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Catalogue of Brand Material.

(/) Rites of Divination.

Augury from first kailstock (cabbage-stalk), pulled (in neighbour's garden, Highl. and Hebr.), of looks of future husband ; if put over door, it discovers name ; under pillow, pro- cures dreams -

Garter tied, bhndfold, round kailstock, betokens number of family - - - -

Straw drawn from stack at hazard ^ placed under pillow gives dreams of destined husband ; number of grains indicates number of children ; if leading grain (" tap-pickle ") be wanting, forebodes unchas- tity- - - - -

Luck in love augured from burning named nuts

Peas may replace nuts Lot in life augured from dropping white of egg in liquid - - - -

Ditto, from dropping melted lead in water - - -

Luck in marriage augured from blindfold choice be- tween three dishes of water 2. . _ _

Ditto, from ring, sixpence, and thimble in dish of mashed potatoes

LOCALITY.

Ayrshire, North-east, Highlands and Hebrides.

Shetland.

Ayrshire, etc.

Ayrshire, Lowlands,

Fife, North-east, High- lands and Islands.

North-east.

Shetland, Caithness,

Cromarty, Highlands, Hebrides, Forfar, Fife.

North-east.

Ayr, Fife, North-east, Highlands, Hebrides.

- Fife (Kennoway).

'A bean-stack, Ayrshire; any grain-stack, North-east; the "skroo"or " Broonie's stack," Shetland.

2.S?x dishes. (Goodrich-Fre;r, Outer Isles.)