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 I 54 Minutes of Meetings.

sion in which Dr. Gaster, Mr. Lovett, and the President took part.

Mr. Lovett exhibited and explained a number of speci- mens of folk-remedies still used in some parts of London, {supra, pp. 120-1), upon which some observations were offered by Dr. Gaster, Dr. Hildburgh, Mr. Wright, Miss Moutray Read, Miss Porter, and the President.

Miss Burne read a paper entitled " British Calendar Customs," and in the discussion which followed Mr, Clodd, Mr. Lovett, Dr. Gaster, Mr. Wright, Mr. Lament, and Mr. Williams took part.

The Meeting terminated with hearty votes of thanks to Mr. Manning and Miss Burne for their papers, and to Mr. Lovett for exhibiting and explaining his specimens of folk- remedies.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16th, 1913. The President (Mr. R. R. Marett) in the Chair.

The minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed.

The election of Mr. W. H. Barker as a member of the Society was announced.

The deaths of Lady Dorothy Nevill and Lord Archibald Campbell were also announced.

Dr. G. Landtman read a paper on " The Poetry of the Kiwai Papuans," and in the discussion which followed the President and Dr. Gaster took part.

Mr. Lovett exhibited and explained a number of amulets from the eastern counties of England, upon which observa- tions were offered by Miss Canziani, Dr. Hildburgh, Dr. Ga.ster, Miss Burne, Mr. Wright, and Mr. W. H. Barker.

The Meeting terminated with hearty votes of thanks to Dr. Landtman for his paper, and to Mr. Lovett for his exhibition of amulets.