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Parthenogenesis in Serbian tra- dition, 58 seqq. Paternoster, the, 274 seq. Pearls : used as beads in rosaries,

261 Persia : form of the house doors,

121 Peru : use of the Quipu, 256 Pies at Christmas, 67 Pillars of house, veneration of,

142 Plum pudding at Christmas, 69 Poland : rosaries used as charms,

277 Poles : erected at village site in

India, 130 Poro : a secret society, 105 'Prentice pillars : the architect

and his pupil, 219 seqq. Presidential address, 15 seqq. Property broken or destroyed

after death, 38, 39

Quipu, the : use of, in Peru, 256

Rajput tribe : objection to use of tiled houses, 116

Read, Miss D. H. Moutray : on " Folklore and History in Ire- land," 281 seqq.

Reviews : Bussell, F. W., Re- ligious Thought and Heresy in the Middle Ages, 164 seqq. ; Dobbs, Miss M. E., Sidelights on the Tain Age and other Studies, 169 seqq. ; Friedlander, G., Jewish Fairy Tales, 91 seqq. ; Gillett, M., Folklore, Legend, and Superstitious Customs in con- nection with Andover and its neighbourhood, 94 seq. ; John- ston, T. R. St., The Lau Islands (Fiji) and their Fairy Tales and Folklore, 324 seq. ; Marvin, D. E., Curiosities in Proverbs, 94 ; Perry, W. J., The Megalithic Culture of Indonesia, 171 seqq. ; Steinberg, J., The Breakfast of the Birds, 95 ; Thomas W. 1., and F. Znaniecki, The Polish Peasant in Europe and America, 248 seqq. Trabucco, J., Porphyre, L'Antre des Nymphes, 90 seq. ; Walsh, J. ^., St. Bridget of Sweden, 95 ; Wickwar, J. W., Dreams, what they are, and what they mean, 93

Ridgepole, the : beliefs regarding,

143 Rosary, the : in Magic and

ReUgion, 255 seqq. Rose, H. J. : The Couvade in

Ontario, 87 Rudraksha beads : used in rosaries,

259 Russia : folk customs of the

peasantry, 155 ; use of rosaries,

278

St. George's Day in Ireland, 297 St. John Baptist : nativity of, 298 Saiva sect : rosaries used by, 259 Sakti sect : rosaries used by, 264 Savara tribe : selection of house

site, 129 Scapular : a charm against fairies,

314 Scotland : cures for epilepsy, 86 Sea, the : blessing of, in Brittany,

82 Serbia : traditions of Partheno- genesis, 58 seqq. Shan tribe : entry into a new house, 138 ; selection of house site, 129 ; house-building, 134 Shesh Nag : the world serpent, 133 Shin Gon sect : use of knots as

mnemonics, 257 Sholiga tribe : huts used by, 120 Sikhs : use of rosaries, 261 Site of houses, how selected in

India, 128 seq. Skull : human, used in rosaries,

266 Snake : vertebrae of, used in

rosaries, 263, 266 Spells in magic, 106 Sticks : knotted, used as mne- monic signs, 258 Storms, charming of, 277 Sword dancing at Christmas, 147

Tabu : in connexion with houses,

"3 Tally sticks : use of, 258 Temples : churches, circular, 119 Thomas, Mr. N. W. : criticism of

Dr. F. B. Jevons on Magic and

Religion, 97 seqq. Thompson, Mr. T. W. : on arval,

avril bread, 84 seqq. Threshold : protection of, from

impurity, 35 ; a sacred place,

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