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426 Rasálu, king of Sialkot, four legends of, 129-152

Red (colour) used in cures (India), 373-374

Rhymes and sayings, 62, 90, 92, 196, 267, 269, 331-332; Yorkshire local, 164-165

Richardson (Rev. J.), Malagasy music quoted, 99-100

Richmond Castle, tradition of, 193-194

Riddles and conundrums (Malagasy), 38-40; Scotch, 267

Rivett-Carnac (Mrs. H.), folk-lore notes from India by, 369-377

Robin-cycle, notes on the, 166

Robin Hood, 368

Roebuck (T.), proverbs quoted, 180

Rome, building superstition in, 23-24

Rosemary, tradition concerning (Spain), 295

Ross-shire, remedy for complaint of gravel in, 124

Roumania, building superstition in, 24

Rutherford (W. G.), Babrius, edited by, with introductory dissertations, notice of, 125-126

Sacrifice, animal, in Egypt, 92

St. Christopher, corpses presented to figure of, 378

St. Elmo's light, 396

St. Joseph and the Virgin Mary, Irish folk-tale of, 256

St. Mark's Eve, method of foretelling death on, 362

St. Médard, rain-maker, 267

St. Swithin and rain-makers, 211-217, 267

Salt used as charms, in Greece, 217; Yucatan, 250

Sanskrit proverb, 177

Sarah Winyan, Nancy story called, 287-290

Sargon I., Babylonian monarch, legend of, 17-19

Savage folk-lore, 107-114

Sawyer (F. E.), on New Year's day custom, 192; Persian folk-lore, 194-195; St. Swithin and rainmakers by, 211-217

Sayce (Rev. Professor), on Babylonian folk-lore, 16-22

Scotland, fairy stories from, 25-27, 55-58; Kelpie stories, 292-294; marriage customs, see "Cairnbulg," "Inverallochy"

Sébillot (Paul), les Littératures populaires de toutes les nations, notice of, 168

Seniority among the Malagasy, 240

Serpent (the good), Chilian fairy tale, 221-226

Seventh son has power of curing king's evil, 59-60, 397

Sibree (Rev. James, junior), on the Oratory, Songs, Legends, and Folk-tales of the Malagasy, 1-15, 33-40, 65-77, 97-106, 169-174, 201-211, 233-243, 273-279, 305-316, 337-343

Sindbad, an Egyptian variant of, 60, 93

Singing, knowledge of, among the Malagasy, 65

Siona (the), fabulous Malagasy animal, 174

Skimmington riding, 365, 396

Skyrrid (Monmouthshire), earth at, considered sacred, 379

Slipper used as charm (Greece), 218

Snakes believed to be immortal (Spain), 296

Sneezing, custom of blessing after (Magyar), 357

Somerset (Mid), superstition in, 228

Songòmby (the), fabulous Malagasy animal, 169

Songs, Babylonian, 21-22; children's, 90; Malagasy, 65-77; for the rite of May, 153-163, 187-190

Sorcery in Italy, 300

Souls of departed, begging bread for the (Monmouthshire), 378

"Sowans," custom when making, 56-57

Spain, May songs in, 298; superstitions in, 295-296

Speech, oratory and figures of (Malagasy), 6-15, 33-38

Spiders, superstitions connected with, 381

Spittle, charm to prevent evil eye, 373

Spirits, wandering, gifts from (Persia), 194

Stang, riding the, 59, 298-299, 330, 394-395

Stephens (Prof.), Dr. Bugge's Northern Mythology shortly examined, notice of, 230-231

Stone used by Yucatan diviners, 245

Stone celts, superstition regarding, 191

Stork, reverence paid to (Magyar), 354

Stornoway, superstition in, 59-60

"Sty" on the eye, charm for curing, 331; Magyar, 359

Suicide, hares committing, 86

Superstitions of the hare, 84-90; Magyar 354-364; of Yucatan, 244-256; see "Malagasy folk-lore"