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Customary to give a son to the Chief who raises, then, the age from 12 to 16 Chief regards them as his sons. They give orphan boys. They stay with Chief until they marry. [[strikethrough]] They then [[/strikethrough]] The chief then acquires great power. These young men, like the old pages of feudal times. Young girls sometimes given, these generally at 16 or 18 age as a wife of the Chief, [[?]] and it understood that they will be the [[?wives]] - they seldom more than 2 or 3 wives. Childen have nurses - generally poor orphan girls sometimes relatives [[?from]] [[?]] not common to have nurses to attend to each child. Chiefs & common families [[?]] [[?Man]] I [[?]] all that are [[?n]] to [[?]] [[?partly]] young men [[?whom]] [[?set]] [[?]] [[?less]] than girls. Fathers [[?]] [[?]] [[?]] [[?]] Uncle.