THE RIGHT OF PROPERTY (_concluded_)
Acquisition of property by occupation, pp. 35-39.--By keeping
possession of a thing, pp. 39-41.--By labour, pp. 41-43.--By a
transfer of property by its owner, p. 43.--By inheritance, pp.
44-49.--By the fact that ownership in a thing directly follows
from ownership in another thing, p. 49 _sq._--By the custom which
prescribes community of goods, p. 50.--The origin of proprietary
rights and of the various modes of acquisition, pp. 51-57.
--Explanation of the incapacity of children, wives, and
slaves to acquire property, p. 57.--Why the moral judgments vary
with regard to different acts of theft, pp. 57-59.--Theft {viii}
supposed to be avenged by supernatural powers, pp. 59-69.--The
removing of landmarks regarded as sacrilegious, p. 60 _sq._
--Cursing as a method of punishing thieves or compelling
them to restore what they have stolen, p. 62 _sq._--Cursing as a
means of preventing theft, pp. 63-67.--Spirits or gods invoked in
curses referring to theft, p. 66 _sq._--Why gods take notice of
offences against property, pp. 67-69.--The belief that thieves
will be punished after death, p. 69.--The opposition against the
established principles of ownership, pp. 69-71.