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 268 Minutes of Meetings.

services have for so many years been rendered without stint, and desires the Secretary to communicate to Mrs. Nutt an expression of their sincere sympathy with her and her family in their melancholy bereavement." The resolu- tion was seconded by Dr. Gaster, and carried unanimously.

Mr. Longworth Dames read a paper by Mr. F. Fawcett, entitled " Odikal, a method of killing among the Muppans, a hill tribe of Malabar," and some notes on certain death ceremonies observed by the same tribe. He also exhibited some blunt arrows and an " Odikal stick " used in the killing process, and a bamboo water vessel employed in one of the death ceremonies. These objects were sent by Mr. Fawcett, and presented by him to the Society.

Mr. T. C. Hodson read a paper entitled " Some Naga Customs and Superstitions" (pp. 296-312).

A general discussion on the two papers followed, in which Dr. Gaster, Mr. Tabor, Mr. Longworth Dames, and Mr. W. W. Skeat took part.

Mr. A. R. Wright exhibited the following objects from India, viz.: — Amulet given to pilgrims to shrine of Jaggan- nath ; talisman in form of a face in relief and containing a MS. and thirteen garnets, twelve rough and one polished ; a decorated betel-nut cutter with mirrors ; a copper " foot of Vishnu " with symbols ; three copper talismans worn on the person and prepared according to the horoscope ; large copper hand on brass-cased wooden staff, carried in pro- cessions ; shrine with decorated folding doors ; and tiger's claws mounted below a silver case containing a very hard cement mixed with tiny white and red beads and silver foil and cuttings ; and, from Ceylon, the horoscope of one Dingaros, the casting of which cost £2.

The meeting concluded with hearty votes of thanks to Mr. Fawcett and Mr. Hodson for their papers, to Mr. Fawcett for his gift of objects to the Society, and to Mr. Wright for exhibiting his objects of folklore interest from India and Ceylon.