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 The Origin of Totem Names and Beliefs. 393

"I myself, with between fifty and sixty others, have collected together many a time to shout out this rhyme if we have seen any Edgmond folks come down Tibberton street, as the oldest man now living in the dear little village of Tib- berton will speak to the truth of my statement.

" A. B. C."

The remark on the dark complexions of the Tibberton people is true as regards the only family I had any particular knowledge of.

I also got an Adeney version, I forget from whom, but I believe from the old churchwarden, who owned one of the two farms there. This omits both Edgmond and x\deney. It is —

Adeney. " Tibberton tawnies, Cherrington chats Wall dogs, and Buttery rats."

Cf. the other versions, which I repeat here.

Edgmond. " Tibberton tawnies, Cherrington chats, Edgmond men, and Adeney cats."

Edgtnond. " Tibberton tawnies, Cherrington chats, Adeney dogs, and Buttery rats, Four bull-dogs fast in a pen Darna come out for Edgmond men."

Tibberton. "Tibberton tawnies, Cherrington chats, Edgmond bull-dogs, and Adeney cats, Edgmond bull-dogs made up in a pen Darna come out for Tibberton men,"

C. S. BURNE.

NOTES OF DISCUSSION.!

Dr. A. C. Haddon: Mr. Lang has cleared the ground of his adversaries as drastically as savages clear the land for culti- vation, by burning all they find growing on it! I agree with him that the nagual and " personal totems " are a separate subject from group-totemism, and that the group- names must have preceded the group-marks; while the fact

' Only the more elaborate speeches are recorded. See p. 339.