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Rh occupants of the house. This applies only to men.—(Communicated by Mr. C. G. Portman, of Hay.)

To raise bread.—Mr. Portman also informs me that in this district it was the custom to put dough to rise in a warm bed; the bed must be warm from having been slept in.

Gipsy funeral custom.—A gipsy named John Locke died at Eardisley, in February, 1912. According to the usual gipsy custom, his tent, bedding, and other belongings were burnt, and his beloved fiddle was buried with him. My informant had tried to buy the fiddle, but the widow refused to sell it at any price.

Rhymes.—The following rhymes relating to the months, and to the weather or rural matters proper to them, are all known among the people of Ilmington:—

When bean planting in the old-fashioned manner with the peg, it was usual to drop four beans in each hole:—