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by the prince's wife slaying her daughter and dropping the blood on the stone. Of course the child comes to life again too. (Grimm, No. 6, Faithful John.^

453. The Princess lolio would not Speak. — The lucky prince makes her speak by causing the bed to pinch her, and door, wmdovv, and lamp to abuse her.

454. King Topsy-Turvy. — A quaint tale ; everything is wrong, until the king is persuaded to have himself hanged.

458. The Prince and the Thugs. — Disguised Prince ; " forgotten bride and son " ; " pretended death " ; " marks to recognise the hero " ; svayainrmra, or choice by princess of a husband.

456. Four Indian Wise Men of Gotham.

461. Restrictions on the colour of women's clothes.

463. Hindu ladies do not wear golden jewels on their feet, for fear of ill-luck, or out of respect for gold.

465. " Going through the Golden Cow." — Two ceremonies by which the Rajas of Travancore, by caste Sudras, become equal to the Brahmans. The chief part, it need not be said, is to distribute gold and to feast these holy men.

467. Barren women try to procure a piece of the breastcloth of " a woman with children"; if they swallow a piece, it causes them to conceive. [Mirzapur, apparently.]

474. Marriage by capture among the Bhils of Gujerat.

January — March, 1S94. {References by Sections). Popular Religion.

354. Hindu Ceremonial at the Eclipse.

356. Pipal Tree zvorshippcd by Hindu Wo/nen.— Story told by them to account for it.

360. Palaniau : Religion of the Kharwars. — Harvest god, repre- sented by rough stone, sometimes daubed mXh. red lead ; always placed at a tree foot. All castes in the village worship it, not Kharvi^ars merely.

407. A very detailed description of one fortnight's ceremonial. The Brahmans are feasted in the name of deceased relatives. Mode of making libations with water. A portion is first given to the cow, the

cloth ; they then " take up a betel nut, dip it in turmeric, and put it within the cloth. This is the Mdtd (goddess)". \^Mdta means " mother", and it does not appear whether the symbol is called by this name, or the cloth, or the nut]. Males and females perform this cere- mony separately.

crow, and the dog. Part of the ceremony is to describe the ,"7|T" on a