When the members of a family become too
numerous to be maintained and lodged all in
the fame houfe, fome of thenji are under the
neceffity of leaving it, and providing them-f
felves with a new habitation. The fons, hav-

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ing arrived at the age of manhood, and being
difpofed to marry, are led by degrees to have
a feparate refidence^ where they may live in n,
more comfoftable rti^ntier, Tliey build their
huts very near one to another, and each of
thcni foiitis a diftinft family ; of which lie tsif-
fumes the direftion, a^d which he •endeavours
to fupply with the means of fubfiftence. Thus
the original fociety is gradually enlarged into
a village or tribe ; and, according as it is
placed in circumftances which favour popula-
tion, and render its condition f>rofpcrous and
flourifhing, it becomes proportionably cxten-
five, and is fubdivided itito a greater MulCi-
plicity of branches.
