<jT£eyii fio« n£b neqd ji jferiji-t, like the drqdglsts," non |is i Mere &ny supervision*- or *tneir* Juan acre 1 br prefr scribing in the sales they make. There are about 5,000 doctors in the State, and if this l’w is to remain in force the number of “docs" will soon be beyond computation. At Ofen, Hungary, a woman has who had not fdmtikirtv years gone offside! her honße. »Sf jlf*s the daughter 0% well-to-do ThjSty • years ' ago she was about to he jgtUTUBrL, Herlover, “to test her obedience and lave,” desired her on a certain feast d*y not to. go inte the streets. She Agreed* b.q* broke her promise and-went info the town. The next day her lover broke the engagement, and thereupon she made- a vow;«i»t never again during her lifetime would she leave tier bouse-ind. she kept her word.