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Index.

New Guinea. See " Guinea " (New).

New Mills, giant of, 130-131

News, Notes and, 127-129 ; 268-269 ;

407-408, 513-51 4 Nicht Nought Nothing, 292-295 Nijni Novgorod, endogamous mar- riage in district, 469 Nizhegorod, bridal procession in, 437

-, carrying bride at, 430

. ceremony of scratching ground

at weddings, 445

, hand-striking of, 426

Noodle story. See " Coat o' Clay." Northamptonshire fairy punishment, tale of, 213

, hiring time in, 315

Northumberland fairy punishment,

tale of, 210

Norway, ill-luck, belief in, 156 Notes and news, 127-129, 268-269,

407-408, 513-514 Novgorod, promiscuity at, 466 Nudity, female, in religious rites, 223 Nutt (Alfred), "Celtic Myth and Saga, Report on," 234-260 ; u Fas- cination and Hypnotism " (letter), 274 ; " Report on Campbell MSS. at Edinburgh," 369-383

OAK, Finnish magic-songs of origin of, 338-342

Oath, curse follows breaking, 324

O'Cein's leg (Highland legend), ab- stract of, 373-377

Octopus, myths referring to (Torres Straits), 194, 196

O'Hara, three daughters of king, 256

Oisin in Tir na n-og (West Highland tale), 257

Ojebway star-pointing superstition, 152 ; footprint superstition, 158

Olonizk, exogamy in, 475

Omelettes, use of, in Mordvin mar- riage ceremonies, 448

Onega, endogamy in district of, 469

Oracle, distrust and reconciliation of, in New Guinea legends, 81

Orenburg, bridal weeping custom of, 457

Orkney folk - tales. See " Kate Crackernuts," " Peerifool," " Draig- lin Hogney."

Ornaments, personal, of Torres Straits Islanders, 196

Ostiaks, ceremony in honour of vir- ginity of bride of, 419

, face-covering custom of, 450

, marriage by capture among,

Ostiaks, marriage by purchase among,

453

, marriage restrictions of, 452

" Otmitza," Servian marriage custom,

476 Out-house, Mordvin bridal chamber

made in, 443

Oven, Papuan earth, 80, 81 Ox (black) killed on well causes water

to flow, 278

PAGAN festivals, aboli tion of, in Russia

by Ivan the Terrible, 467 Palaeo-Koundura, flower festival at,

518

Palm Sunday, Greek customs on, 520 Papuan earth oven, 80, 81 Paton (W. R.), "TwaiKtia. from Calym-

nos," 523-524

Peacock, stage objection to, 277 Pebbles, Welsh divination by, 132 Pedigree, Manchu examination before

marriage of, 484 Peeping Tom and Lady Godiva, 207-

226

Peerifool (Orkney folk-tale), 302-305 Penza, government of, custom of

driving out bridegroom in, 436 ;

prohibition of marriage among near

relations at, 417; sprinkling the

bride at, 448, 449 ; wooing customs

in, 421 Perm, pistol-firing by father of bride,

477 Pictures, uses of holy, in Mordvin

marriage ceremonies, 445 Pies, Mordvin sacred marriage, 428,

429, 457

Pig, Finnish account of origin of, 34 Pike, Finnish legends that trees grew

from teeth of, 344-345

, magic-song of origin of, 336

Pilmoor, legend of lad 'caught by

giant at, 130

Pixy story, Devon, 207-208 Player's superstitions, 276-277 Ploubalay fair, elfin booths at, 212 Plough dragged by nude women,

Gorakhpur rain-spell, 223 Point Barrow, Esquimaux belief that

air is full of spirits, 149 Poland, continuance of girlhood till

wife has borne a son, 450

, marriage by capture in, 476

, wife purchase in, 478

Polians, marriage among, 463

, bride purchase custom of, 478

Politza, statute of, 476