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Index.
Lagos : human sacrifice, 191 Lakes : (see also under names) ;
animals in Ireland, 259 Lamb, see Sheep Lambswool, at soiiling festival,
289 Lamps : Italy, 2 Lamu : history of, 472 ; origin of
Swahih, 461 ; siwa, 500 {pi.) Lamuts, 45 Lancashire : [see also Liverpool ;
Marton) ; death cart, 388 ;
soul cakes, 287 Land tenures : Essex, 373-4 Landtman, G. : on wanderings of
the dead. New Guinea, 129 Laographia reviewed, 130-2 Lapps : 40 ; tale, 388 Lapwing : in saying, N.E. Scot ,
351
Laurel-tree : in folk-medicine, Jer- sey, 249
Lavender : in folk-medicme, Jer- sey, 249
Leather, E. M. : The Devil's Rocks, near Downton Castle, Ludlow, Shropshire, 372
Leaven : in folk-medicine, Jersey, 249
le Bas, J. : Jersey Folklore Notes, 242-51
Lehensalter , Die, by F. Boll, re- viewed, 400-2
Lebiodka : folk-songs, 91-109
Ledbury : St. Cath. Audley, 295
Leek : in folk-medicine, Jersey, 249 ; preserves roof, Ireland, 258
Left : in charm, Suffolk, 365 ; in hand amulets, Spain, 208 (pi.) ; in omens, Jersey, 246-7, N.E. Scot., 350 ; unlucky, Kent, 367
Leg : in amulet, Spain, 208 (pi.)
Lemnos : magical earth, 264
Lemon : in hook-svringing, India, 156, 188
Lena river : (see also Yakuts) ; as boundary, 35
Lent : songs. White Ruthenians,
97 Leopard : not eaten, Assam, 487 ;
tabus on hunter, Nigeria, 405 ;
in tale, Congo, 141 Leprechauns, 280 Letts : epic, 98 Lewis, isle of : " washer woman,"
87
Library of Folk-Lore Societv, i, 7, 282
Lida : feast to dead, 95
Life-index : tree as, Nigeria, 405
Light : faint at first light, after strange sight. Mayo, 330
Lightning : fire from dreaded. White Ruthenians, 95
Limpet : grows out of acorn-shell, Ireland, 259
Lincolnshire: (see also Kirton-in- Lindsey ; Scawby) ; clothes not left outside. New Year's Eve, 386 ; death cart, 388
Lion : eyes in medicine. Pied- mont, 279
Liongo, story of, 460-1, 463
Lithuania : (see also White Ruth- enians) ; history, 93 ; poetry, 98
Livei-pool : lucky deeds, 366 ; touching for luck. 366
Lizard: omen from, India, 174; in tale, Assam, 490-1
Loaf, see Bread
Loch Carron : " washer woman," 88
Loch Inagh : water-horse, 259
London : exhibits from, 6 ; The Folklore of London, by E. Lovett, 146; Folklore of London Dressmakers, by E. M. L., 371
Lones, T. E. : An Omen from Dress, 372-3 ; Worcestershire Folklore, 370
Long Island, see Outer Hebrides
Looking glass : omen from, Jersey, 246
Lorraine : charm for childbirth,
385 Lough Geal : snake in, 259 Loughton : Epping Forest custom,
374
Louisiana, see Chocktaw
Love : charms, 259, Dorset, 294, Jersey, 247-8, White Ruthen- ians, 96, 100, 102, 106-7; god of, India, 74-5 ; omen of, Jersey, 246
Lovett, E.: exhibits, 6; The Folk- lore of Londori, 146
Low Sunday : watching the ward- staffe, Essex, 374
Lucky and unlucky daj's and deeds : Banffsh., 343 ; Cambs, 365-6 ; Cornwall, 204 ; Devon, 204 ; Germany, 380-1 ; greeting sweeps, 382 ; inception and sur-
