INDEXES.
INDEX TO ARTICLES.
ABDUCTION, marriage by, among Mord- vins, 420-21 Abercromby (Hon. J.), " Magic Songs
of Finns," 17-46, 331-47 ; "Marri- age Customs among Mordvins,"
417-462
Abergele. See " Ffynnon Elian" Abyssinia, custom of concealing name
in, 273-274 Adder, Finnish accounts of origin of,
45-46 Adi and his Wives, Drowning of (Torres
Straits Tale), 181, 193 Aegium, flower festival at, 518 Africa, belief in ill-luck brought by
turning back, 155 Age, marriageable, among Mordvins,
418
Agnatism in Russian law, 472 Agricultural sacrifice, signification of,
392-393 Alba, Fin Maccumhail and son of
King of, 257 All Souls' Eve, apple-begging custom
on, 315
Allemans, licentious festivals of, 468 Alsace, belief that meeting oneself
presages death, 228 Ancients, some popular superstitions
of the, 145-171 Andaman Islanders, earthquake belief
of, 150 Anger necessary to ensure success at
fishing (Esthonian belief), 165 Animal, Finn charm for bite of, 20
language calf, 289 ; bird, 291
Animals, figures of, Mordvin wooing-
presents, 423
Manchu marriage-presents, 48 5
Annandale Frog-Prince story, 498-
499 Apples, custom of begging on Eve of
All Souls for, 315 placed on threshold at Manchu
marriage, 491 Archangel, Government of, endogamy
in, 469; firing of pistol by father
of bride, 477
Arendt (C.), " Marriage Ceremonies of the Manchus," 481-492
Arician priesthood, succession to, 391
Aries, Drac legend' at, 209
Arm-guard used by islanders of Torres Straits, 81
Armsdale, tradition of Duke of Buck- ingham at, 318
Arrows, shooting of, at Manchu mar- riages, 487
used in Torres Straits, 77
Arthur, King, his death caused by cat, 251
Arthurian Saga, 250-253
Arverni, early gold coinage of the, 99
Aryan epic literature of Iceland, 235- 236
Arzamas, carrying bride by, 430
Ashes, pot not to be set on (Cam- bodian belief), 160
Athens, method of keeping Easter in, 275
Audley, tradition of death of Lord, 319
Australia, spells and charms of, 17 ; thunder attributed to demons in, 153-154 ; laming by injuring foot- prints in, 157, 158 ; belief that injuring impression will injure the maker, 159
Austria, sale of wives among Slavs of, 478
Avars, marriage by capture among, 453
Axe, use of, in Mordvin marriage ceremonies, 447
Axle, Boeotian custom of burning, 459
Aztecs, weasel regarded as an omen by, 157 ; hail- storms, superstitions of, 162
BADEN, Dorfgehen custom in, 468 Badu tales. See " Birth of Kusa Kap" ; " Meta Kurabi" ; " Dorgai I" ; "Mutuk, Story of" ; " Gabakwoikai, Adventures of" ; " Dorgai of Kara- per" ; ' Upi, Story of" ; " Greedy Goba" ; " Migration of Bia" ; " Ya- M M 2
